Wednesday, October 5, 2022

In short, I am busy: Let's go nuts!

 

Playing the acorn game (not sure what happened to his other
squirrel ear!)
Activities
  • Acorn scavenger hunt
    • Purchased fake acorns online at Amazon for about $13
    • Staff and big kids hid them in the children's area
    • Kids went on a scavenger hunt and collected them
  • Tree toss game
    • Staff built tree trunks out of cardboard with holes (used wooden supports from Pigeon cut-out to hold them up)
    • After kids had collected the acorns, they threw them through the holes. You could keep score if you wanted.
    • Bean bags also available for littler hands.
  • Climbing and balancing
    • Honeycomb play system
    • Tape lines on the floor
  • Matching game
Projects
  • Collecting bags
    • Sewing machine
    • Pre-cut bags and handles
  • Fall colors
    • Thin cardboard leaves (die-cut)
    • paint, paint brushes
  • Squirrel ears
    • Recycled bulletin board borders
    • Die cut brown ears (actually leaves)
    • Stapler, Stickers
  • Build a contraption
    • popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, wire
    • recyclables
    • hot glue, tape, duct tape, staplers
  • Activity pages
  • Other supplies
    • plastic table coverings
    • aprons
    • sink
Evaluation
  • 9-7-19
    • Attendance: 25
    • Notes: Mostly little kids - they loved the acorn game the most, the other activities were kind of meh. Only two older kids who came at the end got into the contraptions. I think next time I'd do this as a drop-in in the children's area/storyroom.

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