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    Work together in setting up various events, such as: Discus throw using paper plates; javelin throw using straws; shot-put using marshmallows; diving with each person tossing jelly beans into a container of water; one-yard dash by pushing cotton balls across floor with nose; and standing high jump using a donut suspended from ceiling…

Preparation: Place a traffic light sign you have made into a Surprise Box. Print the words stop, look and listen. Lesson: (Choose a child to take the sign from the box.) What is this? What does the red mean? What does the yellow mean? What does the green mean? Why is a sign like this…

Frisbee Golf is played like miniature golf except Frisbees are used instead of balls and clubs.  Find an area with several trees. Attach a large number to each tree.  Each child tosses a Frisbee to the first number, keeping track of how many tries it takes.  Continue through the course until the last number is…

  Each team leader needs their iPhone, iPad, iPod or digital camera. Make a list of sounds such as a dog barking, horn honking, TV commercial, door closing, people talking, toilet flushing, whistle blowing, bell ringing, microwave timer going off, cell phone ringing, two cans of spaghetti clanking together, etc. When items are found, team…

If you do not have a volley ball net, tie a rope between two trees.  Use a large beach ball and play using regular volleyball rules.

The treats can be made ahead of time and frozen. Put two scoops of different ice cream flavors into a Styrofoam cup. Top with chocolate or butterscotch sauce and sprinkle on a few nuts. Take out of the freezer fifteen minutes before needed. Sundaes can be served at a central place or taken to each…

When children’s hearts hurt, it is an opportunity to have in-depth discussion and to share a song that will remain in their memories forever. Discussion: What causes our hearts to hurt and feel like they are broken?  (Someone we love dies; a family member loses a job; parents announce they are going to divorce; a…

Materials Needed:6″ diameter paper bowls, 5″ piece colored yarn, paper punch, various colors of construction paper. Activity:Children punch out round circles from colored construction paper (or purchase confetti).Spread glue all over the bowl and then sprinkle on the colored circles.Punch a hole in the top and attach the yarn for hanging. Encourage the children to…

Preparation:Place in a Surprise Discovery Box two 9″ paper plates on which you have drawn happy and sad faces. (Ask two children to look in the box and take out what they find.)What did you discover in our Surprise Discovery Box?(Happy & sad face)Happiness and sadness are emotions which tell us how we feel about…

Props Needed: Two different kinds of breakfast cereal, soccer ball, football, and a baggie with two different Fisher Price Little People inside. Preparation: Place the props in a large gift bag. Lesson: (Select five children to take any item they choose from the box and place on the table. Each time, call the child’s name…