[Nfb-krafters-korner] Summer fun with Kids
Zimmer, Cindy
cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov
Wed Jun 30 20:00:58 UTC 2010
Henrietta,
I love the idea and might try it with my daughter.
Thanks!
Cindy Z.
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From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Henrietta Brewer
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 2:49 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Summer fun with Kids
>
>Hello,
>
>It is summer vacation and time to entertain the kids. Creating
>activities and crafts for children that a blind adult can carry out
>with a splash has been my passion most of my llife. I am looking
>forward to offer some of my ideas on this list.
>
>I have done home daycare for over twenty years. I then, worked at a
>child care center at Michigan State University for over a year. My
>Grand Children began coming on the scene then and I returned home to
>do the greatest job in the world. We have eight Grand Children and
>they are teens now. I have to work a lot harder to keep their minds
>working during the summer. This year I offered a cash reward
>toowards school clothes to anyone who sent me a contract promising
>to read a number of books they thought was fair for the summer.
>After each book I am to get an email with a short report on the
>book. The first Grand Daughter sent her first book report today. I
>haven't gotten contracts from most of the boys. hmmm
>
>Please let me know if these ideas are helpful or at least fun to
>read. If you have certain ages you would like projectsfor, let me know.
>
>So here is the first installment.
>
>henrietta Brewer
>
>Plastic Flower garden
>
>This is great for toddlers
>
>Materials
>
>Old plastic flowers and plants
>
>Sand box
>
>Dirrections
>
>CCut the flowers and plants apart so that they have a nice stem to
>plant. Give the children the plants in the sand box. Talk about
>planting flowers, vegtables and plants. The children can plant and
>replant their gardens as often as their imaginations allow.
>
>Note, if you are up to the mess, let the children water the gardens.
>
>
>Shaving Cream play
>
>Here is an activity that can relax a routy group as well as be used
>to teach. I have used this activity to teach times tables to older children
>
>materials
>
>a can of shaving cream. I like the gel because the change is more
>noticable. But any cheep shaving cream will work
>
>A very washable table or cookie sheets can work too
>
>You might want to have tiny toy cars, popcycle sticks, or any items
>that will be fun to run through the shaving cream
>
>Dirrections
>
>Give each child a small amount of shaving cream in front of them on
>the table. Talk about the texture. Have children squeeze it, pat
>it, run fingers through the shaving cream. You might want to play
>music and ask the children to make their hands move to the music and
>talk about the paterns they made in the shaving cream.
>
>This is a good way to show children numbers and letters. You can
>write them and errase them over and over.
>
>Make sure children stay seated during the activity. You don't want
>the shaving cream to cover your entire house or get in eyes because
>of to much activity.
>
>I have often done this out on a glass picnic table. it also works on
>a plex-a-glass storm window.
>
>After the children grow tired of the activity create a new activity
>by bringing small pieces of sponge in a bucket of warm water. Keep
>the sponges small and talk about squeezing them out. You will be
>amazed at how clean your table will be after this activity.
>
>Growing grass
>
>Summer is the time to show children how things grow. Grass seed,
>especially rye, grows quickly and in most envirements so it is
>perfect for keeping the childrens interest.
>
>Materials
>
>one cup or so of any grass seed
>
>small pieces of natural sponge
>a cookie sheet or flat box for storing the project
>
>a small amount of soil
>
>at least one empty egg shell for each child
>
>dirrections
>
>First talk about the small size of the seeds. Make sure each child
>holds seeds. Wet the sponges and sprinkle just a few seeds on each.
>a teaspoon might be a good amount. Place the sponges on the tray
>and then out in the sun.. Set up a watering schedule.
>
>Now fill each egg shell that has a bit of shell removed ffrom the
>top with the egg removed and the shell rinced. Filling to the top
>with soil and planting some seeds to grow hair on this egg head. I
>used the egg carton to store the egg faces in the sun because
>watering was easier then the second method which is cutting the
>bottom out of a plastic bathroom cup to hold the egg.
>
>When the grass has grown out of the top of the egg shelll, children
>can gently draw a face on the shell. Actually, they can make one
>face on each side. These faces will work well to create a play.
>
>I hope these ideas are useful to you. This might be a good time to
>try taking pictures of your children's projects. Or, if one child is
>old enough have them take pictures and create a summer memory
>book or slide show on the computer.
Henrietta
~I wish you enough~
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