*Books: What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best
*Song:
Here is the paper bag puppet (found at first school's website).
Instructions
body
head
Enjoy. :)
Teddy bear picnic is pretty self explanatory. We had a picnic with a couple of teddy bears. Elliot thought this was so funny. I guess the whole concept of "picnic" was new to him as a whole. We had our picnic in our living room (since we live in WI outside is not really an option). We had some of our teddy bear trail mix and peanut butter sandwiches (hold the jelly, please! we are close to carpet!!).
Bear Cave: If you have a new appliance box (like a fridge box) that works great! We did not have one, so I used a tall/deep laundry basket for ours and covered it with a blanket. Elliot loves getting into laundry baskets (and boxes- what kid doesn't??) so he was totally into this activity.
Both activities were fun and easy to do. They helped us pass by yet another day stuck inside!
This morning we are making our bear hunt trail mix. For older kids they can munch on this as you go on a "bear hunt". There are several versions of the chant, and you can even add your own steps into it. Here are the words if you aren't familiar with the chant.
Bear Hunt Trail Mix
Your favorite flavor of Teddy Grahams (or more than one kind if you want)
Pretzel goldfish
Raisins
M&Ms
Cheerios
Scoop each ingredient into your bag. Shake and Enjoy!
Another fun take on "bear hunt" for the younger crowd is hiding the bear and having the kids hunt for it. :)
Sorry this is so late, but I finally got a chance to hunt this guy down, photograph him and upload him. :) This is our footprint penguin from the polar bear and penguin theme. As you can see it's his footprint upside down, and a white oval cut out of the scrap paper as his belly. On the belly I wrote the poem, which I listed in the lesson plan for the theme. He turned out cute, so I thought I'd share.
Today we are taking a "field trip" to Build a Bear workshop. Even if you just visit and don't build a bear, it's a fun way to see the makings of a bear! Pictures to come!
ETA: We weren't able to go, due to my friend having a change of plans. Hopefully we will get a chance sometime this week/weekend.
Materials: Brown construction paper or brown grocery bag cut to a teddy bear shape, dried coffee grounds, glue, paint brush
Activity: Have the child paint the bear with glue. Next sprinkle the coffee grounds onto the bear. Allow time to dry. You can replace coffee grounds with cinnamon, also.
TIP: Wash paint brush immediately off or glue can ruin it.
These turn out really cute, and smell yummy. I don't know if we will do this one because we don't drink coffee on a regular basis. But if someone does it and wants to send me a pic, please leave me a comment. :) I've done this many years in my classroom and they always turn out great.
For a teddy bear coloring sheet that you could use for a pattern: Click here.
Also a cute link to lots of different types of teddy bears with their own style: Click here.
Teddy bear shape book that could also be used as a pattern: Click here.
