Teacher Jaime Shehwen from Goshen Friends School shares some at-home ideas for kids, both indoors and outdoors.
Goshen Friends School, located in East Goshen, PA is guided by the Quaker values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship, Goshen Friends School provides a strong academic foundation through a responsive, play-based curriculum and small classes that nurture joyful learning.
| Indoor Activities |
- Playdough
- Sand (great for letter practice)
- Water Beads or Orbeez
- Sensory Bin - switch it out daily to keep it interesting (rice, beans, water and soap, nature items from outside)
- Watercolors
- Fingerpaint
- Build a fort
- Reading with lights off and flashlights
- Baking
- Paper bag puppets
- Decorating and playing in cardboard boxes
| Outdoor Activities |
- Water table (you could also use these as sensory bins)
- Sidewalk chalk
- Nature scavenger hunt
- Picnics
- Bikes, skates and scooters
- Hunt and snap pictures of signs of Spring (our family did this today)
- Painting on sidewalks with just a brush and water (think Longwoods children's garden)
| Some Useful Links: |
Activities/Printables:
https://www.messylittlemonster.com/2020/02/easter-egg-letter-hunt.html
https://www.totschooling.net/2018/03/free-spring-printables-for-kids.html
https://www.cookingwithmykids.co.uk/top-10-fun-bakes-for-toddlers/
Crafts:
https://www.gluedtomycraftsblog.com/2015/07/kool-aid-liquid-sidewalk-chalk.html
https://www.iheartnaptime.net/play-dough-recipe/
Science Experiments:
https://www.kcedventures.com/blog/backyard-science-lab-and-science-experiments
Scavenger Hunts:
https://www.kcedventures.com/blog/17-spring-scavenger-hunts-games
