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WATER
PAINTING
Invite your children to try one or more of these activities.
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Sidewalk Painting: Use water and various sizes of brushes
to paint designs on a sidewalk or patio. |
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Fuzzy Pictures: Draw pictures on white
paper using water based markers. Paint over the pictures
with water and watch the outlines soften. |
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Colored Water Designs: Add drops of food coloring to
water. Use it to paint designs on white paper towels or
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BUBBLE
PRINTS
Here are three fun bubble activities for your children
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Bubble Wrap Prints: Brush tempera paint over
the top of bubble wrap. Gently press paper on top
of the paint, and then lift to reveal bubble prints. |
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Bubble Popping Prints: Mix bubble solution with
tempera paint or food coloring and place large paper
on the ground outdoors. Blow bubbles and let them
pop on the paper to create prints. |
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Bowl Bubble Prints: Mix bubble solution with
paint or food coloring in a small, sturdy bowl.
Blow into the solution with a straw until bubbles
rise to the rim. Cover the top of the bowl with
paper, and then lift to discover prints. |
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EXPLORING
WATER
Fill a large tub with water to use for these activities.
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Add common kitchen utensils for water play, such
as plastic measuring cups, funnels, turkey basters,
squeeze bottles, sieves, and sponges. |
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Provide objects that sink and objects that float.
Can your children predict which will be sinkers
and which will be floaters? |
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Include objects that absorb water and objects
that don’t. Encourage predicting which will absorb
and which won’t. |
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EXPLORING
BUBBLES
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Make your own bubble solution. To 2½ quarts
water, add ½ cup dishwashing liquid plus
2 teaspoons light corn syrup. Pour the solution
into a pail for outdoor use. |
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Use objects that have holes in them for bubble
makers: slotted spoons, plastic berry baskets, plastic
six-pack holders, and so forth. |
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Add liquid soap to a pan of water and place the
pan in a sunny spot. Using straws, blow bubbles
in the water and look for tiny rainbows in the bubbles.
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WATER PLAY
Let your children enjoy these playtime activities.
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Wash ’n’ Dry: Wash doll clothes in a tub
of sudsy water and rinse. Hang the clothes to dry on a
clothesline strung at the children’s level. |
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Car Wash: Use sponges and buckets of water
to clean bikes, trikes, and wagons. For toy cars and trucks,
wash with water and cotton balls. |
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Water Works: Help with cleaning tasks,
such as washing plastic dishes, sponging off the snack
table, or washing outdoor areas with a hose.
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WATER
MOVEMENT FUN
Invite your children to try one or more of the following activities.
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Put on bathing suits and run through the sprinkler. |
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Try hitting an outdoor target using squeeze bottles
filled with water. |
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Float around the room like bubbles while listening
to music. |
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WATER
SNACKS
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Let your children help make soup by adding prepared
veggies to a pot of water. |
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Together, measure and stir water into a soft-drink
mix. Serve in small cups. |
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Mix juice with sparkling water for a bubbly beverage.
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SPLISH SPLASH
Tune: Frere Jacques
Splish, Splash
Splish, Splash
In the tub,
In the tub.
I just love water play.
I could splish and splash all day.
In the tub,
In the tub.
Jean Warren
Continue with two additional verses.
The song stays the same only “In the tub” changes.
Second verse: In the lake (or ocean).
Third verse: In rain puddles. |
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