This blog is intended as an organized weekly plan of things to do with your young children. This is the plan we use, however due to life happening, we generally do not get through everything listed for the week. Some weeks when we have more time available than planned for, we pull things from previous weeks that we didn't get to or that we really enjoyed.

Please use these plans as a guide and not as a rigid to do list. If the weather is good, please go out and enjoy it and don't feel you need to do anything I suggested. Adapt the items as necessary to meet your families' needs.

Please use wisdom in doing these activities as I am not liable for anything that may happen to anyone in the performance or avoidance of doing these activities.

Friday, January 17, 2014

January 19 - 25 -- Snowflakes and Snowmen

Song”Once There Was A Snowman (a fun activity song) or Frosty the Snowman”
SnackA melted snowman (carrots, raisins, and water (save water bottle for next week)), hot chocolate
Reading”A Perfect Snowman” by McDaniels, Preston

MondaySnowmen luminaries and Snowman slam game Fun glowing snowmen and a stacking and knocking down game you can make with your children..  Supplies: Snowmen luminaries (white paper, tape, orange and black paper or markers, battery operated tea light) and Snowman slam game (disposable cups, tape, orange and black paper or markers, socks rolled into a ball).
Active moment: Boxing / Snowman slam knocking down moves

TuesdaySnowflake window clings Sparkly window clings you make to go on your window..  Supplies: Snowflake image, wax paper, sparkly dimensional fabric paint..
Active moment: Burpee jump ups to "Once There Was A Snowman", although I will probably skip the plank / pushup portion

WednesdayCut out snowflakes. Put up the snowflake window clings. Cut out some big and little snowflakes in preparation for tomorrow's activities. Cut out some extra just for fun. If the cutting is too hard for the children (due to paper thickness), have them draw on the paper where they would like you to cut..  Supplies: Paper, scissors, pencil (optional).
Active moment: Twirling like snowflakes do as they fall. Jumping Jacks to catch the snowflakes.

ThursdaySnowflake ballerinas and Snowflake trains  Use snowflakes for tutus for cute ballerinas. Use snowflakes for the wheels and smoke for trains. Color the ballerinas. Glue the trains together on a paper. I had intentions of doing this for Christmas and using the ballerinas as ornaments on the tree and hooking the train and cars together as a garland to go around the tree.  Supplies: Colored paper, scissors, glue, crayons, ballerina template.
Active moment: Ballet dancing or Conga linelike a train

FridaySnow paint snowmen (or snowboys and snow girls) Use this fun puffy paint (NON-edible) to paint snowmen and other things snow..  Supplies: Shaving cream, white school glue, peppermint extract (optional), iridescent glitter or buffalo snow.
Active moment: Any exercise you want so you can be a fit snowman that can run and play and keep up with the other boys and girls.



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