Arghhh! This past week was all about Pirates and Princesses! The children and teachers had so much fun “Walking the Plank”/obstacle course, made a map to find buried treasure, enjoyed water day, sailed ships, and made fun festive arts and crafts!!
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We also had a fun dress-up contest with the teachers! If you haven’t already, be sure to go to our public page to vote!!!! (Children LOVE when grow-ups dress up and participate in the fun activities as well!)
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Some fun PIRATE AND PRINCESS activities you can do at home with your children:
- Go on a Pirate/Scavenger Hunt for Buried Treasure (recognizing letters, numbers, or shapes)
- Create Pirate Discovery Bottles (add craft sand, glitter, beads, gold sequins, shells, and jewels)
- Parrot Art (cups, feathers, googley eyes, and glue)
- Treasure Hunt Sensory Bin with Kinetic Sand
- Make your own Pirate Playdough (Flour, salt, olive oil, cream of tartar, water, yellow food coloring, and gold glitter)
- Pirate or Princess Memory Game
- Fizzing Fairy Potions (Baking soda, vinegar, dish soap, food coloring, and glitter)
- Princess Popcorn (popcorn, melting white chocolate, food coloring, and nonpareil sprinkles)
- Ice Castle Excavation (sandcastle bucket, jewels, beads, rings, water, and salt)
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Be sure to come back next week as we STOMP into Camp Land of the Lost and learn all about Dinosaurs!!!