The theme for this month's activities is creating Green Celebrations for kids and families.


  Activity Treasure Chest for Kids

 The activities set out this month are meant to use materials in your home.  Find fun ways to celebrate Spring and Green Living.

Green Invitations

Make green living inspired invitations with your child(ren), to send out for your celebration, using recycled paper or an e-mail service like www.evite.com.

Recycled Art Exhibit

Encourage each child or family attending your celebration to bring a 'recycled statue' from home, using items from their recycling bin. Create a display area in advance to set down the pieces as your young guests arrive. You may even ask each child or family to present their sculpture to the group. 

Nature Scavenger Hunt

Prepare a list of items from nature for each child and/or family to collect, i.e. an acorn, twig, maple leaf, rock. Then give each child or family a paper bag in which to place the items on their list. At the end of the session have fun comparing your natural treasures. Adult supervision is recommended to help children identify safe items.

Nature Painting

Use the items collected in the scavenger hunt to create paintings. Put out paper and plates of paint, and let each child dip their collected items in the paint as their 'brushes' to create interesting textures in their one-of-a-kind designs. 

Cooking Naturally

Cut up fruits and vegetables in different shapes and sizes and place them on trays, along with bowls of edible seeds (i.e. pumpkin and sunflower seeds). Give each child a plate, and let him/her form a picture using the different shapes available. Discuss the many ways in which we benefit from farming and the earth. Then let the children enjoy eating their cooking creations. 

How many eyes does a bee have?

A bee has five eyes.