Northwest Supported Child Development Nechako, Stuart, Lakes Districts, Bulkley Valley & Hazeltons & Area
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ART
Nature Weaving
Materials: collect sticks
for each loom. 1/4 to 3/4
inch diameter sticks will
work well and the length
will depend on the size
and shape of the loom you plan to
make.
Yarn (any color), flowers, grass, bark,
leaves, cones or other materials
collected from nature
FREE -Training Available
Child-care providers can access
online training at no cost through
Open School BC:
Optional: beads, feathers
To create loom ADULT (or older
children) - Lash the sticks
together with yarn to create the base
of the loom.
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Pull tight as you wrap the yarn in a
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criss-cross fashion around the two
Tie a piece of yarn around one of the
corners and begin wrapping it around
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the loom. Beads can be added before
wrapping the yarn.
Wrapping it around the stick twice
will help keep the yarn taut and
prevent it from sliding on the sticks.
Tie the yarn off on one of the corners
when you reach the other side of the
loom.
Children – After collecting materials
from nature children weave them
through the loom. You can remove the
materials and redecorate another day!
Bow Flowers
(Process Art)
Materials: paint poured onto a
plate, bows, paper, thick paint
brush
Children dip the bows in the
paint (holding on to the tab on
the back) and then press onto the
paper. Some children will want to
brush rather than stamp – that’s ok.
When they are finished stamping,
they can do a swipe of green paint to
create flower stems.
Sponge Stamped Freight
Trains
Literacy Connections:
Freight Train by Donald Crews.
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Kitchen sponges
Scissors
Tempera paint
Plates
White paper 12 inches x 18
(inches or larger)
Black marker
Small circular object to stamp
on wheels or black sticky dots.
Adult Prep: Cut the sponges into the
shape and size you will need.
Squirt tempera paint onto paper
plates and place one rectangular
sponge near each color.
Place white paper onto the table to be
stamped.
Dip the sponges into the paint and
stamp them onto your paper to create
a train.
Optional: Have the book open on the
table as they stamp so they can copy
the color pattern from the story.
To make the engine, stamp the sponge
with black paint horizontally and then
vertically.
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Finally, to make the wheels, dip the
small, circular object into black paint
and add wheels to each train car.
Use black marker to draw lines to
connect cars.
Window Screen Printing and Painting
Materials: screens, paint, paint
brushes, and paper
Lay screens on the ground.
Method 1: Paint on
the screen and then
press paper on top
of the screen to
make a print.
Playing outside lets children use all
their senses – sight, sound, touch,
smell, and yes even taste
Learning about many different
concepts, like hot/cold or dark/light
can easily be taught outdoors
Outdoors provides that opportunity to
jump, run, hop, shout, which expends a
lot of energy..
Children use their imaginations when
playing outdoors and can spark many
creative ideas
Outdoor Water Activities
Method 2: Place paper
under the screen and then
paint.
Benefits of Outdoor Play
There are many benefits of being
outdoors for children.
Outdoor play supports all aspects of
children’s development - physical,
social, emotional, intellectual.
Being outdoors helps children learn
about nature, weather, animals, plants,
and lifecycles.
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Ice Treasures
Materials and Prep: small hammers,
different sized containers filled with
water and small toys. Freeze.
Optional – safety glasses
Run water over the container to get
the ice chunk out.
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Children use small hammers to break
up the ice and get to the treasures.
Sponge Transfer (Builds hand
strength)
Materials: 2 buckets and sponges
Place the buckets on opposite sides of
the yard. Fill up one bucket with
water. Give children sponges and
show them how to wring or squeeze
the water out.
Ask children if they think they fill the
empty bucket by soaking the sponges,
running to the empty bucket, and
wringing or squeezing out the water.
Now, give a try.
Paint the Fence or House
Materials: bucket of water,
large paint brushes (the kind
we use to paint walls, fences
etc.)
Children paint the surfaces
with water.
Benefits:
Easy and fun - a great way to practice
crossing mid-line when you encourage
painting from one side of the body to
the other.
Sun Safety
Too much sun can be harmful. Babies
or children can sunburn in only 15
minutes depending on the UV index
value. If the UV index is low (from 02), the risk of getting too much sun is
low, and minimal protection is
required. If outside for more than one
hour, wear sunglasses and sunscreen.
If the UV index is between 3 and 7,
you need protection. A UV index
higher than 8 calls for extra
protection.
Go to the following website for more
information: http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/childenfant/play-jeu-eng.php#a41
Painting on a vertical surface
strengths shoulder and arm muscles.
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The Benefits of
Swinging
Swinging strengthens core and
helps with the development of
balance.
o The rocking motion of swinging
stimulates the cerebral cortex,
the part of the brain that helps
them focus.
o Swinging offers help with sensory
integration, which is how the brain
organizes and interprets
information. Sensory Integration
provides a foundation for later,
more complex learning and
behavior.
o Swinging is calming!
o Swinging encourages social
interaction and development.
o The movement of swinging helps
develop perceptual skills.
o Swinging increases spatial
awareness.
o Swinging helps develop gross
motor skills – pumping legs,
running, jumping, etc.
o Swinging helps develop fine motor
skills – grip strength, hand, arm,
and finger coordination.
NOTE: Children have different
sensory needs and some children may
be over sensitive to movement, which
does not make swinging a pleasant
experience. For more information
about sensory needs go to:
http://www.hanen.org/HelpfulInfo/Articles/Helping-Your-ChildCope-with-his-Sensory-Needs.aspx
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Flower Fine Motor Tray
Promotes hand eye
coordination
Materials: a colander, bunches
of artificial flowers, scissors,
and floral foam in a half circle
shape
Start by flipping the colander
over on top of the floral foam.
Snip the flowers and lay them
out ready for play.
Variation: Omit the floral
foam and encourage children
to push stems of long grass or
wild flowers through the holes
in colander.
Summer Sensory Bin
Materials: real grass, real or fabric
flowers, plastic bugs (or some real
ones if the bin is outside, child sized
scissors (to cut the grass), interesting
rocks, wooden eggs, fabric nest.
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Popcorn Math
they will occupy less space than when
they are inflated.
SIMPIFY: Reduce the number of
kernels.
Yogurt Bars
Materials: a bag of un-popped
popcorn kernels and 2 containers that
are the same size (the ones that are
pictured are very small but would not
work for 100 kernels – try mason jars.
For children who are able, have them
count out sets of 10 into 20 small
containers so that you have 100
kernels for each jar. If children are
older encourage them to count 100
kernels by 2's, 5's and 10's.
Put 100 un-popped kernels in one of
the jars. Then pop the remaining 100
and put them in the second jar.
Note: you might want to pop 100
kernels or so and then have the
children count them.
You can introduce language such as
volume (Volume is the amount of
space occupied by an object.) Both
containers have the same number of
kernels but they expand (another
great word) when they pop.
Ingredients:
1 Cup of Greek Yogurt
1 Cup of Toppings: Mix-andMatch:
Berries – strawberries, blueberries,
raspberries, cherries, cranberries,
etc.
Nuts – pistachios, pecans, almonds,
cashews, etc. (IF CHILDREN ARE
OLD ENOUGH TO EAT)
Other ideas – cinnamon, shredded
coconut, granola, dark chocolate, etc.
Wax Paper, Cookie Sheet
Spread a thick layer of yogurt on the
wax paper. (less than half an inch
thick but thicker than a quarter of an
inch). Sprinkle nuts, fruit , extras,
etc. Freeze overnight. In the
morning, crack the bar into
pieces. Store these in a freezer safe
air-tight bag.
Another Connection: -- balloons will
have the same result! When deflated,
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