Supplies:
Paint swatches
Objects in nature
Instructions:
Get an assortment of color swatches from the paint department, and head outside. Try to match the colors on the card to something you find outside! Work as a team, or have a competition. It’s not so easy as it looks. We never could find anything to match the [...]
Supplies:
Bagel
Peanut Butter
Cereal or Birdseed
String
Instructions:
Put the string through the hole in the bagel.
Spread peanut butter onto the bagel.
Stick cereal or birdseed into the peanut butter.
Hang the birdfeeder in a tree. Make sure it is hanging near a branch so the birds can reach it. Only hummingbirds can eat while flying!
Materials:
This is one of the coolest activities we’ve ever done. Our youngest son will sit for a long time and watch the ants as they work.
Sandwich cheese
Sidewalk with a couple of ants on it
Instructions:
Place the piece of cheese beside a crack in the sidewalk. If there is a piece of grass stuck in [...]
You may be a bit reluctant to let your kids use markers to paint a window mural, but they’ll have so much fun that you’ll let them do it again. Your sliding glass door is the obvious choice for window art, but the possibilities are endless. One of our boys painted a mural on the [...]
Think how many people, vehicles, objects and animals pass by a house on any given day! This game, called “Yardo” turns all that variety into a lot of fun. It’s played just like the classic game Bingo, but instead of someone calling out letters and numbers, players watch from their yard.
SAFETY NOTE! Make sure [...]
