** During power outages and virtual days it is a good time to snuggle up and read with your child, play a game or do puzzles.
** Don't forget to check out the GoNoodle link on the right side of this page for movement activities for the children.
** Make a snow volcano - You will need:
1.) Snow! (At least enough to wrap around a large plastic cup)
2.) Dish Soap (any dish soap
should work fine)
3.) Baking Soda
4.) Food Coloring
5.) Vinegar
6.) Tall Plastic Cup or Plastic Bottle(Large sized)
In a tall cup or plastic bottle, add 1 tablespoon of dish soap, fill halfway with baking soda and mix in 1/4
cup of warm water. If you want the lava to shoot more into the air, use a bottle with a narrower opening.
You can add several drops of food coloring in the cup (the more food coloring the darker the lava). Let
your kids have fun choosing fun different colors. You can even make a rainbow!
Place the cup in the snow and build a snow volcano around the cup. Packing the snow up all sides of
the cup. Make sure to leave a hole in the top for the lava to come out.
Now have the kids pour the vinegar in the top of the volcano and watch it erupt (the more vinegar the
bigger the eruption).
**If you have any bubble solution at your house it would be fun to try to blow frozen bubbles outside. If you don't have any bubble solution, you can make some by using the following recipe:
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons light Karo syrup or 2 tablespoons glycerin
- 4 tablespoons dishwashing liquid
Stir together until everything is dissolved.
This looks like a fun simple outside science activity.
**Make LOVE poster for each family member in your house. You will need a piece of paper for each member of the family. At they top of each page write " I Love (insert name)" (Example: I Love Mom). Then have each person tell something they love about each person and write it on that persons paper in a list. You can add things each day for as long as you would like. I think the children will enjoy sharing what they love about everyone and hearing what others love about them.
**Trashcan Alphabet Game: Use scrap paper and write capital and lower case letters on them. The child then picks a piece of paper and if they can identify the letter correctly they may wad the paper up and throw it to make it in the trashcan. You may also tell them to find a particular letter and when they do they can wad it up and throw it in the trashcan. After you play you can take the papers out, flatten them out, and play again.
** Alphabet Running Game: Line up a few alphabet cards on a table of some kind and make sure there is a clear path with a little distance. Have the child start at a point away from the table. Tell them a letter and then when you say go they must run to the table and find the letter as quick as they can, then run back and tag the wall or door where they started. (You could use numbers also) Hopefully they will get a little energy out and practice identifying letters or even numbers.