Nature mobiles Time: 10-15 minutes Materials: string or yarn, hot glue (optional) Activity: Find two sticks (6 inches to 1 foot) in your outdoor area and tie them in an X pattern. Have kids collect objects that they might want to add to their mobile. As you select four items, help kids work through how […]
Rock painting Time: 15-20 minutes Materials: acrylic or tempura paint, paintbrushes, water/cleanup gear Activity: Find some cool rocks. Clean off any dirt if needed. Paint them with pictures or patterns. Let kids take their masterpieces home or leave them in fun places to brighten the day of community members. Categories: Art Back to Library
Sidewalk chalk Time: 10-20 minutes Materials: sidewalk chalk Activity: Use sidewalk chalk to create. Options include shadow tracing, make a hopscotch or sidewalk game, draw scenes or characters based on a theme or inspired by a book, or anything else that fits with what you are doing with the day. Categories: Art, Imaginative, Movement Back
