Jumping Into July

2015

We are so busy trying to give children things we didn’t have ~
that we are failing to give them what we did have!!!

Isn’t that a profound quote?  We are in such a hurry to push children and academics that we often fail to remember that they are just little children. Summer is a good time to PAUSE and reflect on your own childhood.  What special memories do you have and how can you pass them on to your children?

I’m excited about sharing these activity cards with ideas I’ve collected over the past six decades as a child, teacher, and parent.  You will find games, songs, crafts, recipes, and activities to build lasting memories in young children.  UNPLUG the electronics and PLUG into good old-fashioned FUN!  And, the amazing thing is you will actually be nurturing children’s brains with these multi-sensory activities.  You will be engaging the WHOLE child as you develop oral language, social skills, large and small motor skills, and emotional well-being.

Think of these cards as a shopping trip where you get to choose the best ones for the age and interest of the children you work with.  Whether you are a parent, teacher, grandparent, aunt, uncle, neighbor… I hope you’ll find a few projects you can’t wait to try!  You can use these ideas in summer school, Bible school, camp, a family trip, home school…go for it!

Click here to download the cards in a printable pdf file. 

Special thanks to Carolyn Kisloski (Holding Hands and Sticking Together – ckisloski.blogspot.com) for her magic touch with the graphics and design!

 

 

 

Cards 1-20  Let’s Make Something! 
  Craft projects and homemade toys

 

 

 

 

 

Cards 21-32 Let’s Cook Something! 
  Recipes for kids in the kitchen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cards 33-42 Let’s Play a Game!
        Indoor and outdoor fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cards 43-49 Let’s Experiment!
   Simple science projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cards 50-60 Let’s Read and Talk!
                  Books to make

 

 

 

WOW!  Look at all the choices!

  1. Wonder Watchers
  2. Hummers
  3. Paper Plate Party
  4. Magic Wand
  5. Cardboard Rollers
  6. Magazine Puppets
  7. Box Top Puzzles
  8. Sewing Cards
  9. Sweet Baby
  10. Sock Puppets
  11. Flannel Board
  12. Art Easel
  13. Play Dough
  14. Play on with Dough
  15. Goop
  16. Flubber
  17. Giant Bubbles
  18. Mud Pies
  19. Shaving Cream Painting
  20. Silly Putty
  21. Trail Mix
  22. Monkey Tail Sandwich
  23. Letter Bread
  24. Spider Sandwich
  25. Zoo Train
  26. Ants Go Marching
  27. Carrot Hot Rods
  28. Two Babies in the Bed
  29. Fire Cracker Sandwich
  30. Peanut Butter Play Dough
  31. Polka Dot Pizza
  32. Stir Fried O’s
  33. Play Ball
  34. Juggling and Balance Beam
  35. Follow the Leader and Mirror
  36. Jump the Creek
  37. Camping
  38. Step School
  39. Going on a Trip
  40. Penny-Penny
  41. Tower Topple
  42. Charades
  43. Pepper Scatter
  44. Shiny Pennies
  45. Happy Face Balloon
  46. Magnetic Mouse
  47. What’s Up?
  48. Funnel Phone
  49. Growing, Growing
  50. Feely Socks
  51. Lunch Sack Book
  52. Baggie Book
  53. Gift Bag Book
  54. Box Top Book
  55. Letters of Love
  56. Good Book
  57. I Can Read!
  58. Writer’s Briefcase
  59. Story Tapes
  60. Bedtime Ritual

The world is changing, but children are the same.  They want your time, acceptance, and love.  Wishing you happy memories!

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