| Craft: Colored Bubbles
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| | one back wins or set a time limit and
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| Activities: Flyswatter Bubbles, Cotton
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| | whoever gets the most cotton balls. You
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| Ball Pickup, Balloon Water Fun
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| | can also play with teams!ACTIVITY:
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| Snack: Chewy Popcorn Balls
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| | Balloon Water FunNeed:
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| Reading Selection: The Twenty-One
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| | waterguns
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| Balloons by William Pene du BoisCRAFT:
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| | balloons
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| Colored BubblesNeed:
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| | pennies or small objects
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| dishwashing detergent
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| | string
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| food coloring or washable paint
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| | markers
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| a straw
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| | clothes lineDirections:
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| paper
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| | Children will love these fun targets
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| shallow panDirections:
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| | they can squirt with water guns. Insert a
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| Mix about 1/2 dishwashing detergent, and
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| | few pennies in a balloon. Blow it up and
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| 1/3 of water in a shallow pan(cold or
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| | attach a string. Tie the string to a
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| hot)mix any kind of food coloring until
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| | clothes line. To make it more fun, faces
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| you get the ideal color you want. If you
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| | or bulls eyes may be drawn on the
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| use paint, make sure it is washable. Go
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| | balloon. Hang many balloons of varying
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| outside with the pan full of the colored
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| | sizes and string lengths to increase the
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| bubble mixture. tip one end of the straw
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| | challenge. Stand back and take aim!SNACK:
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| in the pan, lift it up, and blow through
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| | Chewy Popcorn BallsNeed:
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| the other side to create a bubble, then
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| | 1/2 cup sugar
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| slowly pick up the paper and pop the
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| | 1/2 cup light corn syrup
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| bubble on it. Keep doing this with
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| | 4 Tbs. margarine
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| different colors of paint and you will
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| | 1/2 tsp. salt
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| get a great colorful bubble print
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| | 8 cups popped popcornDirections:
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| picture!You can also use the straw to
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| | Place the sugar, light corn syrup,
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| blow a lot of bubbles in the pan and then
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| | margarine, and salt in a large saucepan.
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| place a piece of paper over the top to
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| | Cook over medium-high heat, stirring
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| 'absorb' the bubbles. It will leave a
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| | constantly, until the mixture reaches a
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| nice print!!ACTIVITY: Flyswatter
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| | steady simmer. Add the popped popcorn to
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| BubblesNeed:
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| | the mixture, stirring until all the
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| clean fly swatter
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| | popcorn in entirely coated. Remove from
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| bubble solutionDirections:
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| | the stove and let cool. Fill a
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| Fill a shallow plastic bowl with bubble
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| | medium-sized bowl with water. Dip your
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| stuff and provide each child with a new
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| | hands in the water and shape the popcorn
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| clean flyswatter. Have them dip the end
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| | into balls, about the size of a tennis
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| in and then swish it through the air
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| | ball. Place the balls on a sheet of wax
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| creating tons of bubbles!ACTIVITY: Cotton
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| | paper and after they are completely cool,
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| Ball PickupNeed:
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| | place each in a plastic bag or wrap in
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| Cotton balls
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| | plastic wrap.Reading Selection: The
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| vaseline
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| | Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du
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| string (or handkerchief)Directions:
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| | Bois This is a great children's story to
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| Spread out cotton balls in a designated
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| | go along with these ideas!Pam Lester is
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| area. Each player has their hands behind
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| | the owner and creator of The site offers
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| their backs, or hands in their pockets
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| | free kids crafts, recipes, games and
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| and vaseline on their nose. When the game
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| | activities for parents, teachers and
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| begins, the player walks to a cotton
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| | caregivers. Please visit for more great
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| ball, bends down and picks up the cotton
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| | ideas!
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| ball with their nose. Either the first
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