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Cupcake Spring Flowers - This is a simple and easy flower for little ones to make. You can have them just make one, or a whole bunch! Let the child choose a colored muffin liner. Poke a hole through the bottom of the liner, thread the pipe cleaner through. Make a knot at the top of the pipe cleaner once you have put it through ...
Avocado Tree - Remove the pit from the Avocado. You do not have to peel the "skin" off the pit, it will eventually dry up and fall off. Poke the 3 toothpicks in the sides of the pit. Place the pit in the glass of water, pointed side up. Check your "tree" daily. This pit will begin to root in about a week. In ...
Garbage Dump - You may want to go for a garbage walk....explaining that garbage does not go on the ground, but many people put it there. Monitor closely what they are picking up, of course, watch for glass, cigarette butts, etc. Put garbage in a bag to take back to the garbage dump. Or, you can just place items of ...
Spring Flower Garden - Have children make 5 or 6 paper flowers. Let them be creative!! Break out the glitter and markers and other fun stuff and let them decorate their flowers. When the flowers are dry tape one each to a pipe cleaner. Push the end of the pipe cleaner through the foam tray and bend over enough so you can ...
Popcorn Apple Blossoms - With brown paint or markers, draw a large tree branch on the blue paper. Add some green leaves. To create the fluffy apple blossoms, glue on pieces of white popped corn.
Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netPaper Circle Bugs - Have children trace around the drinking cup or jar onto construction paper. Cut out circles and use markers or crayons to decorate as different kinds of bugs. Glue on wiggle eyes and any other decorations they like!
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