Posts Tagged ‘spring’

  1. Apr
    11
    2013

    Are you going on a bug hunt?


    by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Be Green,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,Just For Fun,PACE

    “We’re going on a bug hunt, a bug hunt, a bug hunt. What do you think we’ll find? There’s a spotted dotted ladybug and a buzzing bumble bee. Or look inside the hollow tree—there’s no telling what you’ll see!”


    It’s Spring. The flowers and trees are blooming. Perfect time for a bug hunt.

    Bug Hunt by Neecy Twinem is an interactive literary adventure, where you never know what you might find just under the rock or between a rose petal.

    Click here to bring this adventure to your classroom today.

     

    Want to continue the bug hunting adventure outside in the garden or school yard? Turn kids into expert bug hunters with an Adventure Kids Bug Catcher Set.  Kids can safely capture bugs and view them to see what they really look like.

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  2. Apr
    10
    2013

    Kids Got Allergies?


    by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE

      Did you know that up to 40 percent of children in the United States suffer from seasonal allergies?

    Parents Magazine recently published a great article to help you recognize common symptoms of seasonal allergies in children, the difference between seasonal and perennial allergies, and what can   happen if allergies go untreated.

    Spring Into Allergy Season, and read up on how to alleviate the snivels, watery-itchy eyes, and haziness of Spring time for your children.

     

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  3. Apr
    01
    2013

    April Fool’s Day in France?


    by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Everyday,Just For Fun,Uncategorized

    Celebrate Poisson d’Avril with the French! This holiday is similar to April Fool’s Day, when kids in France play pranks on each other.

    Search the Internet or books to find out about the interesting French holiday Poisson d’Avril. The word poisson in French means fish, and Avril is April.

    Crayola.com has a great crafting activity to celebrate this international day of foolishness. Click here, to find out more about this activity and others.

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  4. Mar
    29
    2013

    Happy Easter Weekend!!


    by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,Just For Fun,Uncategorized

    Here’s some great activities from Crayola.com to keep the creativity

    bouncing through the weekend.

    Kids can color the Easter Bunny and his eggs and then

    help unscramble the Easter Scramble.

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  5. Mar
    26
    2013

    Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!


    by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,Just For Fun,PACE

    Try as he might, Mr. McGreely cannot outwit three clever and hungry rabbits as they feast on his vegetable garden — muncha, muncha, muncha! But there’s always something to be grateful for as both the gardener and the rabbits learn in this funny, alliterative tale.

    Tippy, tippy, tippy, Pat!

    That’s the sound three hungry bunnies make when the sun goes down and the moon comes up and Mr. McGreely’s garden smells yum, yum, yummy. While he’s dreaming of his mouth-watering carrots, the bunnies are diving over fences and swimming trenches to get the veggies first!

    Hammer, hammer, hammer, Saw!

    That’s the sound Mr. McGreely makes when the sun comes up and the moon goes down and he sees what those twitch-whiskers have done….Nibbled leaves! Empty stalks! Mr. McGreely will build something bigger and better, sure to keep even pesky puff-tails away.

    Click here, to get this book and more by children’s author, Candace Fleming.

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  6. Mar
    20
    2013

    Happy Spring Equinox!!


    by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Everyday,Just For Fun,PACE,Uncategorized

    Today’s the Day…Spring has Sprung!

    Flowers will blossom, birds will sing, the sun will get warmer, and the days will get longer.  We don’t  argue with this Equinox because we know it means summer is just around the corner —but do you recall from grade school why this solar and lunar wonder happens? PACE went on a search for Spring and re-discovered the following:

    “The March equinox occurs the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north. This happens either on March 19, 20 or 21 every year.  On any other day of the year, the Earth’s axis tilts a little away from or towards the Sun. But on the two equinoxes, the Earth’s axis tilts neither away from nor towards the Sun, like the illustration shows.”

    According to Time and Date, this year’s Spring (or March) Equinox is today, March 20, 2013.

    Curious of the the exact time the Spring Equinox is in your city? Click here, or visit TimeandDate.com to find out the moment when the sun will cross the celestial equator in your part of this big world.

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  7. Mar
    13
    2013

    It’s Spring time…almost!


    by Katie O'Neil in Category: Just For Fun

    I realize that it is not officially Spring yet but with the time change and the warmer weather that has been graceing our presence I can’t help but feel the itch to craft!

    I don’t know if our readers have this but there is something about the freshness of the season that makes me want to make something new or add something different to my decor or home, so today’s post steps outside of the classroom and into some crafting for fun!  Although I think there may be a way to adapt this to a project for the classroom, if you do that share it with us!

    During my personal searching for craft projects to occupy my weekends I cam across this project which was fun and let you easily come away with a finished product – something I always look for!  Check it out…

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  8. Feb
    25
    2013

    Too cute


    by Katie O'Neil in Category: Just For Fun,PACE

    bumblebeeThis was just way too cute to not share!  As we start to see a bit more Spring-like weather and start to spend some more time outdoors again I couldn’t resist looking for some fun projects to share around this season!

    And, this one recycles!

    Try it out!

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  9. Mar
    21
    2012

    Make Your Own Seed Tapes


    by Katie O'Neil in Category: Be Green,Everyday,Just For Fun

    Spring is the busiest time in the garden, and any way you can save time is welcome.  It’s easy and fun, and it saves time and money at planting time.

    A seed tape is a strip of biodegradable paper with globs of adhesive in which you’ve sown seeds at the recommended spacing. Water dissolves the paper and adhesive, so the seeds germinate exactly where you want them.

    Here’s what you need to make seed tapes

    plain white paper towels
    scissors, a yardstick, a pencil,
    white glue
    sealable plastic bags
    seeds, both flower and vegetable seeds work well with this system
    tweezers (optional)
    food color if you want to color code your seed tapes (optional)

    How to make seed tapes

    1. Thoroughly wash your hands and the counter where you will work. This thwarts “damping off” and other maladies that seeds can get.
    2. Unroll paper toweling to the length you want your rows. But be aware that if they’re much longer than three feet they seem to develop a mind of their own.
    3. Cut the toweling lengths into strips one inch or more wide. The wider paper stops other maverick seeds from sprouting and causing competition with the seeds you want to grow.
    4. With a yardstick and pencil draw a line down the middle of each strip. On your first seed packet find how far apart those seeds should be sown. Make X’s on your line that far apart. Write the name and variety at the top of the strip. Do the same with your other strips.
    5. Put a drop of glue on each X. For large seeds make it a big drop.
    6. Place a seed on each drop, using tweezers if this is hard to do. Cover the seed with another drop of glue. Do the same thing with your other seeds.
    7. Dry the seed tapes thoroughly, then roll them up and seal them in plastic bags. Label each bag with the name and variety of the seeds or, trust me, you’ll find rutabagas growing in your flowerbed and hollyhocks in with your vegetables.

     

    Planting your seed tapes

    When the weather has settled and it’s time to plant your seeds, prepare your beds, smoothing the lumps out. Dig shallow furrows and unroll your seed tapes into them. Cover them with about a ¼ inch of fine soil or sand. Water gently and keep the areas moist until your seedlings appear. They’ll be as straight and evenly placed as soldiers on parade. (That was a welcome surprise in my garden.)

    This is a fun project you can tackle when you want to garden and the weather is too unsettled to work outside. It is also a good way to introduce children to gardening by letting them help make seed tapes. Children are then eager to see their flowers and veggies appear and to help harvest them.

    A fascinating project for older children is to take an opened sheet of newspaper (preferably the want ads) and let them write their name on it very large with magic marker. Make X’s on their name as far apart as the seeds should be placed. Short plants like alyssum, lobelia, dwarf marigolds and zinnias are good choices. Plant the sheets of paper where they want their names to appear in living color and you’ll be surprised at how willing they are to weed those beds!

     

    Originally published on HubPages by Dotnik

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