Week 8 Centers
Today’s Centers are large motor activities that you can make with materials you might already have on hand. They should be easily adaptable for most age groups.
Share how you would use or adapt these activities with your children.
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Week 7 Centers
Check out some more center ideas with a sensory bin, letter activities, animal rescue, and more.
Week 6 Centers
Miss Felicia shares some more fun center ideas and activities focused on working together. This is a great time to engage with your little one in these meaningful activities.
Week 5 Centers
Play is the work of children. Here are some activities that can encourage play and focus on fine motor skills, and gross motor skills.
Some easy to set up activities that will entertain young children and can be adapted to challenge older kids.
Week 4 Centers
Check out these adorable Easter themed centers with Miss Felicia for some ideas to try at home.
Week 3 Centers
Miss Felicia shares some great center ideas with a whimsical Dr. Seuss theme. Center activities are a great way to engage with kiddos and explore literacy, math, and science concepts. They can also allow for great sensory experiences. Follow us on Pinterest for more ideas.
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Week 2 Center: Play-dough
Watch this great video as Miss Felicia shares some of the benefits of play-dough. We have two recipes below, try them out and let us know in the comments what your children like to do most with play-dough.
Play-Dough Recipes:
Kool aid Play dough
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
1 packet unsweetened Kool aid
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Directions:
1) Combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup salt, 2 tablespoon cream of tartar, 1 packet Kool aid and 1 cup water.
2) Turn on medium heat and stir in 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil and keep stirring for 3 to 5 minutes until the mixture forms into a ball. The mixture will darken in color.
3) Remove from heat and knead for a minute or two.
4) Store in an air tight container or Ziploc bag.
No Cream of Tartar Play dough
1 cup of flour
1/4 cup of salt
3/4 cup of water
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
Food coloring
Any seasonings or scents you would like
Directions:
1. Add the water, oil and lemon juice to a medium non-stick pot and heat on medium heat on the stove (maybe even slightly lower heat depending on your stove).
2. Add food coloring, liquid scents or Kool-Aid to the water mixture.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt and any dry seasonings you are using.
4. After the water is hot, but not boiling, slowly add the dry ingredients to the pot and while mixing to combine. I use a wooden or plastic cooking spoon.
5. Continuously stir until the ingredients combine, dry out and begin to form a ball. If there are parts that seem a bit sticky still, just flatten the dough out and put the sticky side down on the bottom of the pot very briefly. Flip back and forth frequently until it doesn’t seem sticky anymore. However, don’t cook it too long. It is better to be a bit undercooked as it will firm up as it cools down.
6. Place on a sheet of wax paper until it cools down a bit. Then knead the dough for a minute or two to bring it all together.
