Art Day
Make today an art day – try drawing, painting, creating with glue or clay.

Make a necklace today– use a licorice “shoelace” (the really long thin ones) and cereal for young children and then they can eat the whole thing.  For something less sticky, use string instead of the licorice.

Puzzle Day Do a puzzle or make one of your own. Find a fun picture in a magazine and glue it to lightweight cardboard. Cut into shapes.

Make a Pie: Pies are popular every day and are easy to make if you buy a prepared crust.   Try this easy recipe:

Chocolate Pie:  Purchase pre-made pie shell and Jell-O instant chocolate pudding.  Prepare the chocolate pudding, pour into pie shell, let set for an hour and voila! Top with some whipped cream and  dessert is served!

Pet Rocks:  Make an imaginative pet using a smooth stone. Draw a face with marker or paint. Decorate with feathers, sequins, yarn, buttons, or whatever else you can find.

Indoor Gardening:  Children love to watch things grow! Take a root vegetable (potato, carrot, turnip or beet) and cut off the top 1-2 centimeters. Hollow out the inside. Tie a string around the vegetable and fill it with water. Hang it in a window and watch what happens! Don’t forget to add water as needed.

Make your own snowstorm:  Find a clear glass jar, any size, with a tight fitting lid and no label. Cut a piece of aluminum foil into teeny, tiny pieces. The easiest way is to first cut strips then cut across the strips into little pieces. The smaller the pieces, the more it will look like real snow. It takes a lot of flakes (and patience) to make a good snowfall.  Don’t stop until you have enough to at least completely cover the bottom of the jar. Cut a small evergreen branch for your tree. Fill the jar with water, add the tree and one drop of dishwashing liquid and put the lid on. Turn the jar over, give it a shake and put it down right side up. Watch the snow fall!