4.
Bird Feeders
Make bird feeders with pine cones rolled in peanut butter
and then bird seed. Let children decide where to hang them in the
trees.
7.
Fry an Egg!
For a really HOT day-
go outside and fry an egg on the sidewalk! Talk about how the sidewalk/blacktop
absorb the heat.
12.
Create a Color
Provide plastic test tubes (or small bowls but tubes
are easier), beakers, and eyedroppers, and water...In the beakers, fill
with colored water (use the primary colors). Watch as the children mix
the colors in the test tubes to create new colors!!! It keeps their attention
for long periods of time!!
15.
Summer Carnival
Have a summer carnival with some friends! Have inexpensive
prizes and games such as Fish Pond; throwing balls to knock over blocks;
balance beam; relay races etc.
20.
Splatter Art
Take an old sheet, hang from a fence. Give the
kids paint brushes and let them flick paint onto the sheet. (Don't
stand behind them!) Let the kids wear swim suits or long paint shirt!
Click on the numbers to get back to the calendar!
22.
Alphabet Book
One fun way to help with letter recognition is to make
an Alphabet Book. Each week choose a new letter to work on. Write the upper
and lower case letter on a piece of white paper, then go through
old magazines to find pictures that begin with that letter. Let them cut
them out and glue them on the paper which helps them improve their cutting
skills too! Use a 3 hole punch and put it into a folder or notebook to
make a book. They will love to look at it over and over.
25.
Birdseed Garden
Place a sponge soaked with water
in a plastic plate or bowl and allow child to sprinke it with birdseeds.
Place the plate in a sunny place and watch for the seeds to sprout! The
seeds will continue to sprout as long as the child keeps water in the plate.
You may want to cover the sponge loosely with plastic wrap the first couple
of days.
29.
Back to School "Backwards" Dinner
On the first day of school every year have a "Back to
School" dinner. Eat backwards! Dessert comes first. Kids think this is
great. It helps to make the end of summer just a little more fun. You might
rarely get past dessert and rolls but always include a big glass of milk.
What a memory maker it is!!!