| Craft: Colored Bubbles | | | | Either the first one back wins or set a time limit and |
| Activities: Flyswatter Bubbles, Cotton Ball Pickup, | | | | whoever gets the most cotton balls. You can also play |
| Balloon Water Fun | | | | with teams!ACTIVITY: Balloon Water FunNeed: |
| Snack: Chewy Popcorn Balls | | | | waterguns |
| Reading Selection: The Twenty-One Balloons by | | | | balloons |
| William Pene du BoisCRAFT: Colored BubblesNeed: | | | | pennies or small objects |
| dishwashing detergent | | | | string |
| food coloring or washable paint | | | | markers |
| a straw | | | | clothes lineDirections: |
| paper | | | | Children will love these fun targets they can squirt with |
| shallow panDirections: | | | | water guns. Insert a few pennies in a balloon. Blow it |
| Mix about 1/2 dishwashing detergent, and 1/3 of water | | | | up and attach a string. Tie the string to a clothes line. |
| in a shallow pan(cold or hot)mix any kind of food | | | | To make it more fun, faces or bulls eyes may be |
| coloring until you get the ideal color you want. If you | | | | drawn on the balloon. Hang many balloons of varying |
| use paint, make sure it is washable. Go outside with | | | | sizes and string lengths to increase the challenge. |
| the pan full of the colored bubble mixture. tip one end | | | | Stand back and take aim!SNACK: Chewy Popcorn |
| of the straw in the pan, lift it up, and blow through the | | | | BallsNeed: |
| other side to create a bubble, then slowly pick up the | | | | 1/2 cup sugar |
| paper and pop the bubble on it. Keep doing this with | | | | 1/2 cup light corn syrup |
| different colors of paint and you will get a great | | | | 4 Tbs. margarine |
| colorful bubble print picture!You can also use the straw | | | | 1/2 tsp. salt |
| to blow a lot of bubbles in the pan and then place a | | | | 8 cups popped popcornDirections: |
| piece of paper over the top to 'absorb' the bubbles. It | | | | Place the sugar, light corn syrup, margarine, and salt in |
| will leave a nice print!!ACTIVITY: Flyswatter | | | | a large saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring |
| BubblesNeed: | | | | constantly, until the mixture reaches a steady simmer. |
| clean fly swatter | | | | Add the popped popcorn to the mixture, stirring until all |
| bubble solutionDirections: | | | | the popcorn in entirely coated. Remove from the |
| Fill a shallow plastic bowl with bubble stuff and provide | | | | stove and let cool. Fill a medium-sized bowl with water. |
| each child with a new clean flyswatter. Have them dip | | | | Dip your hands in the water and shape the popcorn |
| the end in and then swish it through the air creating | | | | into balls, about the size of a tennis ball. Place the balls |
| tons of bubbles!ACTIVITY: Cotton Ball PickupNeed: | | | | on a sheet of wax paper and after they are |
| Cotton balls | | | | completely cool, place each in a plastic bag or wrap in |
| vaseline | | | | plastic wrap.Reading Selection: The Twenty-One |
| string (or handkerchief)Directions: | | | | Balloons by William Pene du Bois This is a great |
| Spread out cotton balls in a designated area. Each | | | | children's story to go along with these ideas!Pam |
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| game begins, the player walks to a cotton ball, bends | | | | parents, teachers and caregivers. Please visit for more |
| down and picks up the cotton ball with their nose. | | | | great ideas! |