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Learn about recycling

Materials:

Directions:

To learn about recycling, have the children sort different objects in the appropriate bin – trash or recycling.  They can use tweezers to pick up the objects and place them in the bins to help develop fine motor skills.  Be sure to talk about why each object was placed in each bin.

Earth Sun Catcher

Materials:

Directions:

  1. Cut a circle out of black circle making a circle frame.  For ours, we cut the outer circle to be 11 inches in diameter and the inner circle to be 10 inches in diameter.
  2. Cut a circle out of contact paper that it slightly larger than the inner circle of the frame.  For ours, we cut the contact paper to be 10.5 inches in diameter.
  3. Peel the contact paper backing off and stick to the circle frame.  If you are not doing the project immediately, then you can put the contact paper backing onto the contact paper to keep it sticky.
  4. Cut blue and green cellophane into squares and different shapes.
  5. Stick the cellophane onto the contact paper covering it completely.
  6. Hang in a window to enjoy!

Bee Puppet

Materials:

  • Small circle cut out of yellow cardstock
  • Medium circle cut out of yellow cardstock
  • Googly eyes
  • Glue stick or school glue
  • Black marker, colored pencil or crayon
  • Black pipecleaner
  • Popsicle stick
  • Hot glue gun

Instructions:

  1. Trace a small circle and a medium circle on a piece of yellow cardstock.  Cut the circles out.
  2. Glue the small circle to the front of the medium circle.
  3. Draw stripes on your bee body and a mouth on your bee face.
  4. Glue googly eyes onto your bee face.
  5. Have an adult use a hot glue gun to glue antenna onto the head using pipe cleaners and attach the popsicle stick to the back.

Rainbow Straw Necklace

Materials:

Instructions:

  1. Cut the yarn into about 18 inch segments.  Put a piece of tape on the end.  The tape will help prevent the straws from falling off the end.
  2. Cut the straws into smaller segments.  We cut them into about 1 1/2 inch segments.
  3. String the straw pieces onto the yarn.
  4. When finished stringing, tie the two ends of the yarn together.

Rainbow Funfetti Cupcake

Ingredients: (Makes 3 cupcakes)

  • ½ cup cake flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sprinkles
  • Vanilla frosting
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Airhead Extremes

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  3. Add oil, milk, vanilla and vinegar. Stir to combine.
  4. Fold in sprinkles.
  5. Pour into cupcake liners.
  6. Bake 14-17 minutes.
  7. After cupcakes have cooled, top with frosting and decorate with marshmallow clouds and Airhead rainbows.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

Ingredients: (Makes 2 ice cream sandwiches)

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon applesauce
  • ½ cup flour
  • ¼ cup quick oats
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • A pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
  • 2 scoops of ice cream

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a large bowl, combine butter and brown sugar until mixture is smooth.
  3. Add oil and vanilla. Mix well.
  4. Add applesauce and mix until all wet ingredients are combined.
  5. Add flour, oatmeal, baking soda and salt. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
  6. Add chocolate chips and mix.
  7. Scoop cookies into 1 inch balls and place on parchment paper. Flatten slightly.
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  9. After cookies have cooled, put one scoop of ice cream on top of a cookie and top with a second cookie.  Enjoy!

Flamingo Ring Toss

Materials:

Instructions:

  1. Stand the plastic flamingos up.  If it is nice outside and there is a space, you can put them directly in the ground.  If there is not a space for this, then you could add sand to a mason jar, drill two holes in the lid (for the flamingo legs), and slide the flamingo inside.
  2. Toss rings around the flamingo’s neck.

Fairy Pixie Dust

Materials:

Instructions:

  1. Add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together.
  2. Slowly add coconut oil and essential oil (optional) to the dry mixture, whisking immediately.
  3. Separate the mixture into 4 bowls.
  4. Add food coloring to each bowl and mix well.
  5. Layer each color in an airtight container, gently pressing the fizzy bath salts down to make a level surface for the next layer.
  6. Decorate a label and add to the jar.