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

[Zimmer, Cindy]

Still another....hope these help keep your child/kids busy this summer!  

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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, July 07, 2010 6:59 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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