Summer Activities

Artsy Monday

Here are some activities and tips you can use when travelling with little ones.

You can print some activities to keep the little ones busy from Crayola. They also have excellent tips for parents travelling with kids. I used these for my kids while I was travelling and they did a good job of keeping them happy. http://www.crayola.com/parents/travel/

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Cooking Tuesday

Strawberry Mouse

What you will need :
Strawberries
Twizzler candy
Gum drops
Chocolate chips
What to do:
1.Cut the bottom of a strawberry to create a base for the mouse.2.Cut two gum drops in half . One gum drop will make 2 ears, and the other one will make two feet. Insert the cut gumdrop into the strawberry to make its ears.
Place the other halves to make its feet.
3.Cut the tip of another gum drop to make the mouse's nose.
4.Insert two chocolate chips to make the mouses eyes.
5.Use the twizzler candy to make a tail for the mouse.

Say cheese!!, now you have a Strawberry mouse.

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Virtual Wednesday

A virtual African Safari - The World's First Virtual Game Reserve uses webcams to display wild animals using real time streaming video . Check it out at http://www.africam.com/

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Scientific Thursday

Rising Paper Magic


You will need:
Tissue paper pieces
Comb
Steps:
1.Charge up the comb by rubbing it against a sweater or your hair about 15 times.
2. Now hold the comb over the pieces of tissue paper.
3. Notice what happens ... the tissue paper pieces will be lifted upto the comb as if by magic.
This happens because of static electircity that is created when you rub the comb on your hair or the sweater.

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Fun Fridays

Amaze your friends and family with these cool juggling tricks.Watch Nick and Dave as they teach their friend Pilar to juggle.Watch the video here and learn to juggle.