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Monday, November 30, 2009

Monday Music: I Have a Little Dreidel

Each Monday we'll bring you a fun song to sing with your kids!

This week's song is...

I Have a Little Dreidel

(make up your own tune)

I have a little dreidel,
I made it out of clay.
And when it's dry and ready,
Oh dreidel I shall play.

Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made it out of clay

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Friday Activity: Hanukkah Memory Book

Each Friday we'll bring you a fun activity to do with your kids!

This week's activity is...

Hanukkah Memory Book

Brown paper grocery bag
6 - 12 zipper-closed gallon plastic bags
red black and green construction paper
hole punch
scissors
pipe cleaner
markers

1. The plastic bags will be the pages of your book. Stack them so that the bottoms of the bags are on your left.

2. From the brown paper bag, cut a cover that folds around the plastic bags to form both the front and the back of the book. (The cover should be a little larger than the pages.)

3. Make sure all the pages are lined up inside the cover. Then punch a hole near the top and the bottom of the fold.

4. Use pieces of the pipe cleaner strung through the holes, with the ends twisted together, to hold the book together.

5. Use markers to color a picture on the front of your memory book.

6. Cut pieces of red, green, or plack construction paper to fit inside each of the plastic bag pages of your book. Then you can tape photgraphs, drawings, and other small memories of your Hanukkah celebration to the front and back of each construction paper sheet, and they will be protected by the plastic pages. (This idea can also be modified for vacation memory book, Birthday memory book, etc.)

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thursday Games: Holiday Present Surprise

Each Thursday we'll bring you a fun game to play with your kids!

This week's game is...

Holiday Present Surprise

several boxes
wrapping paper
tape
gifts
candy
tape player

This game is based on the "cake walk" concept.

To prepare for the game, get several boxes incremental in size (they fit inside each other). You can use anywhere from 3 boxes and on up. Fill the smallest box with the prizes and candy, then wrap. Place it inside the next box and then wrap. Place that one inside the next box and wrap. And so on. Put a pretty bow on the last box to finish it off.

Now for the game: Have all the children get in a circle. (optional you can have picture or number markers for them to stand on). Play the music and have them walk around the circle - placing the present in the center. When you stop the music, pick one child (either by picking one of the numbers that they are standing on, or having a specially marked one on the floor). That child gets to go to the center and start unwrapping the present. (Most won't realize that there will be another box inside and it will get them excited!) Then start the music again and repeat the process.

Try to pick a different child each time. When a child opens the last box it contains the prize. That child can share the candy/prizes with the group. If you are doing a class party, you could fill the last box with little baggies of candy and prizes for each child. Have fun!!

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Crafty Wednesday: Fall Colors Place Mat

Each Wednesday we'll bring you a fun craft to make with your kids!

This week's craft is...

Fall Colors Place Mat

white and black construction paper
tempera paint
paper towels
fallen leaves
clear contact paper

In a sink or a water table, wet one side of a large sheet of white construction paper. Use paintbrushes to drop yellow, green and red tempera paint around on the wet side of the paper. Tip the paper back and forth so that the colors run together, you may want to add a little more water to get an all over effect. Let it dry on some paper towels. Place several collected leaves on the large sheet of black construction paper (do not glue). Trace around the leaves. Remove the leaves. Carefully cut out the leaves. When the color swirled paper is dry, glue the black paper on top of it so that the colors show through the leaf cut out shapes. This is a great effect. You can add a decorative edge to the place mat. When done, place clear contact paper over the mat, or laminate.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tuesday Recipe: A Turkey For The Turkey

Each Tuesday we'll bring you a tasty recipe or craft recipe to make with your kids!

This week's recipe is...

A Turkey For The Turkey

Small brown paper bag
1 ziplock bag
1 cup of rice
glue
Yellow construction paper
2 wiggly eyes
Orange construction paper
Red construction paper
Small square with the recipe printed
1 small rubberband

Print the recipe for "GOBBLE-GOOD TURKEY CASSEROLE" on a small square piece of paper. It is as follows:

1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 package onion soup mix
1 cup rice (provided inside turkey)
1-1/2 cups milk
2 or 3 cups leftover turkey

Combine all ingredients in a large casserole dish. Bake covered 45 min. at 350 degrees. Gobble up!

Next make the paper sack turkey. Put the cup of rice in the ziplock bag and insert into the paper sack. This will be for the receiver of this turkey to use in their recipe. The paper sack will be the turkey's body. Bunch the middle of the papersack together and wrap the rubber band around the middle. This will give you 2 sections to the turkey. You will cut long slits on the open end of the sack. The slits need to be close together. This will create the feathers for the rear of your turkey.

The actual bottom of what use to be the paper sack is now going to be the front of your turkey. This is where you will need to glue your turkey's head that you cut out of yellow construction paper. The top of the head needs to stick up over the sack about 2 inches. Then cut out the diamond shape out of orange paper to glue on the beak. Next glue on the wiggly eyes. Finally you need to add the wattle by cutting out a thin rectangle out of the red construction paper and curling it with your scissors. Glue this directly under the beak.

Now that your turkey's face is complete you need to cut out 2 cute turkey feet to glue on the bottom of your turkey so they stick out a little from under the paper sack. Finally you glue on the "GOBBLE-GOOD TURKEY CASSEROLE" recipe right under the chin of the turkey. You're finished! Enjoy!

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Monday Music: A Funny Bird

Each Monday we'll bring you a fun song to sing with your kids!

This week's song is...

A Funny Bird

(make up your own tune)

The Turkey is a funny bird
His head goes wobble, wobble.
And all he ssays is just one word...
Gobble, gobble,gobble,
Gobble, gobble, gobble.

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Friday Activity: Apple Hunting

Each Friday we'll bring you a fun activity to do with your kids!

This week's activity is...

Apple Hunting

colored tag board
laminating machine
scissors

Make a copy of different sizes of apples (small, medium, large). Color them red, yellow, and green. Laminate the apples to make them sturdier. Hide the apples throughout the classroom. Have the children to go and find the small green apples and so on until all the apples are found. This game will help the children to learn their colors as well as different sizes.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thursday Games: Feed the Turkey

Each Thursday we'll bring you a fun game to play with your kids!

This week's game is...

Feed the Turkey

large box
brown craft paper
construction paper
poster board
yellow fabric
beans
rubber bands
markers
glue

Remove the flaps from one end of the box leaving an open space. Cover the box with brown craft paper, leaving the open end open. Place the box open end down. Cut out eyes ,beak, and feet from the construction paper. Glue to the front of the box. Cut out tail feathers from colored poster board and glue to the back of the box. Now, cut out an opening under the beak large enough to throw a bean bag in. The best shape is a triangle to accent the beak. Now cut out several 7" in diameter circles from the yellow fabric. Fill center with beans. Gather edges together and wrap tightly with a rubber band. TO PLAY: Have the children stand back, then take turns tossing the "ekernels of corn"e into the turkey's mouth. See who can get the most in!

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Crafty Wednesday: Apple Photo Pins

Each Wednesday we'll bring you a fun craft to make with your kids!

This week's craft is...

Apple Photo Pins

red fun foam
green fun foam
tacky glue
photos of mom/dad
photo of child
apparel pins

Everyone knows that a young child's very first day of school can be traumatic for both the child and parent! Make and wear these apple photo pins to keep that very special person "close by" all day! Cut an apple shape out of the red fun foam. Cut out stem and leaves from green fun foam and glue onto apple shape. Next, cut out a favorite photo and glue to center of "apple". When glue is dry, glue apparel pin onto the back of apple. Let dry completely before wearing on that first day of school!

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Tuesday Recipe: Candy Turkeys

Each Tuesday we'll bring you a tasty recipe or craft recipe to make with your kids!

This week's recipe is...

Candy Turkeys

fudge striped cookie
caramel candy piece
candy corn
chocolate stars or Hersey Kisses

Soften caramel in the microwave, about 10 seconds--but don't get too soft Take the caramel, place the cookie- stripes facing, on the back of the caramel, the candy corn piece goes on top of the caramel for the beak, then place the caramel on top of a chocolate star or kiss, for feet-- you have a candy turkey!

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Monday Music: Round and Around

Each Monday we'll bring you a fun song to sing with your kids!

This week's song is...

Round and Around

"Round and around and around Mommy goes"
(make circles in the air with your index finger)

"Where she stops, nobody knows!"
(Tickle your child in a different place each time)

This game is very simple, but young children love it! I play this with my 2 year old son to divert his attention or cheer him up. Works every time! You can change "Mommy" to "we" or any other name. Also, pausing before picking a tickle spot creates suspense.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday Activity: Thanksgiving Tablecloth

Each Friday we'll bring you a fun activity to do with your kids!

This week's activity is...

Thanksgiving Tablecloth

Lg sheet of butcher paper
crayons
markers
paint and brushes
stickers
glitter
glue
construction paper
scissors

spread butcher paper out on table and decorate using crayons, markers, etc. use your imagination. using a thanksgiving theme. there r no limits to the fun. trace hands to make turkeys... write a list of what your thankful for, etc. makes a very cute tablecloth. You can use fall colors to decorate with, and you can also write "Happy Thanksgiving" down the center of the 'cloth'.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Thursday Games: Stuff The Turkey!

Each Thursday we'll bring you a fun game to play with your kids!

This week's game is...

Stuff The Turkey!

Brown paper bag
two small brown lunch paper bags
newspaper
tissue paper
tape
stapler
glue

Fold down about 4" of the large brown bag - keep the fold inside. Fold and staple in each of the four edges of the bag so that the opening is smaller. Smooth out the opening to make it rounded. Stuff the two small paper bags with newspaper. Twist the top of the bags and tape to form the drumsticks. Cut strips of the red tissue paper and glue around the twisted top of the drumsticks for decoration. Glue the drumsticks on the sides of the "turkey". For the stuffing, wad up pieces of the newspaper and tape together to form balls.

TO PLAY: Players stand back about four feet and take turns tossing the "stuffing" into the "turkey". See who can get the most in.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Crafty Wednesday: Apple Family Tree

Each Wednesday we'll bring you a fun craft to make with your kids!

This week's craft is...

Apple Family Tree

brown paint
green paint
red paint
large sheet of paper
paint brush

Use washable paint. Paint child's arm to the elbow and hand brown. Open fingers and print the arm and hand on a large sheet of paper. Let dry. Sponge paint green leaves on the tree. Let dry. Make a fist and press either thumb end or pinky end in red paint. Press these hand apples onto the tree. Make one apple for Mom, Dad, self, siblings. When dry, add their names.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Tuesday Recipe: Soap Paint

Each Tuesday we'll bring you a tasty recipe or craft recipe to make with your kids!

This week's recipe is...

Soap Paint

1 C. Laundry Soap Flakes
1/2 C. Cold Water
Food Coloring

Mix together. Beat with an egg beater until fluffy. Finger paint.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Monday Music: Open Them Shut Them

Each Monday we'll bring you a fun song to sing with your kids!

This week's song is...

Open Them Shut Them

Open them, shut them (hold hands out and open/shut them)
Open them, shut them (same action)
Give a little clap (clap hands)
Open them, shut them Fold them in your lap (fold hands in lap)

...it's also lots of fun to change the last line after you have recited it once. Tell the children to put their hands on their head, knees, nose, etc. It is great to use to quiet a group or to get them ready for snack.

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Friday Activity: Thankful For Book

Each Friday we'll bring you a fun activity to do with your kids!

This week's activity is...

Thankful For Book

construction paper
markers
scissors
stapler

Have children trace their hand and cut out. They can write their name and what they are thankful for on it. Put all the hands together and staple to make a book. optional - you can also punch a hole at the top of each one and thread string through to make a banner and hang!

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Thursday Games: Spider Web Spin

Each Thursday we'll bring you a fun game to play with your kids!

This week's game is...

Spider Web Spin

large sheet white paper
black permanent marker
precut spider shapes
blind fold

Draw a large spider web with black marker on the white paper.

Use same instructions as Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Blind fold child and spin them around three times. Give them spider cut out and have them try to place the spider in the middle of the web. We use this game at our annual Halloween party, but it's also great for an insect unit!

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Crafty Wednesday: Corn Cob Printed Placemat

Each Wednesday we'll bring you a fun craft to make with your kids!

This week's craft is...

Corn Cob Printed Placemat

small raw ears of corn
tempura paint
18x24 white construction paper

Paint ears of corn with tempra paint then roll the painted corn across the paper. Use different fall colors. Laminate these to use for your classroom Thanksgiving feast. Be sure to put corn-on -the-cob holders into the ends of the corn if you'd like to avoid messy hands.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Tuesday Recipe: Cucumber Sticks and Dip

Each Tuesday we'll bring you a tasty recipe or craft recipe to make with your kids!

This week's recipe is...

Cucumber Sticks and Dip

Cucumbers
ranch dressing

Wash and peel cucumbers. Have an adult slice into sticks. Pour ranch dressing into a small bowl and dip!

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Monday Music: The Ants Go Marching

Each Monday we'll bring you a fun song to sing with your kids!

This week's song is...

The Ants Go Marching

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching four by four,
The little one stops to shut the door
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching five by five,
The little one stops to take a dive
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching six by six,
The little one stops to pick up sticks
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching seven by seven,
The little one stops to pray to heaven
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching eight by eight,
The little one stops to shut the gate
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching nine by nine,
The little one stops to check the time
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching ten by ten,
The little one stops to say "THE END"
And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

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