[Nfb-krafters-korner] This weeks fun with Kids

[Henrietta Brewer]

How cute!!
It is the things from childhood that really are the most fun to teach 
our kids and Grand Kids.

Thanks for sending that smile to us.
HenriettaAt 08:38 AM 7/7/2010, you wrote:
>Now to tie your crafts into this...
>
>When my husband was little, my mother in law was making many braided rugs.
>She would work on her rugs and my husband would play cars on the tracks that
>the rugs made.  This way they were together each doing their own thing on
>the same rug.
>
>
>
>Dixie
>
>~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>"
>Ps. 121:1-2 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my
>Help. My Help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth."
>~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta
>Brewer
>Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 7:59 AM
>To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] This weeks fun with Kids
>
>Hi There,
>It is a beautiful morning here today. But the temps are climbing
>fast.  I have some outdoor ideas that can keep the kids cool as well
>as some quiet indoor ideas today.
>
>Teaching science starts with very small children.  No one has to know
>that learning is going on with this activity.
>
>You will need:
>As many containers of ice as you can freeze
>An old plastic shower curtain
>water from a hose
>
>Dirrections:
>Freeze as much ice as you can. Try using all sizes of containers. A
>huge block of ice is fun along with ice cubes.  Sand molds work well.
>
>Remove the ice from containers by running a bit of warm water over
>the bottoms. Take the ice outside and place on a plastic shower
>curtain that has been sprayed with water. Spray the ice so no one
>sticks to it.
>
>Have children guess which pieces will melt first. Which will last the
>longest. Put some on the hot cement and some under a tree.
>
>A shower curtain makes a wonderful slip and slide so if children are
>old enough to handle slippping and falling keep the hose spraying
>lightly and let the children move on the plastic.
>
>This is cherry festival time in Michigan, where I live.  Our kids,
>even as teens, like to have old fashion cherry pit spitting
>contests.  It sure doesn't matter who can get their pit
>thefurtherest. The fun is in spitting. Afterall, it is a forbidden
>activity most of the time.
>
>Okay, enough outdoor time:
>
>Here are a couple indoor activities
>
>Create a maze of roads on the floor or carpet and race match box
>cars. Children can add block structures to make a city.
>
>materials:
>
>duct tape
>match box cars
>blocks
>
>dirrections:
>
>Help children create roads that cross and some long straight aways
>for lots of different play. You might even run the tape over a block
>to make a hill.  This should be your time to sit down and have a
>lemonade and relax.
>
>Making a Lava Lamp
>
>Materials:
>
>a clear plastic bottle such as a water bottle with label removed.
>clear oil such as olive oil
>water
>food coloring
>an antacid tablet or baking soda
>
>Place some of the oil in the bottom half of the bottle. add water to
>almost the top. add a few drops of food coloring.  Place the bottle
>in the sink of in a pie plate.  When you add the tablet the bubbles
>will make a lava lamp look.
>
>correction: You need only a qusarter of the tablet.
>
>Start saving large paper bags and newspaper for an August
>project.  We will make large building blocks that will entertain the
>whole neighborhood.
>
>
>
>Henrietta
>~I wish you enough~
>
>
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Henrietta
~I wish you enough~