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