Make a Duck Pond

It's Spring, so we have been talking about ducks. We even visited a duck pond the other day. My son was so excited to feed the ducks..."Eat ducks-eat", he said.He bursted out in laughter everytime the ducks said,"Quack!".If you have a duck pond where you live, I would encourage you to visit. If you don't have one,you could always "make" your own!

1. Fill a small plastic tub with water, and add blue food coloring.

2.Next, add a little "green" to the pond.

3. Finally,add the ducks...and it is time to play!

Quack,Quack! :)

Extra
~You can always throw in a few tools for pouring...we did!

M is for Mother's Day

This science and art activity makes a fabulous keepsake for "Mother's Day"...or any other special day!


Here is what you will need...

Clay Pots (Wal-Mart has them for under a dollar).
Paint
Q-Tips or Paintbrushes

I almost forgot...the flowers!

(We bought ours at Lowe's, also less than a dollar).

1.Set out the paints,and pots.
Encourage the children to decorate.



2.Allow time for the paint dry.


3.After the paint has dried, help the children add flowers.


Happy Mother's Day!

Comb Painting

As you know, I am all about the Dollar Store. One day, we went to the Dollar Store in search of cool things to paint with. Then...I saw them...a package of combs. Twelve for a dollar...you can't beat that!

1.With combs in hand we gathered everything else we would need for painting...

Plates
Paint
Paper

2.I put paint on the plates and added the combs.

3. I put the paper down and explained that we were going to paint with the combs. I encouraged my son to explore the materials...and he did!

(I found that he used the combs with the thick handles best).

The results were beautiful.
What a great activity for art and motor development!

Try it! :)