Fun summer activities (ssshhh perhaps some therapy hidden in them!)

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Please share more if you have them! I have this posted to our fb and twitter

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Summer's here -why not have fun and at the same time get some therapy in

(without them knowing Bubbles are just one example. I'll share a few links

and perhaps others can share more!

Idea Box

Early Childhood Education And Activity Resources

http://www.theideabox.com/

Bubble Recipes

http://www.theideabox.com/Bubble_Art.html

Beluga Bubbles-

Need:

1 C. Warm Water

1/4 C. Blue Dishwashing Liquid

1 Tsp. Salt

Combine all ingredients. Mix well until salt dissolves.

Best Bubble Solution-

Need:

1 c Water

2 tb Light Karo syrup OR 2 Tablespoons Glycerin

4 tb Dishwashing liquid

Mix together and have fun!

Bubble Mix #2-

Need:

1/2 C. Water

1/2 C. Liquid Detergent

1 Tbl. Cooking Oil

Mix together and use

Bubble Bubble Pop Pop!-

Need:

bubble solution

white paper

food coloring

Take bubble solution, white construction paper, shallow

pans, and food coloring outside with your child. Pour

bubble solution into several shallow pans. Squeeze drops of

different color food coloring into each pan. Help your

child dip the bubble wand into the pan and blow bubbles

onto the paper - make sure you use all the colors!

Colored Bubbles-

Need:

dishwashing detergent

food coloring or washable paint

a straw

paper

shallow pan

Mix about 1/2 dishwashing detergent, and 1/3 of water in a

shallow pan(cold or hot)mix any kind of food coloring until

you get the ideal color you want. If you use paint, make

sure it is washable. Go outside with the pan full of the

colored bubble mixture. tip one end of the strw in the pan,

lift it up, and blow through the other side to create a

bubble, then slowly pick up the paper and pop the bubble on

it. Keep doing this with different colors of paint and you

will get a great colorful bubble print picture!

Bubble Pool-

Need:

Small Backyard Kids Pool

Water

Mr Bubble (Bubble Soap)

Bubble Toys

Add bubble soap to empty kids pool. Fill with water. Add

various bubble toys like empty bottles, straws, hoops,

string, etc. Creates a BUBBLE wonderland, right in the back

yard.

Flyswatter Bubbles-

Need:

clean fly swatter

bubble soultion

My kids love bubbles, but they were to young to " blow " a

bubble with a normal bubble wand. So I filled a shallow

plastic bowl with bubble stuff and provided each child with

a new clean flyswatter (the plastic and wire type - I

bought mine at walmart in a 3 pack for 1.99) they dip the

end in and then swish it through the air creating tons of

bubbles! they love it- a tip: stand each child far enough

apart that they don't swat each other!

Bubble Blower-

Need:

Plastic ring holder from a six-pack

shallow pan

dishwashing soap and water

Take the plastic ring holder and dip it in the dish soap

and then wave the rings around to make bubbles.

Bubble Art-

Need:

3 or 4 small containers of bubbles

3 or 4 different colors of tempera paint

white construction paper (one for each child)

old play clothes

plain wood picture frames

(buttons

glitter or anything else like that to glue onto the frames)

First,add a little bit of the paint to each bottle just

until the bubbles have changed to that color - be careful

to not add too much. Lay the pieces of construction paper

on the ground outside preferably on a flat surface. Let the

children lightly blow the bubbles onto their individual

pieces of paper and taking turns using the different

colors. Let the papers dry and display!

Optional: If you want a fun way to display your artwork,

take inexpensive wood frames, and let the kids decorate

them by gluing buttons, stickers and glitter onto them!

Bubble Babies-

Need:

Polaroid camera

clear Leggs egg shaped containers

construction paper

crayons

clear tape

Take a polaroid picture of each child or baby dressed only

in a swimsuit or diaper. After the Polaroids are dry, cut

around the child in a circle that is a bit smaller than the

diameter of the Leggs " bubble " . Help the children make a

bathtub shape near the bottom of the sheet of construction

paper with crayons and construction paper. Then tape the

picture of the child above the tub and put the clear Leggs

container over the picture, adhering it with tape. This

gives the effect of children floating in bubbles above the

tub. This makes a great bulletin board idea for preschools

or nurseries also.

Another great website for Activities:

" 101 Activities to Do With Your Toddler "

http://www.arkcity.com/pat/101things.html

" Most of these activities can be done at home with little or no expense. "

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[Guest guest]

We bought my son a turtle sandbox and we play a game where we hide toys in the

sand and see who can find the most first. He loves it and his ocupasional

therapist said she thought it's good sensory therapy for him. I like the bubble

ideas too. Kate

>

> Please share more if you have them! I have this posted to our fb and twitter

Cherab pages

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=14788 & post=81550 & uid=115029735601#post81\

550 http://twitter.com/TheLateTalker

>

> Summer's here -why not have fun and at the same time get some therapy in

(without them knowing Bubbles are just one example. I'll share a few links

and perhaps others can share more!

>

> Idea Box

> Early Childhood Education And Activity Resources

> http://www.theideabox.com/

>

> Bubble Recipes

> http://www.theideabox.com/Bubble_Art.html

>

> Beluga Bubbles-

>

> Need:

>

> 1 C. Warm Water

> 1/4 C. Blue Dishwashing Liquid

> 1 Tsp. Salt

>

> Combine all ingredients. Mix well until salt dissolves.

>

>

> Best Bubble Solution-

>

> Need:

>

> 1 c Water

> 2 tb Light Karo syrup OR 2 Tablespoons Glycerin

> 4 tb Dishwashing liquid

>

> Mix together and have fun!

>

>

> Bubble Mix #2-

>

> Need:

>

> 1/2 C. Water

> 1/2 C. Liquid Detergent

> 1 Tbl. Cooking Oil

>

> Mix together and use

>

>

> Bubble Bubble Pop Pop!-

>

> Need:

>

> bubble solution

> white paper

> food coloring

>

> Take bubble solution, white construction paper, shallow

> pans, and food coloring outside with your child. Pour

> bubble solution into several shallow pans. Squeeze drops of

> different color food coloring into each pan. Help your

> child dip the bubble wand into the pan and blow bubbles

> onto the paper - make sure you use all the colors!

>

>

> Colored Bubbles-

>

> Need:

>

> dishwashing detergent

> food coloring or washable paint

> a straw

> paper

> shallow pan

>

> Mix about 1/2 dishwashing detergent, and 1/3 of water in a

> shallow pan(cold or hot)mix any kind of food coloring until

> you get the ideal color you want. If you use paint, make

> sure it is washable. Go outside with the pan full of the

> colored bubble mixture. tip one end of the strw in the pan,

> lift it up, and blow through the other side to create a

> bubble, then slowly pick up the paper and pop the bubble on

> it. Keep doing this with different colors of paint and you

> will get a great colorful bubble print picture!

>

>

> Bubble Pool-

>

> Need:

>

> Small Backyard Kids Pool

> Water

> Mr Bubble (Bubble Soap)

> Bubble Toys

>

> Add bubble soap to empty kids pool. Fill with water. Add

> various bubble toys like empty bottles, straws, hoops,

> string, etc. Creates a BUBBLE wonderland, right in the back

> yard.

>

>

> Flyswatter Bubbles-

>

> Need:

>

> clean fly swatter

> bubble soultion

>

> My kids love bubbles, but they were to young to " blow " a

> bubble with a normal bubble wand. So I filled a shallow

> plastic bowl with bubble stuff and provided each child with

> a new clean flyswatter (the plastic and wire type - I

> bought mine at walmart in a 3 pack for 1.99) they dip the

> end in and then swish it through the air creating tons of

> bubbles! they love it- a tip: stand each child far enough

> apart that they don't swat each other!

>

>

> Bubble Blower-

>

> Need:

>

> Plastic ring holder from a six-pack

> shallow pan

> dishwashing soap and water

>

> Take the plastic ring holder and dip it in the dish soap

> and then wave the rings around to make bubbles.

>

> Bubble Art-

>

> Need:

>

> 3 or 4 small containers of bubbles

> 3 or 4 different colors of tempera paint

> white construction paper (one for each child)

> old play clothes

> plain wood picture frames

> (buttons

> glitter or anything else like that to glue onto the frames)

>

> First,add a little bit of the paint to each bottle just

> until the bubbles have changed to that color - be careful

> to not add too much. Lay the pieces of construction paper

> on the ground outside preferably on a flat surface. Let the

> children lightly blow the bubbles onto their individual

> pieces of paper and taking turns using the different

> colors. Let the papers dry and display!

>

> Optional: If you want a fun way to display your artwork,

> take inexpensive wood frames, and let the kids decorate

> them by gluing buttons, stickers and glitter onto them!

>

>

> Bubble Babies-

>

> Need:

>

> Polaroid camera

> clear Leggs egg shaped containers

> construction paper

> crayons

> clear tape

>

>

> Take a polaroid picture of each child or baby dressed only

> in a swimsuit or diaper. After the Polaroids are dry, cut

> around the child in a circle that is a bit smaller than the

> diameter of the Leggs " bubble " . Help the children make a

> bathtub shape near the bottom of the sheet of construction

> paper with crayons and construction paper. Then tape the

> picture of the child above the tub and put the clear Leggs

> container over the picture, adhering it with tape. This

> gives the effect of children floating in bubbles above the

> tub. This makes a great bulletin board idea for preschools

> or nurseries also.

>

>

> Another great website for Activities:

>

> " 101 Activities to Do With Your Toddler "

> http://www.arkcity.com/pat/101things.html

>

> " Most of these activities can be done at home with little or no expense. "

>

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