Step 1: Find a ball and hot glue some pieces of velcro all over it.
Like So:
Step 2: Cut a a rectangular (or circular) shape from an empty cereal box
Step 3: Hot Glue a piece of felt to the cardboard
and Step 4: Create a handle from the same cereal box and hot glue it onto the back of the rectangle (on opposite side of felt)
Step 5: Find a buddy and go play catch!
And another use for the good old trusty cereal box: Vowel GOLF!
Step 1: Cut holes in 5 different empty food boxes and on each one, write a different vowel. Set them up around your living room.
Step 2: Create a golf club using an empty cardboard box and.....a blowgun?
(whatever kind of 'stick' looking thing you have around the house will do.)
To make this one, we just created a little hole through the box and stuck the blowgun through it. We then taped the holes to hold it into place.
Step 3: Have the child pick a word. (in place of word magnets, just write words down on strips of paper.) Say the word aloud and ask your child to tell you what vowel they heard in that word.
If they heard an 'O' in the word, have them putt the ball into whichever hole has the 'O' written on it. Make sure they get a chance to hit the ball into each of the holes.
If vowels are too advanced, you can adjust this golfing game to any other topic or level. (Counting..sounds...shapes...etc)
After your game of golf, head to the kitchen to whip up some Homemade Playdough.
Click HERE for the recipe and instructions.
Super easy and so much fun.
And may I add just one word of wisdom: If you play with this clay and have dry, cracked hands it will burn like the dickens. Put on lotion...then proceed to play.
So there you have it.
Perfect President's day activities....that have nothing to do with Presidents at all.
