At my pre-school, we have "Dad's Night" where Dad's, Grandpa's Uncle's or some important male figure comes back to pre-school in the evening (sorry no mommies allowed!) for an evening of fun (usually one hour). We start out the night with all the children and dad's sitting in a circle on the floor. The children introduce who it was they brought as well as telling their own name and age. Then we take them all to a large room where the daddies/males play musical chairs (on child size chairs) and the children cheer them on. The top two "teams" (dad/child) win ice cream cone coupons at the local ice cream shop. Then onto some tables, where the dad/child make a craft that involves them painting each other's hands as part of the craft. (for example-on light blue construction paper they place their painted hands in a circle to make the rays of the sun, alternating dad and child. Then glue on a small circle (6" diameter) in the center of that. In that circle they have drawn (with
markers) the sun's face) It's a
keepsake as we have them both sign it and date is put on it--mom loves it. Then they clean each other up and we engage in a pretend "snowball" fight (paper wads). Game is started with all the "snowballs" on a center line. The children are on one team and the dad's on the other. Object is not to have any snowballs left on your side when time is up. It's a very successful night and the object was to make some special time between dad and child.
games to play...
songs to sing...
Stuff The Turkey
Brown paper bag
two small brown lunch paper bags
newspaper
tissue paper
tape
stapler
glue
Fold down about 4" of the large brown bag - keep the fold inside. Fold and staple in each of the four edges of the bag so that the opening is smaller. Smooth out the opening to make it rounded. Stuff the two small paper bags with newspaper. Twist the top of the bags and tape to form the drumsticks. Cut strips of the red tissue paper and glue around the twisted top of the drumsticks for decoration. Glue the drumsticks on the sides of the "turkey". For the stuffing, wad up pieces of the newspaper and tape together to form balls.
TO PLAY: Players stand back about four feet and take turns tossing the "stuffing" into the "turkey". See who can get the most in.
This is sung to the tune of the Hokey Pokey but the children will pretend that they are turkeys as you all sing things like:
You put your right wing in, put your right wing out, You put your right wing in and you shake it all about. You do the Turkey Pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about.
You put your left wing in, put your left wing out, You put your left wing in and you shake it all about. You do the Turkey Pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about.
You put your red beak in, put your red beak out, You put your red beak in and you shake it all about. You do the Turkey Pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about.
clean paper towel tube
glue
construction paper
scissors
acorns
Cut a ring off of the paper towel tube about 2 1/2 inches. You can paint this, or leave it brown. Cut out different colored leaves from the construction paper. Glue the leaves to the top of the ring. Then add a couple of acorns for a finishing touch.
Here's a snack your kids will love! Take a pint of vanilla yogurt and put it in a bowl mix it with granola cereal, stir and serve it. It's a great snack idea.
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