Monday, June 8, 2009

Graduation Week Activities

Since I will be travelling for the Summer, I will post all the weeks daily activities at beginning of the week on Mondays.

Artsy Monday: Graduation Cards


For most schools this will be the Graduation week .

Check out some cool electronic cards as well as printable Graduation cards to color from Crayola.


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Cooking Tuesday : Grad Caps

I found this fun recipe to make :Chocolate Grad Caps at Familyfun.com. It is very easy to make , the kids will be very happy to help.


RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Miniature peanut butter cups
Frosting or peanut butter
Chocolate-covered graham crackers,or Hersheys chocolate bar pieces.
Fruit leather

1. Place a miniature peanut butter cup, bottom up, on a plate. Top with a small dollop of frosting or peanut butter, then press on a chocolate-covered graham cracker.

2. For a tassel, tightly roll up a small square of fruit leather. Cut fringe on one end and attach the other end to the center of the graham cracker with another dab of frosting or peanut butter.

Watch a video of how to make these at Familyfun.com

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Virtual Wednesday: Gumi Bear Song

Check this very popular Gumi Bear song for kids. My kids love it and want to listen to it over and over again.


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Scientific Thursday: How to suck an egg into a bottle

How to suck an egg into a bottle : This is a very cool experiment to learn about pressure. I found a great video of the experiment at Videojug.com. We tried it at home , and it does work. The kids were very excited.

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Fun Friday:
Intel Museum: Make a Musical Greeting Card

Intel Museum in Santa Clara has a free class for kids to build a remote control roMake a Musical Greeting card. It is this Saturday 6/13/2009 . To register for the class call (408) 765- 0503 . Their address is 2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA.

Michaels Stores: Make a T-shirt for Fathers Day.
June 14, 2009 - June 14, 2009, 1:00pm - 3:00pm Use your hand to make a special T-shirt for dad to wear. Just purchase the T-shirt of your choice for $2.50 and decorate it for FREE using Michaels paint supplies! Powered by Tulip. Click here for you location and then check This Stores Events.