This year we are planning a staycation.
What is a staycation?
We will stay at home, and do activities each day.
I have planned 7 Weeks of activities geared toward children ages 3-12
If you are in the Tucson area you can attend the weekly outing
or just customize it to where you live.
I will blog about the crafts and activities as we go along.
Take advantage of the links and keep me updated
on your own Staycation Adventures
Week 1 Dinosaurs
Monday May 28th – Friday June1st
Educational links for printing out worksheets, coloring pages, crafts etc…..
Day 1
Monday May 28th
Paleontology
Learn about fossils, dinosaur tracks.
Activities
Excavate a “Fossil” from a Dino Egg.
Use Plaster Paris and a small dino toy in center
in an egg mold, to create the dino egg.
Dig out with nail file and dry paint brush
Use Plaster Paris and a small dino toy in center
in an egg mold, to create the dino egg.
Dig out with nail file and dry paint brush
Dino Egg Toss – Water Balloons
Day 2:
Tuesday May 29th
Classification of Dinosaurs
Activities
Games:
Dino Bingo
Dino Memory
Make Dino Stationary with Dino Stamps
Day 3
Wednesday May 30th
Dino Crafts
Milk Jug T-Rex Skull Craft
Paint your own Dino Suncatchers
Dino Backpack Charms or Key Rings
Day 4
Thursday May 31st
Cooking with Dinosaurs
Activities
Make Mashed Potato Volcanoes with Lava Gravy
Meatloaf Dino Nests with Dino Eggs (peas)
in the Green Leaf Forest (Broccoli)
Dino Cupcakes for dessert
Day 5
Friday June 1st
Party Like a Dinosaur!
Join Us Activity
Tsunami Night @ The Cove in Sierra Vista AZ
2900 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Tsunami Night – ride the waves
7-10 pm
$10 admission includes free pizza and soda
Week 2 Astronomy
Monday June 4 – Friday June 8
Day 1
Mon June 4th
Solar System
Activity
Our Solar System Book
Day 2
Tuesday June 5th
Constellations
Activity
Nail Board Constellations
Materials Board painted black
50 Nails: hammered into board 25x25
String
Day 3
Wednesday June 6th
Meteorites
Meteorites are mostly pieces of rock,
though a few are metal, that fall to Earth from space.
Most meteorites come from the break-up of
small asteroids that never accreted to form a planet.
Meteorites give us clues to the origin and history of the solar system.
though a few are metal, that fall to Earth from space.
Most meteorites come from the break-up of
small asteroids that never accreted to form a planet.
Meteorites give us clues to the origin and history of the solar system.
Meteorites come in a variety of types
and a wide range of sizes and shapes,
but most meteorites have two things in common:
they have dark brown or black glassy crusts on the outside
and contain enough iron metal to attract a magnet.
and a wide range of sizes and shapes,
but most meteorites have two things in common:
they have dark brown or black glassy crusts on the outside
and contain enough iron metal to attract a magnet.
The outside crust of the meteorite is produced as the
rock is heated by friction when it comes through the atmosphere.
The outer part melts and forms dark fusion crust
that often has flow marks or indentations like thumbprints.
The inside stays cool and is usually light gray to black in color,
but some may be tan or, if weathered and rusted, brown.
rock is heated by friction when it comes through the atmosphere.
The outer part melts and forms dark fusion crust
that often has flow marks or indentations like thumbprints.
The inside stays cool and is usually light gray to black in color,
but some may be tan or, if weathered and rusted, brown.
The simplest classification of meteorites into
stony, iron, and stony-iron types is based on
the amount of iron metal and silicate minerals in the meteorite.
Each of the three major types of meteorites shows considerable variability
and is further subdivided based on mineralogy and composition.
Stony meteorites are divided into chondrites and achondrites
based on whether they contain small round balls of silicate minerals called chondrules.
Chondrites contain chondrules and achondrites do not.
stony, iron, and stony-iron types is based on
the amount of iron metal and silicate minerals in the meteorite.
Each of the three major types of meteorites shows considerable variability
and is further subdivided based on mineralogy and composition.
Stony meteorites are divided into chondrites and achondrites
based on whether they contain small round balls of silicate minerals called chondrules.
Chondrites contain chondrules and achondrites do not.
Activity
Edible Rocks
Day 4
Thursday June 7th
University of Arizona Flandrau Science Center
Observatory (Free) 7-10 pm
Admission: $7.50 (16+) $5.00 (4-15)
Laser Light Show $10 Adults and 7.50 Children
Day 5
Friday June 8th
Observe the Night Sky in the Backyard
Activity
Make a Telescope, then use it to view the stars at night
Week 3
Monday June 11th – Friday June 15th
Fathers Day
Day 1
Monday June 11th
All about Grandpa,
Activity
Write a letter to Grandpa
Lady Bug Tie Tack
Day 2
Tuesday June 12th
Songs about Dad
Songs
My Dad
Daddy’s Homecoming
Day 3
Wednesday June 13th
All About My Dad poems
HARD WORKER
My daddy is a hard worker,
With daily work to do.
I want to be like him,
And be a hard worker too.
I will do honest labor
It will make me a better man
And one day, when I'm all grownup
I'll say
I'm like my dad,
Yes,
I am.
D. Alsup
Craft
Paper Smiley Face Flowers in a Flower pot full of kisses
to go with poem
The NICEST KIND OF FLOWERS
I think the nicest kind of flowers
To give dad on fathers day
Are just a bouquet of smiles
That you can give away!
I have some here I brought you.
Will you have just one or two?
Will you come closer?
For there's a kiss with those smiles
That I have just for you.
Day 4:
Thursday June 14th
Activity
Make a Recording for Dad of Songs, Poems and Pictures
Day 5
Friday June 15th
Craft for Father’s Day
Activity
On the grill cupcakes
Lawn Mower cupcake
Week 4
June 18 – June 22nd
Nature
Day 1
Monday June 18th
Activity: Identify Plants and Animals
Go on an Early Morning Nature Walk
Day 2
Tuesday June 19th
Day 3
Wednesday June 20th – Day 5 Friday June 22nd
Camping at Rose Canyon Lake on Mt. Lemmon
Activities
Fishing, Hiking, Games
Bird watching, Leaf Press
Campfire: roast hotdogs and marshmallows
Look a the stars and sing campfire songs
Week 5
Monay June 25th – Saturday June 30th
Science
Day 1
Monday June 25th
Colors of the Rainbow
Activity
learn about weather and rainbows
Tie-Dye T-Shirts
Day 2
Tuesday June 26th
Electricity
Activity
Potato Battery
Day 3
Wednesday June 27th
Music
Activity
Rhythm and drums
Day 4: Thursday June 28th – Biology The Human Body
Learn about Nose, Ears, Eyes, Tongue and Fingers
Day 5
Friday July 6th
Swimming Party
Activity
Five Senses
Smell: Scented candles in paper bags, guess what they smell like
Hearing: Record different sounds and guess what they are
Sight: Binoculars
Taste: Bitter, Sweet, Salty, Sour
Touch: Soft, Hard, Rough and Smooth - scavenger hunt
Day 5
Saturday June 30th
Join Us Activity
Tucson Children’s Museum
Week 6
Monday July 2nd – Friday July 6th
Fourth of July Celebration
Day 1
Monday July 2nd
Learn Patriotic Songs
Yanky Doodle Dandy
"America
"God Bless America
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
Day 2
Tuesday July 3rd
Patriotic Crafts
Tuesday July 3rd
Patriotic Crafts
Patriotic Sea Shells
Tons of patriotic crafts
ideas here
ideas here
Day 3
Wednesday July 4th
Celebration
Wednesday July 4th
Celebration
Day 4
Thursday July 5th
Madera Canyon
Thursday July 5th
Day 5
Friday July 6th
Swimming Party
Week 7
Monday July 9 – Friday July 13th
Back to School Preparations
Monday July 9 – Friday July 13th
Back to School Preparations
Day 1
Monday July 9th
School Supplies
Monday July 9th
School Supplies
Day 2
Tuesday July 10th
School Clothes and Shoes Shopping
Tuesday July 10th
School Clothes and Shoes Shopping
Day 3
Wednesday July 11th
Hair Cuts
Wednesday July 11th
Hair Cuts
Day 4
Thursday July 12th
Safety Kids Activities
I remember doing these activities as a child,
the songs are great in helping you remember
to be safe in different situations.
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Thursday July 12th
Safety Kids Activities
I remember doing these activities as a child,
the songs are great in helping you remember
to be safe in different situations.
purchase info
Day 5
Friday July 13th
Pizza and Movie Night
Friday July 13th
Pizza and Movie Night
You are so fun! If this is open to people inviting ourselves we're in ;)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome to join us, I will have my flyer done with cost and times by the end of Joy School today.
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