N is for Noodle Necklace

 

Noodle necklace - fun for all ages! Take some noodles, dye them fun colors and make a necklace!

Here's the Recipe we used to dye our noodles:

What You Need:

• rubbing alcohol
• noodles
• ziplock bags (cheap bags will leak, I speak from experience)
• food coloring

What You Do:

1. Add noodles to bag.
2. Add 1/8 c alcohol for every 1/2 c noodles.
3. Add food coloring until you get the desired color.
4. Shake bags a bunch.
5. If needed, add more food coloring.
6. Dry overnight, spread out on a paper towel

M is for Maraca

I found this fun idea on pinterest (where else right?). It has been a favorite around our house all week and it was so easy! I think I might need to make a class set for when I start doing classes again. These would also be great for singing time at church!

All you do is fill an Easter egg with something small and hard (beads, beans, rice, etc.). Then sandwich it with two plastic spoons and wrap in fun duct tape. Awesome!

Dr. Seuss Math

 One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

For older kids - work on patterns

For younger kids - work on colors, matching, and counting

Dr. Seuss & Read Across America

 March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's birthday and National Read Across America Day. It is a day devoted to encouraging literacy and reading in honor of one of our nation's most beloved authors. We will be celebrating by doing Dr. Seuss activities this week and hanging out at our local library this Saturday. If you are looking for some good Dr. Seuss activities to do, here are some we've done in the past.

10 Apples Up on Top

Cat in the Hat hats

The Lorax plant holders (from Little Birdie Secrets)

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish venn diagram

Green Eggs and Ham

Cat in the Hat bow ties

We plan on spending the day reading in lots of fun places and in lots of fun ways. I hope you will participate this year!

M is for Magnet Math

We love exploring with magnets - seeing what sticks and what doesn't, talking about why some metal things work and some don't, talking about why some things that don't seem metal (i.e. pipe cleaners) but still stick, etc. 

This year we also added a little bit of math to our magnet fun. I cut up pipe cleaners into little pieces. Then, the girls tried to see how many they could get to stick on. After, we counted how many pipe cleaners were stuck to our magnet. It was good for practicing counting to high numbers.