[thundersweet]

Hi! Do any of you ladies have any ideas for ziplock bag activities? They are basically activities for a preschooler in a zipock bag. I just joined the Sonlight yahoo group and jumped right in and decided to get in on this. There are 20 people in that signed up and each of us picks an activity and makes 20 of them. You keep one for yourself and send the rest of to the leader. She then sorts them and sends each person in the group a "goody bag" filled with different activities for their kids. Here are some of the ideas http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/pres...ties.htm#Dolly I am trying to think of something else creative to do. I signed up for the math sorting game but am looking for some other ideas. Anyone?

 

[mommyschiff]

A mom in our hs group did a similar type project only we didn't use ziploc bags. One cute project that my kids loved was a sound identification activity. She took empty film canisters (the black ones) and filled them in pairs of 2 with things like dry rice, dry lima beans, etc. There were little matching stickers on the bottom so that you could check yourself without opening the canister. Another really great game is the bead sorting. We took different color beads and sorted them by color (or size or shape, whatever) in little dixie cups. She also provided some of those craft pipe cleaner things. We would make a pattern with the beads on one and the child would copy the pattern on another one. One more cute project was a letter matching game. We got a foam letter puzzle at the dollar store (you know the kind where the letter come out of the puzzle) and a set of ABC flash cards then we just helped the child match them.

Good luck
Kelly

 

[User101]

Those are some great ideas- thanks for sharing!

You can make books by fastening a bunch of ziplock bags together with the zipper side oposite where the "spine" is. Fill the pages with theme-related pictures. This is especially nice for babies.

Another idea is to make feely bags that are seasonal or thematic. For example, fill the bag with green shampoo and little apple sequins for Septemer, clear gel and red and green glitter Christmas tree confetti for Christmas. Obviously you would want to tape this shut tightly.

You can also make really simple line drawings, tape them behind the bag, and then fill the bag with fingerpaints. The child then traces the design. I guess you could do this with letters and numbers as well. Again, you would want to tape it shut.

 

[Lila Sue]

How about a table setting activity? You could use the real thing--plastic utensils & small paper plates & dixie cups, or you could use paper cut-outs to conserve space. Make sure to also include placemats to define the space for each setting. You might also want to make a master setting to show the place for each item.

 

[Wilhemina]

We've done this before: (We call ours shoebox activities, which gives us a little more room - still this would fit, I think.)

Each bag has 6 or 8 balloons. Fill them in pairs with different textures for kids to match. Examples: flour, shaving cream, rice, cotton, water, dried lima beans.

I bookmarked your link, btw, to peruse later. Thanks!

 

[lilyka]

oh this soundsso fun. I think our group needs to do this.

 

[spudisle]

We have a few of these as well. Here is one that the kids really enjoy:

What you'll need:
multicolored construction paper
multicolored paper clips (to match the same colors of paper you're using)
stick (we used old chopsticks), string, and magnet

Make a fishing pole with the stick, string, and magnet. Draw and cut out several different colored fish to correspond with the paper clips of the same color. Have the child match the paper clips to the fish and attach them to the fish's mouth (or to where ever they want to attach it). Go fishing!

 

[thundersweet]

I saw that idea! How would you attach the magnet to the string? I like this idea.

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Originally Posted by spudisle We have a few of these as well. Here is one that the kids really enjoy: What you'll need: multicolored construction paper multicolored paper clips (to match the same colors of paper you're using) stick (we used old chopsticks), string, and magnet Make a fishing pole with the stick, string, and magnet. Draw and cut out several different colored fish to correspond with the paper clips of the same color. Have the child match the paper clips to the fish and attach them to the fish's mouth (or to where ever they want to attach it). Go fishing!

 

[thundersweet]

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Originally Posted by Lila Sue How about a table setting activity? You could use the real thing--plastic utensils & small paper plates & dixie cups, or you could use paper cut-outs to conserve space. Make sure to also include placemats to define the space for each setting. You might also want to make a master setting to show the place for each item.

This sounds really really cute. This has to go in a gallon sized ziplock bag so it would need to be cutouts. Would this fit in a ziplock bag? Have you done this before?

 

[spudisle]

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Originally Posted by thundersweet I saw that idea! How would you attach the magnet to the string? I like this idea.

Sandy,

Our magnets have little holes in them, so I just looped the string through one of the holes and tied it. My husband got these magnets from work--they're an odd shape and VERY powerful. I guess they are from a computer or something??? Anyhow, if your magnets didn't have holes, maybe you could just tie the string around it?

Also, I'm not sure if you saw this already, but here is a link to the Five in a Row message boards. (I don't normally like to hang out there, but there is a thread that lists a few other Ziploc ideas that I found useful).

http://www.fiveinarow.com/ubb/Forum12/HTML/000036.html

 

[User101]

Found another bunch of awesome ideas!
http://www.speechtx.com/language/books_in_a_bag.htm

 

[MOM2ANSLEY]

This is not a kit to go in a bag, it is an activity you can make with a bag.
Take a ziploc bag...quart & gallon work well, fill approx 1/4 with inexpensive add food coloring or a little tempra paint. seal and mix well, remove all air and reseal...reseal well!. Then tape all four sides of bag (flat) to a piece of white or contrasting color cardboard (same size as bag). Now toddlers/preschoolers can "fingerpaint" without mess. Older children can practice writing letters, shapes, numbers etc using their finger.(The displaced gel reveals the background when paint/writing.

You may need to experiment with the amt of colored gel.

Hope this makes sense

 

[Wilhemina]

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Originally Posted by Wilhemina We've done this before: (We call ours shoebox activities, which gives us a little more room - still this would fit, I think.) Each bag has 6 or 8 balloons. Fill them in pairs with different textures for kids to match. Examples: flour, shaving cream, rice, cotton, water, dried lima beans.

People, people, people! How long do I have to wait for someone to say, "Wow! Fantastic idea, Wil! I can see this helping us with one to one correspondence, or fitting into a lesson on the five senses, or..."

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:nana

bviously feeling a little nutty today!