Spring Blossoms
Materials:
colored tissue paper
pipe cleaners
scissors
Stack at least four sheets of tissue paper. Cut a square of tissue
paper through all the layers. Fan fold the tissue paper, and wrap a
pipe cleaner around the center (this is the stem). Gently peel a
single layer of tissue paper up. Continue peeling the layers of
paper away from the fan-folded cluster until you have a poppy-shaped
flower.
Daffodils
Materials:
construction paper
scissors
cupcake liners
glue
Trace a five-pointed star outline on construction paper. Have your
youngster cut this out. Glue one cupcake liner to the center of the
construction paper (this forms the daffodil petals). Cut a straight, thin
length of green construction paper for the stem and glue onto back of the
petals.
Tracking Rocks and Minerals
During your next walk or trip to the playground, bring a plastic bag to
collect rock samples. Spread them out at home and compare with photos in a
rock/mineral guide to identify what you collected. A few good guides to
use are Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
or DK Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals.
Write out the identifying information for each item on an index card.
Depending upon the size of each specimen, the rocks can be glued to the
index card (white glue), and the cards can then be mounted on a sheet of
posterboard to create a permanent display for the rock/mineral collection.
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