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Bird Brain:
Act like an eagle. Soar. Swoop. Nest. What other activities do you do in your typical eagle day?
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Theater |
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Brow Beat:
Look in a mirror. Move your eyebrows around. Using only your brows, can you move them so you look surprised? Angry? What about curious?
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Theater |
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Carrot Cabin:
Make a log cabin out of carrot sticks. How high can yours go? Have fun but don’t waste food. Eat your veggies!
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Visual Arts |
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Body Beats:
Snap your fingers. What kind of noises can you make? Create a beat. Try adding some words to make a song.
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Music |
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Book Nook:
What’s your favorite book? Draw a new cover for it. How does it compare to the original cover?
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Visual Arts |
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JELL-O Wiggle:
Pretend you’re dancing on JELL-O. How well do you wiggle in JELL-O? Is it easy or hard to keep your balance?
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Dance |
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Jock Jams:
Choose a song and use moves or actions from a sport to dance along? What sport did you choose? Now try another. Can you teach someone else the dance?
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Dance |
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Howdy Partner!:
Walk like a rodeo cowboy or cowgirl. To get it right, how do you move your feet? Legs? Arms? Now try riding an imaginary horse.
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Theater |
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If Animals Could Talk:
Talk like an alligator. What do you sound like? What do you talk about? See if a friend or family member can guess what animal you are.
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Music |
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Laughing Matters:
Laugh out loud. Can you make your laugh sound goofy? How many different goofy laughs can you create?
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Theater |
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Mail Call:
Waddle like a duck on your way to pick up the mail. To get it right, how do you move your feet? Legs? Hips?
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Theater |
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Makin’ Moves:
Create a new dance move. What kind of music does it go with? What do you call it?
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Dance |
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Long Legs:
Perform a grand jeté, or leap, like a ballet dancer. Measure the distance you go. Does it help to have a running start?
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Dance |
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Magic Musings:
You’re a wizard. What’s your favorite spell? How does it go? Draw a picture of yourself in your wizard’s outfit.
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Visual Arts |
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Foot Art:
Trace the outline of your foot on a piece of paper. Remove foot. Now what can you do with the shape that’s left? Use the outline to draw something entirely new!
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Visual Arts |
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Foot Fun:
Stick a crayon between your toes and draw a picture of a fruit or vegetable. Can a friend guess what it is?
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Visual Arts |
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Do You Tweet?:
Listen to a bird. Imitate the sounds it makes. Can you convince it you are a fellow bird?
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Acting |
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Explorer File:
You’ve discovered a new planet. Congratulations! What will you name it? What’s it like there? Draw a picture of it.
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Visual Arts |
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Hand Art:
Trace the outline of your hand on a piece of paper. Remove hand. Now what can you do with the shape that’s left? Use the outline to draw something entirely new!
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Visual Arts |
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Here Ye…:
Talk like William Shakespeare. (Hint: a good place to start is by using “thou” in place of “you.”) What dost thou think? ‘Tis easy! Your turn.
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Theater |
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Hot Hot Hot!:
Pretend you’re walking on hot coals with bare feet. Yikes! How fast do you go to keep from burning your feet?
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Theater |
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Hand Jive:
Sing your favorite song a cappella, or without instrumental music. Clap the beat in the background.
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Music |
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Heavy Hand:
Draw a picture of a ballerina without picking your pen or pencil off the paper. Is it easy or hard to do? What else can you draw like this?
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Visual Arts |
