Foundations for the Future, Child Care and School: Just for Children

This section has been created as a resource for activities for families and for the children! Click on the links below to explore all of the activites.

Mitten and Glove Puppets
Despite our best efforts, one glove gets lost every winter…

Pinecone Bird Feeder
You’ll need a Large pinecone, Peanut butter, Spoon, Birdseed & ...

F Is for Finger Paints
Homemade finger paints are nontoxic, washable, and always available.

Silly Putty
All you need is Food coloring, 2 Tsp Borax, 2 Tbs of White glue, & ...

C is for Crazy Crayons
Heat makes a crayon a little loopy; melt into a swirl or pool into a whirl.

Pinwheels
by Sheila Ellison & Judith Gray

Wind Chimes
by Sheila Ellison & Judith Gray

Flower Garden Coloring

ABC Activities

EASY SING ALONG
This is a fun song to sing along with your child and they can get involved with hand and arm movement!

Mr. Alligator
Old Mr. Alligator Sitting on a log. (rest hand on arm) Down in the water (point hand down over arm) He sees a little frog. (cuff hands around eyes) In goes the alligator (point finger in hand) 'Round goes the log (circle hands around each other) SPLASH goes the water (makes hands go outward) and away swims the frog! (make swimming motions)

FINGERPLAY ACTIVITY

Jumping Kangaroo
Jump, jump, jump goes the big kangaroo, (make jumping motion with index finger: other fingers and thumb are folded) I thought there was one, but I see there are two. The mother takes her young one along in a pouch (index of left hand slips up between thumb and fingers of right hand) Where he can nap like a child on a couch. (incline head on folded hands) Jump, Jump, Jump, Jump, Jump, Jump (repeat jumping motion)

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