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5825846938621460588457Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityPractice S.T.A.R. technique from Conscious Discipline with your child:SmileTake a deep breathAndRelaxRead "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Then play Caterpillar Hopscotch. Instructions are on backside of this sheet.Gather an assortment of objects in different colors, shapes, and/or textures. Have your child(ren) follow your instructions. Examples: “Put something blue beside your foot.” “Find something soft and put it behind you.” Take turns leading the game.Make a bird feeder with pinecone, peanut butter and birdseed. Use a string to hang it in a tree.Make play dough (recipe on back). Play with it after it cools. Make a volcano out of mud. Instructions on back. Best to do outside!Practice self-help skills...like doing zippers and buttons.Build a fort with blankets. Curl up inside and read books to your child(ren).Play a game (Memory, tag, Candyland, I Spy, etc.).Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:Volcano! Best to do outside! Can be messy.Lay down a sheet of wax paper.Place a container at the center.?Use a container (can, plastic bottle, etc.) to form the center of your volcano. This is where you will mix your lava!Use mud to make the volcano.?Mold the mud from the base to the top of the can. Try to make it look lumpy instead of smooth, since real volcanoes don’t look like perfect cones most of the time!Leave for one hour or until dry.535876534861500Mix your vinegar.?Color some vinegar with red food coloring and mix in a tablespoon of dish soap.Pour the mixture into the volcano.Package your baking soda.?Take baking soda and pour it on a square of toilet paper or paper towel. Fold up the toilet paper/paper towel. Keep it closed with rubber bands. Drop the baking soda roll in the vinegar.Step away.?Once the paper dissolves, your volcano will explode.caterpillar HopscotchDrawing a large chalk circle, 2 or 3 feet across, with a face and antennae, then add 10 or 20 more circles to create your jumbo-size caterpillar. Preschoolers can try bunny hopping or leaping from circle to circle, or even challenge themselves not to step on any chalk lines. Vary the color of the circles and this becomes a learning game as you encourage your child to jump from red to blue to green. Add number and letters to practice early reading skills.PLAY DOUGH RECIPEIngredients:2 cups flour (all purpose)2 Tbsp vegetable oil? cup salt2 Tbsp cream of tartar2 cups boiling waterfood coloring (optional)Directions:Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a mixing bowlAdd the boiling waterStir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined doughAdd the food coloringAllow it to cool down then?take it out of the bowl and knead it vigorously for a couple of minutes until all of the stickiness has gone.?*?This is the most important part of the process, so keep at it until it's the perfect consistency!If it is a little sticky, then add a touch more flour until just right368709-2477905705577-424754Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityDecorate a pumpkin or carve a jack-o-lantern.Practice fire safety. Make an escape plan. Replace the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.Go on a bug hunt. Take a magnifying glass (if you have one) to examine the bugs. Look in trees, on plants, under rocks, etc.Set up a “target” outside. Have your child practice hitting it with a ball. Is it easier to throw it or kick it?Take a nature walk at the park. Collect leaves and other treasures. Make a collage when you get home.Sit quietly to listen for the noises in your neighborhood. What did you hear?Play the "Sneaky Bear Game" on backside of this sheet.Make bread dough sculptures on the backside of this sheet.Talk about and practice Halloween safety with your child.Give them a wide roll of masking tape and let them go to town making "roads" for Matchbox cars.Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:54368700Bread Dough Sculptures54521101257300There's nothing quite like the smell of baking bread. Here's an activity that will get your child to have some gooey fun while making something delicious to eat. Create bread dough sculptures! It's simple. Thaw frozen bread dough. We made rainbow caterpillars by giving each child a ball of dough and letting them color it with food coloring. Check out the cute puppy buns too! Use your imagination for an endless supply of ideas! These sculptures are a wonderful alternative to play dough. Not only will your child get some practice strengthening his fine-motor muscles by kneading and molding the dough, but he'll also get to create a tasty treat for himself and the rest of the family. These make a nice kid-made gift, but they're fun any time of the year! Sneaky Bear Game -8763055245Your cutie will love this outdoor take on?pretend play: The Sneaky Bear game. Tell your child to set out three objects (like a ball, a shovel, and a toy car) before “going to sleep” under a blanket. Then along comes the sneaky bear — you or another child — to steal one item. Once that object is safely hidden away, yell, “Wake up!” The sleepyhead has to figure out which item was stolen (and if you have more than two players, who was the bear). Take turns so everyone gets a chance to play at being a sneaky bear. If you like, add a search for the missing item to this tricky activity.55989277690900October is Fire Safety MonthOctober is Fire Safety MonthCheck your smoke detectors every month.Plan an escape route. Practice it with your family. 3725545107950Have a safe meeting place outside.Teach your children to...STOP, DROP and ROLL.Learn how to use a fire extinguisher.Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityPlay a Duck, Duck, Goose. Change it to “Chicken, Chicken, Turkey” in honor of Thanksgiving!Have a turkey treasure hunt. Idea on backside of sheet.Have children cut out pictures of their favorite foods and glue them on a paper plate. Grocery store sale ads are great for this project.Take an evening walk together. Talk about the differences in your neighborhood between day and night. Play Dough Thanksgiving Dinner: Place plates, bowls, pie pans, cookie sheets, and similar items in the play dough area for children to pretend to make a Thanksgiving dinner using play dough to make their pretend foods.Have a pumpkin race. Idea on backside of sheet.Have a popcorn relay race. Idea on backside of sheet.Help your child cut out leaf shapes. Write something he or she is “thankful for” on each one. Make into a wreath.Play the Turkey Hopping Game on the backside of the sheet.Have a family letter writing party.?Use pens, paper, markers. If your children are too young to write, have them draw on the front and then dictate a letter to you to write on the back. Grandma, Grandpa, and faraway friends will be thrilled.Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:Cut up a variety of fruits, vegetables or finger snacks. Some suggestions include: veggie tray, fruit tray, meat and cheese and crackers tray.1979258889000grapesapplescheese olivesmeloncucumbers tomatoesstrawberriescarrotscelerypicklespineapplebroccolipeppersTurkey treasure huntPick someone to be the leader. ?The leader hides?the cards decorated with turkeys around the room. When all the cards are hidden, the kids hunt for the cards. When all the turkeys have?been found, the child with the most turkeys is the?winner and becomes the leader for the next round.Pumpkin raceHave two large pumpkins and two sturdy sticks. Break the kids into two teams. ?The racers, line up on the starting line with the pumpkins turned on their sides. On the signal, the racers use their sticks to roll the pumpkins to the designated "finish line" and then roll it back to their team. ?Younger players may want to use their hands instead of the stick. The last person does not roll the pumpkin back to the team. ?First team to have all their players roll their pumpkin over the finish line wins!Run a popcorn relay raceJust fill two large bowls with popcorn and set them at one side of a room or lawn. Place empty bowls at the opposite end of the play area. Split family members into two teams and have them carry the corn from one bowl to the other using measuring cups. First empty bowl wins!Turkey hopping gamePut all your little turkeys in groups of two and give them all a bandana or scarf to tuck into their back pockets or waistbands. The challenge: Each player must hop on one foot and flap one arm like a wing. With her other hand, she tries to steal her opponent's bandana (and protect her own). If she loses her balance or bandana, she's out, and her partner can take on a new opponent.Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityPlay a game (Candyland, Memory, Freeze Tag, Hide N Seek, etc.) When the temperature drops below 32 degrees, blow bubbles and watch them freeze.Need a quick snack? Make the one on the back page.Create a centerpiece for the dinner table. Make holiday decorations and decorate your house.Have your child draw pictures and mail them to family and friends.Bath time fun! Draw on the bathtub wall with shaving cream. Practice letters, shapes and numbers too!Use pretzel sticks and marshmallows to make shapes.Make the snowman art activity on the backside.Build a fort out of boxes.Help your child wrap presents.Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:3923237-63500Snowman ArtChildren will have fun finger painting this snowman.Mix equal parts of shaving cream and Elmer's glue to create this snowman.When it dries it will be puffy!42481565567500Marshmallowsand PretzelsMake practice shapes and make sculptures with marshmallows and pretzels (or toothpicks).38601656385500Snack TimePut peanut butter between 2 crackers, add pretzels for legsand raisins for eyes. Or use whatever you have on hand. Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityString popcorn and cereal onto fishing line for a garland. Hang outside to attract and nourish your feathered friends.Snow Graffiti: Give kids spray bottles full of water that's tinted with food coloring to decorate the snow in your backyard.Make pizza! Idea on the back of this page.Make a puzzle. Have your child cut a cereal box or greeting card into 5-10 pieces. Then put the puzzle together.Practice putting on winter wear and fastening the buttons and zippers.Make hopscotch on the floor with masking tape. Have fun hopping!Beat the winter blahs with a beach party. Turn on some music and dance in beach clothes and flip flips!Cut snowflakes out of paper.Practice the alphabet. Cut letters out and glue them on paper. Make names of things and people.Head outside to play freeze tag.? Once someone's tagged by the person who's "IT," he has to stay frozen until another player tags him again.Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:5430520213360Pizza CupsThis recipe involves jobs that are perfect for little hands: pressing the dough into cups; sprinkling toppings and cheese inside them.?Ingredients: Croissant dough (homemade or store bought)mozzarella cheese (or your favorite cheese), shreddedpizza saucefavorite pizza toppingsDirections:Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a muffin tin. Roll out croissant dough and cut 4″ squares. Press dough into 8 muffin cups. In each cup spoon in pizza sauce. Add your favorite pizza toppings. Top with cheese.Bake cups at 375 F until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Enjoy!Make a reading fort in the living room...or set up a tent!Grab a flashlight and read books inside the fort. Practice the AlphabetPractice the Alphabet46094655207000Have your child:Cut letters out of a magazine and glue them on paper. Use letter refrigerator magnets to match a specific letter in the magazine.Find letters to make his/her nameTurning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityLet your child cut the letters of their name out of a magazine with safety scissors and paste the letters (in order) onto paper. Make a box into a car, castle or spaceship! See backside for ideas.Play "I Spy" ("I spy something that starts with the letter 'W' or "I spy something that plugs in").Bundle up and play in the snow! Build a snowman, go sledding, or make snow angels.Pull out the art supplies and make Valentine cards to take to the nursing home and to give to family/friends.Look at old photos and point out friends and family members. Talk about how they are different now. Tell stories about when your child was a baby.Make up a nature scavenger hunt. Walk around the neighborhood to find the items on the list.Make an obstacle course and take turns playing follow the leader through it.Make finger puppets to use with your favorite book. Or make up your own story.February is Dental Health Month. Make a model of teeth and talk about the importance of taking care of your teeth. See backside.Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:Obstacle CourseMake an obstacle course out of stuff around the house and yard.Then practice using "position" words...around, over, under, through...as you hop, skip, jump, crawl through the course. Boxes EverywhereTransform boxes into fun! How about a car, castle or spaceship? Dental HealthMake a model of your teeth with an egg carton. Talk about the importance of brushing your teeth every day. Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activitySpray shaving cream on a cookie sheet and write, draw, and sculpt with it. This can even be done in the bathtub on the wall.Get various (safe) items from around your house (a favorite stuffed animal, the remote control, a book, a crayon), blindfold your child, and then let them try to guess what the thing is just by touching it. Take turns!Create a series of physical challenges ("first do a somersault, then do 4 jumping jacks, next crawl to the couch, and then hop on one foot 5 times.")Go for a walk and talk about the changes in the seasons. Make a collage with things you found.Put on relaxing music and do some yoga together...or pretend to do some yoga together. They'll never know the difference.Build a snowman.Make pizza! Check out the recipe on the back side of this paper.Make an easy indoor scavenger hunt ("Find a coaster, a bracelet, a crayon, and a sock!") Make an easy?outdoor?scavenger hunt ("Find a pine cone, a rock, and a leaf!")Make bean bags (or rice bags) for a bean bag toss game. Use a hula hoop, bucket, or bowl for the goal.Play a game with your child (tag, hide-n-seek, Memory, etc.)Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:5013960214039Pizza Time!The great thing about pizza night is that everyone gets to make their own pizza and choose their own toppings. Pizza night is only as hard as you make it. You can prepare your own dough from scratch or you can just purchase pre-made dough. If you make the dough yourself, be sure to let your kids help you mix the yeast with the water as it fizzes nicely and provides a great opportunity for you to share a little science lesson about leavening. Oh, just look at that yeast rise!Then have a great time stretching the dough, patching holes, and making your own personal pizzas just the shape you want. When it’s winter, snowmen pizzas might get made. Around Valentine's Day, a heart shape might appear. Anything is fine. After that, put on the sauce (or none, if that’s your preference) and PING IDEAS:marinara saucealfredo saucefresh basilmozzarella cheesetomatoesolivessausagemushroomschickenpineappleonionspeppersPizza night is a great way to get your children engaged with their food. Great way to interact with your kids while making great memories.Some simple pizza-making tipsHeat your oven to 425 degrees or follow the directions on the packaging. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn.You can cook your pizzas on baking sheets or a pizza stone.It’s nice to set up the toppings in small bowls and set them up assembly-line style.Nature WalkBundle up and go for a walk. Collect a variety of things you find (pine cone, small sticks, little rock, etc.). When you get home, glue them onto paper to make a collage. Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityPlay balloon ping pong! See instructions on backside of sheet.Start an indoor garden. Plant flower or garden seeds to transplant outside later.Put six clear glasses on a table. Put a half cup of water in three of them - one with red food coloring, one with blue food coloring, and one with yellow food coloring. Use the empty three glasses to figure out what colors red+blue, blue+yellow, and yellow+red make when they are mixed together.Practice fine motor skills by sewing burlap with a plastic needle and yarn. See backside.Play high/low. ("What is the best thing that happened to you today? What's the worst? What is the best part about being a big brother? What's the worst part?"). Encourage conversation that stems from these questions.Make a sensory box out of dry rice or beans in a shallow plastic container. Use funnels, measuring cups, and other containers to play in the box.Yarn fun! Try this physical fitness idea on the backside.FRUIT SKEWERS Make a snack together. Check out the idea on the back.Make patterns. Use a stash of buttons, silverware, Legos, or anything you can find that has multiple matching pieces. Start laying out a pattern (i.e., yellow button, blue button, blue button, yellow button, blue button, blue button), and let your child try to finish the pattern once you've gotten it started.Play the rhyming game. Think of a word and then take turns thinking of rhyming words...even if they're made up words, they still count! Read a Dr. Seuss book.Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:FRUIT SKEWERSPractice small motor skills. Cut up fruit into a variety of shapes. Have your child carefully slide the fruit pieces onto a skewer.YARN FUNWell-placed yarn is all you need to let your kids get their?Mission Impossible?on.SEWING STATIONBurlap and plastic needle can be used to make a preschooler-appropriate sewing station.Balloon Ping-PongPaper plates, Popsicle sticks, and a balloon are all you need to play Balloon Ping-Pong. 697476437152692305715Turning off all screens (TV, computer, phones, gaming systems) allows children and adults time to play, think, create, exercise, read, write, draw, imagine, and talk with family and friends. Turn off THE SCREENS and enjoy these activities together!Date(s)ActivityTotal time spent doing the activityMake musical instruments (guitar-box with rubber bands, stick and containers for drums, etc.). Then use them to have a parade.Be creative with popsicle sticks or craft sticks! See ideas on back.Do yoga with your preschooler. Don’t know any poses? Make them up!Make a worm by filling a nylon with dirt and grass seed. Add face. Mist it every day to keep it moist. Watch is transform into a hairy worm.Practice shapes. Look around inside and outside for all the shapes. Example: How many circles can you find in the bathroom? How about squares?Talk about safety...strangers, cars, crossing the street, etc.Play hopscotch. Use chalk to draw it. Be creative!Make mother's day and father's day cards and send to local nursing home.Play ‘How many things can you remember to do?’: Give them a list of activities and make the list longer each time. For example, "Hop to the door knock on it 2 times crawl under the dining room table and do the crab walk back to me."Make a collage for healthy foods on a paper plate. Talk about the 5 food groups.Classroom:Parent's Printed Name:Staff Signature:Child’s Name:Parent's Signature:Allowability Signature:West River Head StartTOTAL TIME:Popsicle Stick Fun!puzzles, names, numbers, and more… 4073525825500753745889000 1131054194310000 ................
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