Ideas for Grandma Camp needed
07-09-2010, 11:26 AM
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make your own bubblejuice and make wands out of string.
make cupcakes let kids decorate, heach them cake decorating
make your own popsicles with fruit juice and paper cups, insert stick or plastic spoon.
fingerprint pictures, make stamps with potatos,apples, cukes. buy washable paint to dip it in.
tye dye t shirts. textures! paper and crayon rubbed over different textures, wood, concrete, siding, wrought iron furniture, leaves, screening. etc.
if you have access to fallen trees cut slices 2inches, have kids count the rings, make mark on their year of birth, siblings, parents (if its an old tree), then you can seal it, used as hotplate coaster, or tray if it is an old tree.
gather a bag with all sorts of things. pins, sm ball, comb, spool peice of fabric, ccotton ball, bobby pin, pencil,pen. old eyeglasses, paper clip. nail, screw, nuts bolts, sm toys..car,truck,doll. put in hand feel for something special, or try to guess what is in your hand. it can be group effort or 1 on 1 feeling and guessing and then looking, 1 point if right,. put it back if wrong . can even use a timer. close eyes and see if they can sshout out at 30 secs. 1 min 1 hour 38 minutes..maybe they will fall asleep lol. make beanbags and targets. collect cardboard boxes kids tape them all to gether to make tunnels color them.
collect craft stuff to make book marks,door knob hangers, picture frames. decorate small boxes for treasures. then let them go out to find treasures in the yard. that all 4 now
make cupcakes let kids decorate, heach them cake decorating
make your own popsicles with fruit juice and paper cups, insert stick or plastic spoon.
fingerprint pictures, make stamps with potatos,apples, cukes. buy washable paint to dip it in.
tye dye t shirts. textures! paper and crayon rubbed over different textures, wood, concrete, siding, wrought iron furniture, leaves, screening. etc.
if you have access to fallen trees cut slices 2inches, have kids count the rings, make mark on their year of birth, siblings, parents (if its an old tree), then you can seal it, used as hotplate coaster, or tray if it is an old tree.
gather a bag with all sorts of things. pins, sm ball, comb, spool peice of fabric, ccotton ball, bobby pin, pencil,pen. old eyeglasses, paper clip. nail, screw, nuts bolts, sm toys..car,truck,doll. put in hand feel for something special, or try to guess what is in your hand. it can be group effort or 1 on 1 feeling and guessing and then looking, 1 point if right,. put it back if wrong . can even use a timer. close eyes and see if they can sshout out at 30 secs. 1 min 1 hour 38 minutes..maybe they will fall asleep lol. make beanbags and targets. collect cardboard boxes kids tape them all to gether to make tunnels color them.
collect craft stuff to make book marks,door knob hangers, picture frames. decorate small boxes for treasures. then let them go out to find treasures in the yard. that all 4 now
07-09-2010, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by great aunt jacqui
make your own bubblejuice and make wands out of string.
make cupcakes let kids decorate, heach them cake decorating
make your own popsicles with fruit juice and paper cups, insert stick or plastic spoon.
fingerprint pictures, make stamps with potatos,apples, cukes. buy washable paint to dip it in.
tye dye t shirts. textures! paper and crayon rubbed over different textures, wood, concrete, siding, wrought iron furniture, leaves, screening. etc.
if you have access to fallen trees cut slices 2inches, have kids count the rings, make mark on their year of birth, siblings, parents (if its an old tree), then you can seal it, used as hotplate coaster, or tray if it is an old tree.
gather a bag with all sorts of things. pins, sm ball, comb, spool peice of fabric, ccotton ball, bobby pin, pencil,pen. old eyeglasses, paper clip. nail, screw, nuts bolts, sm toys..car,truck,doll. put in hand feel for something special, or try to guess what is in your hand. it can be group effort or 1 on 1 feeling and guessing and then looking, 1 point if right,. put it back if wrong . can even use a timer. close eyes and see if they can sshout out at 30 secs. 1 min 1 hour 38 minutes..maybe they will fall asleep lol. make beanbags and targets. collect cardboard boxes kids tape them all to gether to make tunnels color them.
collect craft stuff to make book marks,door knob hangers, picture frames. decorate small boxes for treasures. then let them go out to find treasures in the yard. that all 4 now
make cupcakes let kids decorate, heach them cake decorating
make your own popsicles with fruit juice and paper cups, insert stick or plastic spoon.
fingerprint pictures, make stamps with potatos,apples, cukes. buy washable paint to dip it in.
tye dye t shirts. textures! paper and crayon rubbed over different textures, wood, concrete, siding, wrought iron furniture, leaves, screening. etc.
if you have access to fallen trees cut slices 2inches, have kids count the rings, make mark on their year of birth, siblings, parents (if its an old tree), then you can seal it, used as hotplate coaster, or tray if it is an old tree.
gather a bag with all sorts of things. pins, sm ball, comb, spool peice of fabric, ccotton ball, bobby pin, pencil,pen. old eyeglasses, paper clip. nail, screw, nuts bolts, sm toys..car,truck,doll. put in hand feel for something special, or try to guess what is in your hand. it can be group effort or 1 on 1 feeling and guessing and then looking, 1 point if right,. put it back if wrong . can even use a timer. close eyes and see if they can sshout out at 30 secs. 1 min 1 hour 38 minutes..maybe they will fall asleep lol. make beanbags and targets. collect cardboard boxes kids tape them all to gether to make tunnels color them.
collect craft stuff to make book marks,door knob hangers, picture frames. decorate small boxes for treasures. then let them go out to find treasures in the yard. that all 4 now
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07-09-2010, 11:39 AM
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Just don't tell your kids if they pick up sticks in the yard you will pay them a nickle apiece for each stick! Mine went out and picked up all the sticks and broke them into smaller pieces to make more money!!! LOL
07-09-2010, 11:44 AM
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AND water colors. put drops of watercolors on a piece of paper, give kids straws and let them blow the drops around.
with poster paint paper and a box like from a case of soda or water line box w/paper roll a marble in paint and tilt and turn the box it will make a nice pic. use several colors as the colors cross so does the paint.
paper,poster paint...put dops on paper, fold in half and press...remember that from K.
older kids can and help making monograms and put them on tees older sew. My little guy loves to bang nails into a board supervision, he likes to play in the sawdust from the tool shoop, with dumptrucks and card. Small pieces of wood can be stacked and glued to make a totem pole then paint it. for girls add sparkles.
have kids make a time capsule to be opened at 21. add a srting to measure their height, add a survey atout them favorite food,car, person,book, what they want to be, things they love to do, add a photo of them have them put something in there, a story, poem about what a good time they had with you. will write story of our time capsules in a bit.
with poster paint paper and a box like from a case of soda or water line box w/paper roll a marble in paint and tilt and turn the box it will make a nice pic. use several colors as the colors cross so does the paint.
paper,poster paint...put dops on paper, fold in half and press...remember that from K.
older kids can and help making monograms and put them on tees older sew. My little guy loves to bang nails into a board supervision, he likes to play in the sawdust from the tool shoop, with dumptrucks and card. Small pieces of wood can be stacked and glued to make a totem pole then paint it. for girls add sparkles.
have kids make a time capsule to be opened at 21. add a srting to measure their height, add a survey atout them favorite food,car, person,book, what they want to be, things they love to do, add a photo of them have them put something in there, a story, poem about what a good time they had with you. will write story of our time capsules in a bit.
07-09-2010, 11:55 AM
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When a new baby comes our family collects a newspaper, a set of coins with their year on it, a tv guide, a few menus of favorite restaurants. pic of them and family and other mementos. This year we celebrated Elizabeths 21st b'day. In the capsule was a savings bond from her great grandparents and a card written by my mother about how proud she would be of her and how much she loved her and for "Liz to be good. She cried (GG) died when she was 7. A lovely card from her mother of what plans she had for her. growing up being her friend, shopping etc. (her mom passed when she was 16. there were also some pics she made in pre school, K and a few report cards. I have one more to give when Melissa (sis ofLiz) turns 21 in 2 years. I have done this for all the kids and kept the capsules safe for 20 years. Now my neice is keeping them for the next generation. richard7 ..jackson 1 and a new one in july soon. thought youd like to hear this story and maybe start a tradition for yourselves.
07-09-2010, 11:56 AM
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Oh yeah i love that. crabgrass was another money pit.
Originally Posted by Rhonda
Just don't tell your kids if they pick up sticks in the yard you will pay them a nickle apiece for each stick! Mine went out and picked up all the sticks and broke them into smaller pieces to make more money!!! LOL
07-09-2010, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by great aunt jacqui
When a new baby comes our family collects a newspaper, a set of coins with their year on it, a tv guide, a few menus of favorite restaurants. pic of them and family and other mementos. This year we celebrated Elizabeths 21st b'day. In the capsule was a savings bond from her great grandparents and a card written by my mother about how proud she would be of her and how much she loved her and for "Liz to be good. She cried (GG) died when she was 7. A lovely card from her mother of what plans she had for her. growing up being her friend, shopping etc. (her mom passed when she was 16. there were also some pics she made in pre school, K and a few report cards. I have one more to give when Melissa (sis ofLiz) turns 21 in 2 years. I have done this for all the kids and kept the capsules safe for 20 years. Now my neice is keeping them for the next generation. richard7 ..jackson 1 and a new one in july soon. thought youd like to hear this story and maybe start a tradition for yourselves.
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07-09-2010, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by great aunt jacqui
Oh yeah i love that. crabgrass was another money pit.
Originally Posted by Rhonda
Just don't tell your kids if they pick up sticks in the yard you will pay them a nickle apiece for each stick! Mine went out and picked up all the sticks and broke them into smaller pieces to make more money!!! LOL
:D
07-09-2010, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by C.Cal Quilt Girl
Cool part is you get them all together, this gives them time to get to know each other also.... :)
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