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WHALES IN THE OCEAN |
A fun activity to do with your children is to
make a bottle ocean with whales inside. |
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Take a large clear soda bottle and fill it half-way with water. |
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To make the water blue, let your child add a few drops of
blue food coloring. |
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Next, take two small balloons and partially fill them with
air. |
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Tie off the ends of the balloons. |
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Squeeze the small balloons into the bottle. |
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Screw on the bottles cap. |
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Have your children take turns holding the bottle and tipping
it up and down to create waves. |
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Children love watching the whales bob up and down in the ocean.
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WAVE MACHINE
Another fun ocean project to do with preschoolers,
is to make a wave machine. You will need a plastic jar with
lid, water, blue food coloring and some mineral oil for this
project. |
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Fill the jar two-thirds full with water. |
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Add a couple of drops of blue food coloring and mix well. |
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Fill the rest of the jar with mineral oil. Get rid of as many
air bubble s as you can. |
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Secure the lid tightly. |
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Have your children hold the bottle sideways and gently tip
it, creating delightful wave actions. |
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OCEAN PLAY AREA
Turn the space under a card table into an ocean
hideout for your child. |
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First, hang some blue crepe paper streamers or twisty ribbon
all around the table so that it hangs down to the floor. |
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Next, place some pillow "rocks" inside for your
sea creatures. |
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Provide your child with some plastic or stuffed sea animals
to place in the den. |
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Decorate with pictures of the sea and place books about the
sea inside. |
You'll be surprised how much time your child will
spend in his/her underwater space. |
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For a special treat, provide "fish" crackers for
an underwater snack. |
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