We have reached the end of our first week in the Doodles and Doilies Children's Month. Thanks to everyone who is participating. We would still love to hear all of your ideas for activities, projects, books, songs, recipes and more! So send them my way at doodlesanddoilies(at)gmail(dot)com. And feel free to send any ideas, even if it doesn't go with any of the themes...I will find a place for it! Check out the Children's Month schedule here.
WIND, CLOUDS & KITES
DISCUSS & LEARN:
What makes the wind blow?
Why do clouds form?
Benjamin Frankin flew a kite during a lightening storm. Why?
ACTIVITIES:
*Fly kites at a park
*Watch the clouds. What do you see? How fast are they moving?
*Capture the wind: using plastic bags capture the wind. Open the bag until the wind has inflated it. Twist the bag shut keeping the air inside.
MAKE:
*Pinwheels: you will need paper (construction or plain); crayons, markers, glitter, stickers (and other decorative items); scissors; tape; paper fastener; cardboard cute into a small circle; and a straw, wooden dowel or unsharpened pencil. Have your child decorate the square piece of paper. Mark the center of the square and from each corner cute diagonally toward the center (stopping about one inch from the center). Fold in every other point toward the center; make sure the decorated side is facing outward. Tape the corners down. Push your paper fastener through the center of circular piece of cardboard. Then push the paper fastener through teh center of the pinwheel. Fasten the paper fastener to the straw. You will find visual instructions here
*Paper bag kite: you will need a large paper bag, hole punch, paper ring reinforcements, scissors, string, paint or markers, stapler or glue, and crepe paper for streamers. Punch a hole in each of the 4 corners in the bag (at the opening) at least one inch from the edge. Place ring enforcement around each hole (I would do inside and outside). Have your child decorate the bag. The bottom of the kite with be the open end and the top of the kite will be the closed end. Cut two three-foot lengths of string and each end into one of the holes (this will form two loops). Cut another three foot length of string (or longer depending on how much rope you want to hold on to). Tie one end of the string to both of the loops to create a handle. Attach crepe paper to the edges of the top of the kite (closed end of the bag). Have your child hold the string and run with the kite!
*Wind chime: go here to see instructions
SCIENCE PROJECTS:
*Moving air: you will need an empty soda bottle, balloon and hot water. First place the balloon over the mouth of the soda bottle. Put hot water into a cup/bowl (large enough to hold your soda bottle). Place the soda bottle into the hot water. The balloon will start to stand up as the air inside the balloon gets warmer it will expand. As the sun warms the air around the Earth it rises so the cool air takes its place. And moving air is wind.
*Make a cloud: you will need a empty soda bottle, matches, and warm water. Get the instructions here.
BOOKS:
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
I Face the Wind by Vikki Cobb
Willa and the Wind by Janice M. Del Negro
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
The Cloud Book by Tomie DePaola
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Spot's Windy Day by Eric Hill
Curious George Flies a Kite by Margaret and H. A. Rey
RECIPES:
*Graham cracker kite: Frost a graham cracker. Decorate with sprinks or candy. Add a red licorice rope to a corner.
*Marshmellow clouds: microwave marshmellows and eat!
RAINBOWS & COLORS
DISCUSS & LEARN:
What makes a rainbow?
Are there really pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?
What colors do you get when you mix two colors?
ACTIVITES
*Ice cube color melt: In an ice cube try add drops of food coloring (primary colors: red, yellow & blue) to the water. Freeze to make red, yellow & blue ice cubes. When frozed add two ice cubes (different colors) to a ziploc bag. Have children warm the ice cubes with their hands and see how the ice cubes make new colors.
*Red Light, Green Light: if you need the rules go here.
*Color: using crayons, markers, colored pencils color in coloring books.
*Crayon rubbings: you will need paper, textured objects, and crayons. Place the textured objects under your paper. Using the side of your crayons rub the paper above the objects.
*Wet chalk drawings: you will need sugar, water, colored chalk, and white paper. Mix 6 Tbsp of sugar with 1/4 cup water. Pour mixture over the colored chalk and let it soak for ten minutes. Use the wet chalk to draw pictures on the paper.
*Color dress up: wear a red (or whatever color) hat, scarf, tie, etc.
*Color search: look for things around the room that are orange (or a different color)
*Streamer decorations: hang colored crepe paper streamers (on color or multiple) in the doorway. If you want you can dedicate a day to one color. Decorate the house with colored table clothes, table settings, placemates, etc.
*Basket full of colors: Have the child pick out all of the things that yellow (or whatever color you choose).
*Lots of color for one: For colors that have a lot of different hues like green or blue, you can have the children arrange items (like crayons) from darkest to lightest.*
*Geoboard and rubber bands: Provide one color of rubberbands and a geoboard. If you need to make a geoboard it is a square piece of wood with nails in a straight line (vertical & horizontal) covering the board.
*Drop the handkerchief: Use a purple (or color of your choice) handkerchief. To see the rules go here.
*Streamer dancing: Use blue (or different color) streamers and dance to music.
*Playdough: dye your choice of playdough recipes the color you desire and add some playdough toys. You can also add matching colored pipecleaners, buttons, etc. To see recipes on my blog click here, then scroll down to the bottom of the post.
*Classify: sort a box of buttons or beads in to sets of orange (or which ever color).
*Leaf hunt: go on a leaf hunt and collect lots of different kinds of leaves (shape, size, color, etc.). Afterwards sort the leaves into groups like big/little, rough/smooth edges, green/not green, etc.
*Light show: Cover flashlights with colored cellophane. Each flashlight can be the same color or different color.
*Parachute: with a large group: using a rainbow parachute or a plain color parachute hold on to the edge and lift up and down. Add balls and toss them up and down.
*Cotton ball toss: standing at a predetermined line toss cotton balls into a bowl, cup or laundry basket.
*Salt art: pour salt onto a plate, tray, or cookie sheet. Using your finger draw in the salt.
*I Spy: describe items that are certain colors for the child to find. Take turns. Let them find a colored item for you to find.
MAKE
*Rainbow crayons: you will need broken crayon pieces, clean and empty tin cans, pot of hot water, and empty 35-mm film canisters. Help your child sort the broken crayon pieces into matching colors. Place a pile of matching crayons into a tin can. Place the tin can into the pot of very hot or boiling water until the crayons are melted. Pour a small amount of the melted wax into the film canisters (about 1/4 of an inch). When the wax hardens your are ready to do your second color. When you are finished your child(ren) will have a new set of fat rainbow crayons.
*Swirly stones: you will need clean rocks, aluminum foil, oven mit, newspaper and crayons. Go here to see directions
*Stained glass crayons: you will need broken pieces of different colors of crayon, muffin tin, and aluminum foil (optional). Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove paper from crayons if there is any left. Grease your muffin tin well or use aluminum foil to line your muffin tin. Have your child place the crayons into the muffin tin. Place in oven for a few minutes. If you are able to see into your oven from the outside, turn the light on and watch the crayons melt. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. When cooled, your child will have new large circular shaped crayons. If they chose to mix different colors it will have created a stained glass look.
*Color collage: choose a color a make a collage with items of that color. You can use buttons, paper, ribbon, beads, sequeins, glitter, markers, crayons, colored pencils, pictures from magazines, leaves, flowers, etc.
*Make lemonade: provide lemons, strainers, water and sugar. You may want to have really good tasting lemonade for them just incase theirs doesn't turn out to good. But make sure everyone samples everyones homemade lemonade (good or bad). Scroll down to the recipe section for the lemonade recipe.
*Make frogs and a log for the 5 Little Green and Speckled Frog song
*Make green lilly pads. Afterwards leap like a frog from lilly pad to lilly pad.
*Colorful shadows: outside make color shadows using colorc cellophane.
*Hidden picture: draw a color picture on paper. Then color over it with black crayon. Take toothpick and scratch a design on the black crayon. Making a new picture!
*Cotton ball cloud: on a piece of blue paper glue white cotton balls to make clouds.
SCIENCE:
*Examine fruit peels with a magnifying glass; such as lemon peels, orange peels, lime peels, grape skin, pinapple peel, etc.
*Observe goldfish.
BOOKS
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Elhert
Let's Paint a Rainbow by Eric Carle
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle
Mary Wore a Red Dress, Henry Wore Green Sneakers by Merle Peek
Elizabeth Silzmann's collection of color books (Red, Yellow, Purple, Orange, ect.)
Red in My World by Joanne Winne (and all the ____in My World color books)
Ted in a Red Bed by Jenny Tyler
Blue Frogs by Margaret Campilonga
Blue Sea by Robert Kalan
Mary Lou Likes Blue by Lyn Hester
Olmo the Blue Butterfly by Alma Flor Ada
Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings by Mathew Van Fleet
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Yellow in My World by Joanne Winne
The Yellow Lion by Margaret Camplilonga
Green by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Green Giraffe by Margaret Camplilonga
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Mr. Pine's Purple House by Leonard Kessler
Purple is Best by Dana Meachen Rau
Black on White by Tana Hoban
Black, White, Just Right by Marguerite W. Davol
Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
Little White Dog by Laura Godwin
First Pink Light by Eloise Greenfield
Little Pink Ballerina by Mary Beckett
The Pink House by Pat Hutchins
Pink Is Perfect by Barbara and Cindy Ruiter
Think Pink by Olga Cossi and Lea Anee Clarke
SONGS
*Listen to Blues music
*I LIKE TO LOOK FOR RAINBOWS: this LDS children's song can be found here.
*ONE-EYED ONE-HORNED FLYING PURPLE PEOPLE EATER
The One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater
Well I saw the thing coming out of the sky
It had one long horn and one big eye
I commenced to shakin' and I said oo-wee
It looks like a purple people eater to me
It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater
Sure looks good to me
Well, he came down to earth and he lit in a tree
I said mr Purple People Eater don't eat me
I heard him say in a voice so gruff
I wouldn't eat you 'cos you're too tough
It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater
It sure looks strange to me
I said mr Purple People Eater what's your line
He said eating purple people and it sure is fine
But that's not the reason that I came to land
I wanna get a job in a rock 'n roll band
Well, bless my soul rock 'n roll flying' purple people eater
Pigeon-toed under-growed flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed one-horned it was a people eater
What a sight to see
Well, he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground
he started to rock really rockin' around
It was a crazy ditty with a swinging tune
Wop bop a lula wop bam boom
one-eyes one-horned flying people eater
Ooh, it sure looks strange to me
*FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLE FROGS
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat upon a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs.
Yum Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Then there were
Four green and speckled frogs.
Glub Glub!
Four green and speckled frogs
Sat upon a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Then there were
Three green and speckled frogs.
Glub Glub!
Three green and speckled frogs
Sat upon a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Then there were
Two green and speckled frogs.
Glub Glub!
Two green and speckled frogs
Sat upon a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Then there was
One green and speckled frog.
Glub Glub!
One green and speckled frog
Sat upon a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Then there was
No green and speckled frog.
Glub Glub!
*LAVENDER BLUE
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen.
Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so.
Call up your men, dilly, dilly, set them to work
Some with a rake, dilly, dilly, some with a fork.
Some to make hay, dilly, dilly, some to thresh corn.
While you and I, dilly, dilly, keep ourselves warm.
Lavender's green, dilly, dilly, Lavender's blue,
If you love me, dilly, dilly, I will love you.
Let the birds sing, dilly, dilly, And the lambs play;
We shall be safe, dilly, dilly, out of harm's way.
I love to dance, dilly, dilly, I love to sing;
When I am queen, dilly, dilly, You'll be my king.
Who told me so, dilly, dilly, Who told me so?
I told myself, dilly, dilly, I told me so.
*TWO LITTLE BLACKBIRDS
Two little blackbirds, sitting on a hill.
(Make fists, with thumbs straight up for "birds.")
One named Jack,
(Wiggle left thumb.)
One named Jill.
(Wiggle right thumb.)
Fly away Jack,
(Move left hand back over left shoulder.)
Fly away Jill,
(Move right hand over right shoulder.)
Come back Jack,
(Bring left hand, with thumb up, back in front of you.)
Come back Jill.
(Bring right hand, with thumb up, back in front of you.)
(Repeat first 3 lines)
*LITTLE RED WAGON
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Won’t you be my darling
One wheel’s off and the axels broken
One wheel’s off and the axels broken
One wheel’s off and the axels broken
Won’t you be my darling
We’re gonna fix it with a screwdriver
We’re gonna fix it with a screwdriver
We’re gonna fix it with a screwdriver
So that we can ride it
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Bumping up and down in my little red wagon
Won’t you be my darling
(song may repeat with different tools)
*LITTLE RED WAGON (a different version)
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon
Havin' so much fun
Here come my friends in their little red wagons
Here come my friends in their little red wagons
Here come my friends in their little red wagons
Havin' so much fun
Pull me around in my little red wagon
Pull me around in my little red wagon
Pull me around in my little red wagon
Havin' so much fun
Turn the corner in my little red wagon
Turn the corner in my little red wagon
Turn the corner in my little red wagon
Havin' so much fun
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon
Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon
Havin' so much fun
We're having so much fun
**RED
(Tune; ARE YOU SLEEPING?)
R-E-D, red.
R-E-D, red.
I can spell red
I can spell red.
Fire trucks are red,
Stop signs are red, too.
R-E-D,
R-E-D.
**BLUE
(Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
B-L-U-E spells blue
B-L-U-E spells blue
Hi-ho did you know
B-L-U-E spells blue?
The big sky is blue
The ocean is too
Hi-ho did you know
B-L-U-E spells blue?
**ORANGE
(Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
O-R-A-N-G-E,
O-R-A-N-G-E,
O-R-A-N-G-E
ORANGE is what that spells
Jack-o-lanterns are always orange
Carrots are always orange
Oranges are always orange
O-R-A-N-G-------E!
**WHITE
(Tune: Little Brown Jug)
W-H-I-T-E
That spells white, sing with me
Milk is white, and so is glue
Ghosts are white
And they say Boo!
W-H-I-T-E
That spels white, sing with me
The clouds above, the snow below
Santa's Beard, Ho, Ho, Ho!!
**PINK
(Tune: Jingle Bells)
Cotton candy, fat pink pigs
Girls with socks and bows
P-I-N-K, P-I-N-K that is how it goes
Bubble gum, valentines
These are all pink too
Pink icing and pink balloons
We can spell can you?
(repeat once more)
**BLACK
B-L-A-C-K, spells black
B-L-A-C-K, spells black
Flying bats are black
Scary cats are black
Jelly beans are black
I like black.
B-L-A-C-K, spells black
B-L-A-C-K, spells black
Sunday shoes are black
Santa's boots are black
B-L-A-C-K spells black.
**BROWN
(Tune: BINGO)
There is a color we all know.
Can you guess what it is?
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
B-R-O-W-N.
That's how you spell brown.
Teddy bears and squirrels are brown.
Autum leaves are too.
Chocolate candy is always brown.
Chocolate cake is always brown.
Chocolate milk is always brown.
I like brown, don't you?
**PURPLE
P-U-R-P-L-E, purple, purple
P-U-R-P-L-E, purples' what that spells
Purple grapes on the vine
Purple Kool-Aid's fine
P-U-R-P-L-E, purple's what that spells
(repeat song once more)
**GREEN
(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
G-R-E-E-N, G-R-E-E-N
I know how to spell green, G-R-E-E-N
Caterpillars are green
And grasshoppers, too
I know how to spell green, G-R-E-E-N
**YELLOW
(Tune: If You're Happy And You Know It)
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Like the early morning sun.
When the day has just begun..
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Daffodils and baby ducks are yellow.
Lemonade and scrambled eggs are yellow.
I like the smiley face that's yellow.
He is such a happy fellow.
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
**These color songs by Frog Street Press can be found here.
RECIPES/FOOD:
*Color meals:
Red: strawberries, cherries, red apples, raspberries, red potatoes, red peppers, beets, radish, tomatoes, cranberries, red gelatin and spaghetti
Orange: oranges, carrots, sweet potatoes, orange peppers, peaches, nectarines, apricots, orange juice, orange gelatin and goldfish crackers
Yellow: lemons, yellow peppers, corn, lemon yogurt, lemonade, pinapple, yellow gelatin, macaroni & cheese, eggs and yellow cake or cookies
Green: limes, green beans, celery, green apples, green grapes, green peppers, lettuce, cucumber, zucchini, peas, broccoli, green gelatin, green eggs and ham (to go along with the story), jalapeno jelly, spinach, and lime yogurt
Blue: blueberries, blue gelatin, and blue frosting on cake
Purple: grape juice, purple gelatin, purple grapes and plums
Black: oreos
White: vanilla pudding, cauliflower, coconut, white bread and mozzarella string cheese
Brown: brownies, chocolate pudding, nuts, peanut butter and jerky
Pink: salmon, pink lemonade and pink gelatin
*Rainbow cupcakes:
white cake mix
food coloring
cupcake liners
6 small mixing bowls or containers
Make cake according to directions. Seperate cake mix into 6 different mixing bowls. Add food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet). Line miffin tin with cupcake liners. Add the 6 different colors of cake mix to the liners and bake according to cake box instructions. To see my picture tutorial click here.
*Lemonade:
1 cup sugar
4 to 5 cups water
1 cup lemon juice (4-6 lemons)
Make a syrup by heating the sugar with 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Heat until sugar is dissolved completely. Meanwhile, juice your lemons. Add the lemon juice and sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3-4 cups of cold water (to taste). Refridgerate for about 1/2 an hour.
Just another reminder to choose age appropriate activities for your children.
Sources: a lot of the ideas this week came from old lesson plans from myself and coworkers as well as curriculum books, the interent and of course you!
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