The Lion, The Mouse & Loose Parts Bonnie Scorer July 26, 2018 Activities, Summer 2018 When I taught Grade 3 we did a unit on Folktales, Fables & Fairytales, exploring narratives from around the world and those that authors had fractured, telling from the perspective of another character...
Solar Print Fairies Bonnie Scorer July 17, 2018 Activities, Summer 2018 Has anyone ever seen an image of a real fairy? Well now you can create one! We used a solar kit to make a fairy, but you could do a mermaid, a dragon, a city, vehicles, animals or whatever lies in your...
Popsicle Gift Tags Bonnie Scorer July 10, 2018 Activities, Summer 2018 Popsicles are synonymous with summer. We show you a simple painting technique to create gift tags for summer birthday parties, host/hostess gifts, party invites etc. Materials Popsicle printable...
Sew a Softie: Felt Butterfly Bonnie Scorer July 8, 2018 Activities, Summer 2018 5 Comments Sew a Softie (http://www.sewasoftie.com/) is an initiative developed by Australian Trixi Symonds (https://www.colouredbuttons.com/) that encourages children and youth to discover the joy of hand sewing. ...
Embroider a Drawing Bonnie Scorer July 5, 2018 Activities, Summer 2018 I loved embroidery as a girl and it is seeing a comeback with my son learning at school this year. We decided to take the non-fiction book How to Survive as a Firefly (informative and very funny) for...
Weaving with Jeans Bonnie Scorer July 2, 2018 Activities, Summer 2018 We received this beautiful loom from Zina of Let's Lasso the Moon and wanted to try weaving with a different material- jeans! Our youngest made this piece he called "The Wave" for his beloved teacher for...
Under the Sea Collagraph Print Bonnie Scorer June 21, 2018 Activities, Spring 2018 #3 A collagraph is made when you draw an idea, cut the components out of a material such as craft or styrofoam and then glue it onto a plate, applying ink and making copies. You can use other objects to glue to...
Recycled: Mermaid Stick Puppet Theatre Bonnie Scorer June 18, 2018 Activities, Spring 2018 #3 Use your beach treasures to create an Under the Sea puppet scene! If your child likes to collect pebbles, you could create a bulldozer- go with whatever their interests or imagination may...
Book Review: STEAM PLAY & LEARN Bonnie Scorer June 12, 2018 Activities, Spring 2018 #3 When families have pre-school age children they are often looking for good activities that involve learning through meaningful, play-filled activities that draw the children in and hopefully allow them to...
Book Review: Epic Cardboard Adventures Bonnie Scorer June 7, 2018 Activities, Spring 2018 #3 Our son has been studying about waste management- reducing, reusing and recycling and how different areas of Canada reuse and recycle materials, so this book EPIC CARDBOARD ADVENTURES definitely grabbed his...
