Spring Activities

Rainy Day Indoor Activities!

Growing popcorn a baggie Instructions: Take a plastic zip-loc baggie, put cotton balls in it and saturate cotton balls with water. Put popcorn kernels into the bag, seal it and tape to a window. Add water as needed and watch the plants grow. Transfer to potting soil later. Watercolors Ingredients: 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1 1/2 tablespoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon glycerin, Food coloring Instructions: Mix vinegar & baking soda in small bowl & allow to foam. After foaming stops add cornstarch & glycerin and stir very well....up to a couple of minutes. Portion the mixture into a paint palette, muffin tin or similar container and add food coloring. Make the colors dark because drying and use will lighten them. Clean supermarket meat trays can be used for this, too. But make sure these are washed in an antibacterial solution first. Allow watercolors to dry in a warm place for several hours or overnight Makes 1 set of Watercolors Felt Board Ingredients: scraps of felt, thick cardboard, old magazines, coloring books, fabric glue Instructions: Cover cardboad with felt pieces useing fabric glue. Cut out pictures from magazines - animals, people, toys, etc. For more stability glue pictures onto construction paper and recut. Paste the pictures onto the felt board. When the kids get board with the pictures they can always cut out and paste new ones on. Macaroni Art Ingredients: Macaroni dye, pasta, various shapes, Glue, construction paper, To make Macaroni dye you will need: 1 cup water, 20 drops food coloring, 2 Tbsps. vinegar Instructions: Let pasta shapes soak in dye for about 20-30 minutes. Remove and place on foil lined cookie sheet. Dry overnight. Sort by shape or color and store in plastic baggies. To use allow child to glue colored pasta on construction paper in a variety of patterns and shapes. Construction paper can be cut into shapes as well. Allow to dry and hang. Suds Fun Ingredients: Liquid detergent, Water, Bowl, Eggbeater, Straw (optional) Instructions: Put a few drops of liquid detergent into a bowl and fill part way with water. Use an eggbeater to whip ups some big suds. Kids love to blow into the water with a straw to make really big bubbles. Food coloring can be added to the water for effect. Most kids will only suck up the water once - once they do they likely won't do it again. Indoor Sandbox Ingredients: Cardboard box or plastic baby bathtub, Puffed wheat or rice cereal, Sandbox toys Instructions: Create an indoor sandbox by filling a container with inexpensive cereal (buy at bulk stores if possible). Bulk uncooked rice is also possible and bought cheaply in bulk. Have kids use pails, shovels, dumptrucks, measuring spoons and cups and bowls. This is a lot easier to clean up then sand as long as you don't add water! Story Writing Ingredients: Paper, Pen, markers, pencils, crayons Photographs or magazine pictures, Scissors, Glue Instructions: Write a story with your child about his/her life. Make her/him the central character in the story. Include his/hers favorite friends and places in the story. Or, change an old fairytale favorite to include your child. You can buy school notebooks with the top half blank for drawing pictures or pasting in pictures. If the child is young you can write the story and they can illustrate it. Indoor Camping Ingredients: Sheets or blankets, Moveable furniture Instructions: Have an indoor camping trip. Move any furniture you can in a circle and place a sheet or blanket over top.Use flashlights for effect and have a snack under the cover. Include a pillow and some good books. Nail Board Ingredients: Nails, Wood, Hammer, String or elastic bands Instructions: Parents can hammer nails into a piece of wood in a random design, pattern, rows or circles. The more nails the more creative the child can be. The child can then take the elastics and/or string and hook them over the nails to create interesting patterns and designs. Musical Glasses Ingredients: Drinking glasses, Water, Spoon Instructions: Fill drinking glasses with different amounts of water and have your child tap on the glasses with a spoon. Have your child listen carefully to detect the different sounds made. Little Builder Ingredients: Golf tees, Plastic foam blocks, Toy hammer Instructions: Little ones love to hammer so here is a safe way to do it. Using a toy hammer let kids hammer golf tees into a foam block. If the point concerns you on the golf tee they can be made blunter by tapping with a real hammer. Listening Fun Ingredients: Household obects Instructions: Have your child close his/her eyes and guess the sounds you make. Household objects like keys, coins, pots, whistles, toaser etc. are good examples. Be creative. Bath Paint Ingredients: Shaving cream, Food coloring, Muffin tin, Spoon, Paint brushes, Sponges Instructions: Place shaving cream in each section of a muffin tin. Add food coloring to each one and stir. When the kids are in the bath allow them to use the "paint" to paint themselves, the tub and the walls. Clean up is easy. Check for allergies first. Supervision is recommended for younger children.


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