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Shamrocks, shamrocks, shamrock!

March 1, 2020 by Jason Earrame

Activities: Lucky Shamrock

Need items: recorded Irish Music, game pieces(half should have a shamrock on the back and half should have gold of some kind on the back and there should be one special one), taped circle on floor(If you are especially handy you could make this look like a road).

Children walk around the circle while music is playing. When the music stops each child picks up a game piece. If they have picked up a shamrock, they get to continue playing. If they picked up a gold piece they are out. Game continues while there are still pieces left or until someone picks up the special piece That person is the winner.

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Filed Under: Saint Patrick's Day

Bunnies

February 1, 2020 by Jason Earrame

Activities:  The bunny hop is always fun this time of year. I have found the music on several cds.

Crafts: Bunny Ears are popular. This is the easiest way I have found to make them.  Use a two inch strip construction paper ( your choice of colors) Fit it to the child’s head and staple it in a circle to fit. Have the child draw and cut out the  two ears. Staple or glue them to the band.

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Filed Under: Animals, Easter, Spring

Aliens

October 21, 2019 by Jason Earrame

You will notice that I didn’t include any pictures with my topic this time.  I did this because no one knows what an alien looks like, so it is all up to your imagination. There is room for lots of creativity. Another thing that I have done differently this time is I have not included a story starter paragraph. Instead I have included a sheet that can be downloaded to aid in describing YOUR alien. With this information kids can work together on a story.

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Filed Under: Fantasy, Halloween

Pirates

October 14, 2019 by Jason Earrame

Pirate Riley. Aaarrhh Me Hearties!

Activities:

I found a cute readers theater script at www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/2007/manual/piratecode.html

After reading it you might want to create your own.

Crafts: Newspaper Sailors hats–You can make one for dolly or teddy with a sheet of printer paper.

Materials — small hat-81/2 x 11 sheet of paper

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Filed Under: Fantasy, Halloween

Bats

October 1, 2019 by Jason Earrame

Activities: Bat Cave

Awaken

Using large cardboard boxes or tables and blankets, make a bat cave. Let children use it for dramatic play.

Decorations: Bat Clips

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Filed Under: Animals, Halloween

Scarecrows

September 28, 2019 by Jason Earrame

Activities:

Here is a fun thing to do. It is the same as the old jumprope chant about teddy bear, teddy bear.
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, turn around
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch the ground.
Scarecrow, Scarecrow reach up high
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch the sky.
Scarecrow, scarecrow bend down low
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch your toe.

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Filed Under: Halloween

Pumpkins

September 26, 2019 by Jason Earrame

Activities

Sweep the pumpkin. Using orange balloons decorated to look like Jack-o-lanterns using black marker and brooms, set up two teams. Make  a goal a distance away. Have the children sweep the “pumpkins” around the goal and back to the team. Continue the relay until everyone has had a turn.

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Filed Under: Halloween

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