6 New T'day activities & kinesthetic basketball

6 New Activities for your Thanksgiving week! Tired of the same, ole, Thanksgiving activities? We were too! So here are some new tricks to try! CRANBERRY DOUGH: 1/2 can cranberry sauce 1 1/2 Cups Cornstarch Mix, adjust amounts based on the amount needed & the desired consistency. Patterned or Zen-Turkey: Time to bring out the good markers or gel pens and sneak in pencil control for writing. Make a "stroke pattern sampler" to encourage different ways to fill in the picture. Examples: wave lines, little circles, cross-hatches, spirals Tic-Tac-Turkey: Make a board with tape, rope, yarn, on paper, etc Use: yellow for corn; orange for pumpkins, red for apples or cranberries and of course, brown for turkey! How about a round robin tournament to include all ages? Remember different throw lines for different ages! Stuffed Turkey Toss: Staple and stuff brown bags to make the target. Use crumbled paper to toss. Different size balls for different points. All can play! Popsicle Stick Puzzles: Tape sticks to the table to keep stable. Help draw or trace an image on the sticks. Carefully color or paint. Separate when dry for a fun self-made puzzle! Cranberry Construction: Time to get a little messy! Fresh cranberries & toothpicks or plastic coffee stirrers are used  as the building tools. Demonstrate making some basic structures. Then allow to add on or build their own creations. Fun Featured Game:    K-Basketball (kinesthetic game)  K-Basketball (a kinesthetic game) An eyes closed, basketball themed game, designed specifically to work on kinesthetic motor skills. Not many games can do this! How does it work? The 11" x 17" dry-erase surface depicts a basketball court, complete with men (printed circles & squares in 2 different colors scattered about) and a scoreboard. The object of the game is of course to score.  To do so, you place the tip of a dry erase marker on your shape at center court. Decide which of your teammates you want to "pass" to and practice that move 2-3 times with your eyes open. when ready, make that same move but with your eyes closed. If your dot lands totally inside your shape, then, it was a successful pass and you get to go again. If you missed your mark, ball goes to the other side. Feeling lucky?...go for that 3 pointer! It's loads of fun and everyone's sensory system gets a real workout! Helps improve awareness of body position for young and old alike. Happy Thanksgiving! Preferences  |  Unsubscribe