For many childcare centres, it is the beginning of summer programming. What will your program be like this year? Busy? Relaxed? or a balance of both? I will try and post as much as possible about all the adventures and discoveries that will happen over the next 2 months.
Today was all about organizing, team work, testing boundaries and observing. Tomorrow......who knows! This will be the first year myself and the other Educators will be running a summer program using Emergent Curriculum, so we're interested to see what develops!
Hooray for Summer!!!!
Until You Read Again......
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Rainbow Noodles
Sometimes, when it's grey and gloomy outside, a little colour inside can brighten the day!
Coloured noodles were always fasinating to me as a child, "the pasta at my house doesn't look like that" I'd think to myself. Although most of us as Educators have been taught not to use food as art items, my personal philosophy/opinions sometimes bend the rules.
Making coloured pasta is extremely easy and there is NO need to use rubbing alcohol as some recipes suggest.
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You'll Need:
~ Noodles of various shapes
~ Liquid food colouring....and lots of it!
~ Baggie or container with a tight seal
~ Newspaper
~ Table or large drying area
~ Rubber gloves
How To:
1) Spread out newspaper on table or drying area
2) Fill baggie or container 3/4 full with noodles (fyi - this is a great way to learn the actual names of the noodles)
3) Add 2 (or more) Tablespoons of liquid food colour to the baggie or container and SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE!!! Mix and mingle colours to see what happens....how does one make black and lime green?
4) Wearing your rubber gloves, spread noodles out on the newspaper, turning once (possibly twice) to evenly dry.
5) Make necklaces, create collages, play sorting games and if you feel adventurous, boil and eat them!
I hope you enjoy this activity as much as "my" children have!
Until You Read Again......
Coloured noodles were always fasinating to me as a child, "the pasta at my house doesn't look like that" I'd think to myself. Although most of us as Educators have been taught not to use food as art items, my personal philosophy/opinions sometimes bend the rules.
Making coloured pasta is extremely easy and there is NO need to use rubbing alcohol as some recipes suggest.
You'll Need:
~ Noodles of various shapes
~ Liquid food colouring....and lots of it!
~ Baggie or container with a tight seal
~ Newspaper
~ Table or large drying area
~ Rubber gloves
How To:
1) Spread out newspaper on table or drying area
2) Fill baggie or container 3/4 full with noodles (fyi - this is a great way to learn the actual names of the noodles)
3) Add 2 (or more) Tablespoons of liquid food colour to the baggie or container and SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE!!! Mix and mingle colours to see what happens....how does one make black and lime green?
4) Wearing your rubber gloves, spread noodles out on the newspaper, turning once (possibly twice) to evenly dry.
5) Make necklaces, create collages, play sorting games and if you feel adventurous, boil and eat them!
I hope you enjoy this activity as much as "my" children have!
Until You Read Again......
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