Category: Activities/Games (Page 2 of 3)

Are your days feeling really long now that the rain is here?

Below are some ideas I took from a resource I have in my classroom called HOP (Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers) by LEAP BC

I just looked and the whole book of over 50 activities is online!!

You can find it here :

HOP – Family Resource

Physical activity for your child is very important for their well-being.  Please check out pg. 156 to find out why physical activity is important and its many benefits.

These are my favourites:

Freeze Dance pg. 34

Hit the Target pg. 42

Laundry Basket Ball pg. 50

My Friend Beanie pg. 58

Parachute Lift Off pg. 66

Rainbow Scatter pg. 76

Up and Over pg. 96

So I went on a walk today at Robert Burnaby Park.

Look at this beautiful spot I found!

A StrongStart friend was having lots of fun in the water!

As we walked towards the playground we discovered a pile of leaves.

My friend hid and his Grandmother and I covered him up!

Look what else caught my eye

I wonder what made all those holes in the tree?

As I went on my walk I filled my pockets.

Look at all the amazing things I found!!

First I sorted them. And that inspired me to make these:

I would love to see what natural materials you found and what you created with them!! Email me a photo at Beth.bosnick@burnabyschools.ca

My friend Lillian at Twelfth Ave. StrongStart was inspired by the story Leaf Man.  Click below to see what she created after reading the story!

Fall Bounty

If we were in the classroom right now we would be engaging with a pumpkin in a variety of ways.

 I am not an advocate of wasting food.

So below are many different ways to use the pumpkin and make them valuable learning opportunities.

(hint: store your pumpkin in a cool place to prevent it from rotting)

Paint it. Use washable paints so that you can paint it many times.

Hammer it.  Help your little one pull them out and this becomes a never-ending activity!!  Caution do not leave the wooden golf tees in the pumpkin for more than one hour.  They swell making them difficult to pull out and reuse.

Peg board.  Provide elastics and connect the pegs by stretching the elastics over them.

Light it up. Clean out the pumpkin and put a candle inside. No need to carve a design in the pumpkin as the golf tee holes have already done the job!!!

Pumpkin goo. Investigate on a tray with your child what is inside a pumpkin.

Roast pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds can be roasted and are a yummy fall treat!!

There are many objects in your home you can use to make prints!

All you need is washable paint, objects and paper!

Here are some objects I found in my home!

Toilet paper rolls are great because they give little hands a nice big handle and can be bent in a variety of ways to create different shapes.

I cut one of my tubes and put a plastic shopping bag in the other!

Look what happens when you use paint!

It can be challenging to be indoors for long periods of time, especially  when your little one is active and needs space to move.

All children need opportunities to be physically active in order to :

*Discover the connection this creates between themselves and the world

*Learn how and why their bodies move to reduce the chances of injury later in life

*Build the competence and confidence that comes with being physically literate

Check out these physically active games that you can play inside!

Six Indoor Active Games for Preschoolers

Looking for an activity for you to do alone or with your child?

Do you have any scrap wood at home?

I found some and turned them into houses!!!

Can’t wait to have you and your children play with these when we all return to StrongStart

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                 8 easy steps!

1. Cut roof tops
2. Sand wood
3. Paint houses
4. Drill hole for chimney
5. Cut and paint wooden dowel
6. Glue in chimney with wood glue
7. Paint windows and doors
8. Paint with clear protective paint like Modge Podge (optional)