Explore metal as a canvas for drawing and etching!
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Catering trays or disposable baking trays, available at grocery stores
Permanent markers
Etching tool (chopsticks, wooden stylus, or other gently pointed object will do)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Etch on metal by gently pushing your tool of choice against it.
Use permanent markers to embellish your design.
Combine both approaches and try coloring over the etched lines.
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Heavy paper
Straws or sticks
Scissors and hole punch
Brass paper fasteners
Tape or string
White sheet, desk lamp, and table
INSTRUCTIONS:
Draw the body of your puppet on paper. Cut out each body part separately.
Hole-punch the spot where body parts connect. Use fasteners to link the parts together.
Tape the straw or sticks to the hands and feet of your puppet.
Create your screen by taping your sheet up. Place table and lamp behind the sheet.
Now put on a show!
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Container with a tight lid
Beans, popcorn kernels, rice
Tissue paper or construction paper
Markers, sequins, ribbon
Glue
Scissors
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill your container with a variety of beans, seeds, and rice. Close and test out the sound. Try adding or taking out a few beans for a different sound.
Cut construction and tissue paper in small confetti size pieces.
Decorate your shaker by gluing on the paper confetti, sequins, and ribbon.
Once dry, shake your shaker! Put on a show, play along with your favorite tunes, or make up your own song.
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Various cardboard boxes, paper tubes, and other recycled materials
Glue dots, glue sticks, or tacky glue in cups with popsicle sticks
Scissors
Permanent markers
Shiny paper, construction paper, or tin foil
INSTRUCTIONS:
Build your robot! Use or cut slits and holes to attach arms, legs, tubes or rollers. Glue on a head, use bottle caps for gears, an “on/off” switch, etc.
Use paper and markers to decorate your robot.
Bring the robot to life with sound effects and stories.
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Household item (duster, rock, sock, etc.)
Googly eyes
Tacky glue
Odds and ends (caps, yarn, puff balls, fabric scraps)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Glue on googly eyes with tacky glue.
Decorate your new friend any way you want!
Once your new friend has dried, give your friend a name, go on an adventure, make up a story, sing a song, or put on a puppet show!
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Paper straws
Masking tape
Cardboard square
Construction paper
Fan
INSTRUCTIONS:
Use the cardboard square as a base.
Construct the frame of building by taping straws to the base and to each other.
Try attaching paper “walls” using tape.
Experiment! Try blowing your building with a fan. Can it withstand the wind? How tall can you make your building without it falling over?
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Mirror (non-breakable)
Dry erase markers
Sponge
INSTRUCTIONS:
Look at yourself in the mirror.
Draw your face with the wet-erase markers.
Use a damp sponge to erase.
Explore all the emotions your face can express and try to draw them too.
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Construction paper
Scrap paper
Markers or crayons
Ruler
Scissors and glue
INSTRUCTIONS:
From the construction paper, cut out a large card and fold it in half.
On the seam, cut 2 slits (around 1-‐2 inches deep; 1 inch apart.)
Open up the card. The area that you cut will be where you add the card’s pop up feature.
Cut out your pop up object and glue it on the cut part of the card.
Decorate your card for someone special—maybe even plan to mail it to that person.
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Smooth rocks (wash off any sand or dirt)
Permanent markers
Scraps of paper
Scissors
Mod Podge and paint brush, or spray acrylic sealant
INSTRUCTIONS:
Choose a stone. Decide if you want to make it a character or a setting stone.
For character stones, use the markers and/or paper scraps to depict a person, animal, alien, or any other character you can think of on your rock.
Do the same for setting stones. Think of the location where your story might take place. Is it the playground? The forest? Outer space?
Spray completed stone with acrylic or brush with Mod Podge. After they dry it’s time to bring your story to life!
AGES:
4 and up
INGREDIENTS:
Paper
Tools for drawing or painting
Tape and scissors
Variety of boxes or wooden blocks
INSTRUCTIONS:
Go on a neighborhood walk together. Notice the buildings and places that are in your community, or even snap a few pics to reference when you get home.
After the walk, draw pictures of the places in your community with your child.
Tape the drawings on the boxes or blocks.
Play in and with the Block Neighborhood.
