>#213: Blow the Fluff Off Dandelions
>They made a wish and they huffed, and they puffed…and they blew dandelion seeds everywhere! Make this a family activity: Everyone blows the seeds everywhere! This activity promotes increasing your lung capacity.
>They made a wish and they huffed, and they puffed…and they blew dandelion seeds everywhere! Make this a family activity: Everyone blows the seeds everywhere! This activity promotes increasing your lung capacity.
>Yum! An excellent way to cool down. Mix ice cream or frozen yogurt in a blender along with a banana (for that milkshakey thickness) and a little bit of milk or soy milk. Add frozen or fresh fruit. Ta-da! Time to slurp it up through a straw. Make this a family activity: make enough for
>What kind of animal are you? Where do you live? What do you do during the day? How do you act? What do you eat? Make this a family activity: someone can be the animal trainer, or you can all be animals together. This activity promotes awareness of other species and their behaviour.
>Spin around and around and around. Are you dizzy? Try walking in a straight line? Can you? Whoa! Look out for that wall! (If you get to dizzy, trying spinning a top, like above, instead.) Make this a family activity: see how fast mom and dad get dizzy. This activity promotes balance.
>Get out the boogie! Turn on music that makes you want to move and dance! How do you make a tissue dance?Put a little boogie in it. Make this a family activity: Get the whole family up and moving. This activity promotes coordination and timing.
>Sand, sand, glorious sand! Sit down and bury your legs in the sand. Make this a family activity: bury your mom’s legs, your dad’s legs, your brother’s legs, your sister’s legs, the dog’s legs… This activity promotes tactile awareness and well as engineering skills.
>Hey, how about some s’mores to go with yesterday’s campfire? Wait until the fire burns down to coals. Then you are ready to make s’mores. You will need marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers (or arrowroot cookies). Place chocolate on one cookie. If you have a grate over the firepit, place the cookie there so the
