30 Instant fun "A+" ideas
Gooey Gunk
Water Balloon Yo-Yo
Bathtub Finger Paints
Edible Finger Paints
Grass Head Guy
 

"A+" Ideas

30 fun ideas to do with children.

1. Hum, bark or meow a round of "Row, Row Row Your Boat" or " Are You Sleeping."
  2. Make creative structures out of pretzel sticks - then eat them.
  3. Draw a picture of four things you like.
  4. Skip a rope outside.
  5. Make a bird house out of something around the house and put it up.
  6. Make fun snack sticks with some grapes, banana chunks and pineapple.
  7. Take turns kicking a ball across a masking tape line.
  8. Play indoor catch with a roll of toilet paper.
  9. Listen to a sea shell.
  10. Have the family wear matching colors.
  11. Do the Hokey-Pokey.
  12. Polish your shoes.
  13. Visit or write a note to a lonely person.
  14. Name three things that are red.
  15. Count all your sock.
  16. Collect the orphan socks and make worm puppets.
  17. Make some music: whistle a tune, sing a song, then replace the words with claps, or use pots and pans with wooden spoons to create your own band.
  18. Visit a pet store and look at fish.
  19. Draw a picture of your favorite fish.
  20. Look for butterflies (they shiver when cold.)
  21. Sing a lullaby before bed.
  22. Wash some toys with soapy warm water.
  23. Make a list of words that rhyme with May.
  24. Visit a nursery or green house and look at the spring flowers; or, if it's winter, look at and smell all the different trees.
  25. Make a list of all the different colors of flowers or trees you see in your neighborhood.
  26. Set the dinner table together.
  27. Have your child separate laundry according to color.
  28. Make a collage of the drawn handprints of family members.
  29. Use cookie cutters to cut peanut butter sandwiches.
  30. Make Smurf Milk by adding blue food coloring to a glass of milk.
 
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Gooey Gunk

This slimy, stretchy, gooey recipe has become one of the most popular concoctions of all time.

Ingredients:
 
  • Solution A: 1 cup of water, 1 cup of white glue, and 2 tbs. of liquid tempera paint or 7-10 drops of food coloring
  • Solution B: 1 1/3 cup of warm water, and 4 tsp. of Borax laundry booster.
  1. Mix ingredients in Solution A together in a medium bowl.
  2. In a second medium bowl, mix the ingredients in Solution B together until the Borax is completely dissolved.
  3. Slowly pour Solution A into Solution B (DO NOT MIX!)
  4. Roll Solution A around in Solution B 4-5 times.
  5. Lift Solution A out of Solution B and knead for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Store the Gooey Gunk in an airtight container or plastic ziplock bag.
  7. Have fun.
 
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Water Balloon Yo-Yo

Try this unusual outdoor yo-yo to provide hours of fun

Ingredients: 1 small balloon and 1 large rubber band.
 
  1. Cut the rubber band in half.
  2. Tie a loop securely on one end of the rubber band. It should be big enough to fit around your finger.
  3. Use a garden hose or water faucet to fill the balloon 1/4 of the way with water.
  4. Blow air into the balloon until it is the size of a tennis ball. Tie the balloon shut.
  5. Securely tie the rubber band around the knot on the balloon.
  6. Place the rubber band loop around your middle finger and gently throw the balloon toward the ground. When the balloon springs back toward your hand, try and grab it.
 
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Bathtub Finger Paints

You'll have fun finger painting while getting yourself and the tub clean at the same time.

Ingredients: 1/3 cup of clear, mild liquid dish detergent, 1 Tbs. of cornstarch and food coloring
 
  1. Mix liquid dish detergent and cornstarch together in a small bowl until blended.
  2. Pour the mixture, in equal parts, into several sections of a plastic ice cube tray.
  3. Add 1-2 drops of food coloring to each section of the tray and mix with a small spoon.
  4. Have some good, clean fun!
 
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Edible Finger Paints

Great for babies and toddlers! All you need is vanilla pudding and food coloring. Very safe and very yummy!
 
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Grass Head Guy

You'll be amazed to watch these cute little guys grow hair that you can cut and style.

Ingredients: a nylon stocking, 6 tbs. of potting soil, 2 tbs. of grass seed, 1 plastic yogurt container, 2 google eyes, glue, waterproof markers and water.
 
  1. Cut a 4-inch long piece of nylon stocking, including the toe. Spoon grass seed into the stocking.
  2. Pour potting soil into the stocking until you have a ball of soil that is about 2 inches in diameter.
  3. Tie a knot in the stocking so that the soil will hold its ball shape. (Do not cut the tail off the stocking.)
  4. Glue a set of google eyes on your Grass Head Guy and then draw a nose and mouth using waterproof markers.
  5. Pour 1 to 2 inches of water into the bottom of the yogurt container.
  6. Place your Grass Head Guy in the yogurt container, making sure the nylon tail sits in the water.
  7. Check the water in the plastic yogurt container daily.
  8. Watch your Guy's hairstyle grow and change.
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