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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
to try.
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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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I LOVE TO PLAY IN THE WATER
Tune: “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
I love to play in the
water.
I love to splash it around.
I love to blow tiny bubbles
And watch them float down to the ground.
Bubbles, bubbles,
I love to blow them around, around.
Bubbles, bubbles,
They float and they pop on the ground!
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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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