Camping
Fishing Snack: Pepperidge farm goldfish, Pretzel logs, Cream cheese
Dip the pretzel log into the cream cheese and then dip into the goldfish
Bug Juice:
Place large plastic bugs into the a clear juice container to make bug juice
or freeze plastic bugs in the ice cube tray and use them in your
juice. (Don't put small plastic bugs in their glasses:
choking hazard.)
Supplies:
Stick, Scarf
Tie the scarf around the end of a stick and have the children carry their
snack to the campsite outside.
Campsite
Build a campfire with kindling wood. Make flames out of colored
construction paper. Make a circle of rocks and logs to sit on.
Set up a tent with chairs and sheets.
Fishing
Cut fish shapes out of construction paper and put a staple in the middle
of each one.
Pole
Tie a string to the end of sticks with a magnet at the end of the string.
Pick up the stapled fish with your fishing pole.
Go on a nature walk and collect 5 things you might find on a camping
trip.
Make a back pack out of a paper bag with 4 holes and 2 strings looped
through the holes and have children carry them on their back.
Draw a map of your yard and use a compass and your map to find your
way back to the campsite. North South East West You can discuss
where the sun rises and where the sun sets. You can use the sun to
navigate where you are.
Make a sundial using a thread spool a pencil and a square piece of
cardboard and mark where the shadow ends and the time every hour or so.
Please feel free to incorporate any or all of these
ideas into your program. Please use caution and common sense with your children
always. Thank you.
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