Here is a fun activity I set up as an invitation to play. It is very inexpensive and you can easily use things around your house. Surprisingly the kids will stay occupied for a while - and what is even better - they keep coming back for more!
All you need is a plastic bowl, a paper towel roll, tape, and some pom poms.
Step one: Tape the paper towel roll onto the wall - about 2 week off the ground.
Next place the bowl underneath the paper towel roll. I put the bowl on a chair so that it would be closer.
I had to test it to make sure it worked. Then I left. I didn't tell anyone about the pom pom drop. I didn't tell my chickadees what to do. I just left it for them to find and explore.
Sure enough when my chickadees #'s 2 and #4 wondered into the kitchen they found the strange contraption. They quickly figured out what to do.
They played for almost 1/2 hour. They also explored the possibilities of how many pom poms they could fit in at once. A couple was OK - even 3. But then they started getting stuck. #2 ripped the roll off the wall and flung the stuck pom poms everywhere. But when #4 got them stuck he kind of gave up. I gave him a pencil and he figured out what to do right away.
It was pure joy and so much fun. This will be a great activity to set up if you have little ones that are not going to be in school. This can keep them occupied for a little bit - while you teach phonics to a Kinder or math to a 4th grader. :)
Have a Hats and Chickadees Day!
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