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BARNYARD TOSS

GAMEParticipants: 2 or more

Time: 15 minutes

Materials:

• Ball/bucket (or similar)• 6-sided die from a game (or slips of paper)

All kids like to watch their parents do something silly! What could be more

fun? This game is easy, quick, fun!

1. Set up an aim/toss game. It could be as simple as a

bucket and a ball, a rock and a chalk circle on the sidewalk, a corn-hole game. Mark a “stand-behind” line for the throw. You might want different lines for different ages.

2. Get a standard die from a board game. Agree up front on

which number is for which farm animal. For example: 1 = horse, 2 = chicken, 3 = cow, 4 = pig, 5 = donkey, 6 = opponent’s choice! If you don’t have a die, you can just

write the animal names on slips of paper and each player has to “draw” one from the pile.

3. In turn, each player rolls the die to determine which animal they are for this turn.

4. Each player must toss the ball into the bucket, and while

the ball is in the air and until it has landed in the bucket, they have to make the animal sound designed.

5. Who wins? Everyone will be laughing too hard to care, but you can set up time and whomever gets the most tosses in

the bucket in the time allowed for the game wins!

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Easy to set up and easy to play. Kids will enjoy throwing bean bags between the rungs of

the ladder to earn as many points as possible.

BEAN BAG LADDER TOSS


Time: 15 minutes

1. Set up a step ladder outside.

2. Number the sheets of paper in increments of 10 for each rung of your ladder. Example: 10, 20, 30 , 40, 50, etc., and tape in ascending order from the bottom rung to top rung.

3. Create a starting line for tossing. Vary the line by age.4. Toss your bean bags through the ladder rungs, aiming for the

highest amount of points that you can. Take turns and keep a tally of point values.

5. The player with the highest point value wins.

6. Continue the game in rounds and keep the kids adding higher and higher or reverse the rules to have the lowest tally of points

be the winner.7. If playing by yourself, try to see if you can improve your score

with each round.

8. For variety, toss bouncy balls instead of bean bags. Advanced version: use a frisbee!

Materials:• Step Ladder• Plain paper or cardboard; markers• Beanbags (or plastic sandwich bags with

colored rice)/beans & Duct Tape

Resources:• https://tipspoke.com/ladder-toss-outdoor-beanbag-game/t10852 (source of this activity)

Easy-to-make beanbags:

Fill resealable plastic bags with rice or dried beans, or even small pebbles. You can color the rice by adding a few drops of food coloring and shaking bag until rice is all colored. Seal the top with duct tape to avoid spilling the “beans.”

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Chalk is not only inexpensive, but it's great fun for all ages. So, grab some chalk and your

imagination and let’s head outside!!

CHALK FUN FOR EVERYONE! (page 1)


Time: 30 minutes

Obstacle Course

The key is to write in large, clear writing and providing enough space for participants to complete the activities. Fun ideas include: zig zags, spirals, loops, shapes to hop into, lines to jump over, “balance” beams to maneuver

by placing one foot in front of the other, a hopscotch board, and a maze.

Hopscotch

Draw a hopscotch design on the ground. Throw a flat stone or similar object (small beanbag, shell, button, plastic toy) to land on square one. Hop through the squares, skipping the one you have your marker on. Pick up the

marker on your way back. Pass the marker on to the next person. Once the board has been conquered, add fun instructions to do while hopping from

square to square, such as hop three times, spin around twice, switch feet, hop backwards, etc.

Chalk Maze

Have kids design their own web of squiggly lines, circles, and other lines with chalk to design a maze through which others can walk, run, cycle, or scooter. The bigger, more colorful, and more intricate the maze, the more fun kids

will have working their way through.

Chalk Bullseye

Draw concentric circles with a bullseye in the middle. Within each circle, write point values if kids want to brush up on their math skills or simply use markers to see who can throw an item closest to the bullseye. For markers,

use chalk, stones or on hot summer days, wet sponges or water balloons.

CHALK FUN FOR EVERYONE! (page 2)


Time: 30 minutes

Resources:• https://minds-in-bloom.com/sidewalk-chalk-ten-fun-ideas/• https://whatmomslove.com/kids/sidewalk-chalk-ideas/

Footprints

Research several animals and find out what their paw prints look like. Using sidewalk chalk draw the footprints / paw prints so that they go up and down the driveway and sidewalks. Some fun animal footprints to draw are

elephants, ducks, cats, horses, and dinosaurs.

Restaurant menu games:Take any kids menu that has games and recreate them on the sidewalk. Some favorites are the game of dots and boxes, hangman,

and tic-tac-toe.

Body Outline Trace

Have the kids lay down in different positions on the concrete and then draw around their shapes. Then let them fill and color the outline with their face, features and clothes. Give them a theme

such as beach, formal, summer day, winter day, farmers, etc.

No chalk. No worries. Make some!

Pour equal parts cornstarchand water into a mixing bowl. Stir until thick and smooth. Separate into

smaller bowls and add food coloring to make different colors. Stir until evenly colored, then pour

into a mold (paper cups work well). Let dry for 12 hours. Break off mold, and you are ready to play!

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Those tricky chickens! They’re always getting loose! Your job is to get the “chickens”

back in their pen. Sounds easy, right? Try it and judge for yourself!

CHICKEN CHASE


Time: 30 minutes

This game could be played indoors or out, just be careful not to break anything in the

house!

1. Blow up 10 balloons. Feel free to decorate them like chickens with markers or paper feet, beaks, wings, etc.

2. Designate a “pen” for each player in a different area of your play space. This could be tape on the floor, a laundry basket, or just a designated area.

3. Toss all the chickens (balloons) into the middle of your play area.

4. Using a pool noodle or fly swatter, players should chase their chickens into their own designated area. The one with the most chickens wins!

5. Gameplay could continue with an extra player (adult or older sibling, maybe) that

knocks the chickens back out.

Materials:• A bag of balloons• Pool noodle or fly swatter for each player• Tape, basket, or other material to contain

balloon chickens.




You can’t shoot BB guns at home, but what about marshmallows? A safe and fun

projectile toy is super fun and easy to make. Make several and have a shoot off with the whole family. Build your own targets with empty soda cans or more plastic cups. Knock over a stack of cups Angry Bird style or just work on your aim.

MARSHMALLOW TARGET PRACTICE


Time: 15 minutes

Materials:• Plastic cups• Balloons• Scissors• Marshmallows• More plastic cups or empty soda cans as targets

Resources:• https://www.thriftyfun.com/Making-a-Plastic-Cup-Marshmallow-Shooter.html (source of this activity)

1. Cut the bottom off a plastic cup.

2. Tie a knot at the neck (bottom) of the balloonand cut off the top tip.

3. Stretch the balloon over the top of cup (end with

“lip").

4. Set up target, a stack of plastic cups or even

individual empty soda cans.

5. Put a marshmallow in cup and pull black on knotted end of balloon; aim and release! Your marshmallow will go quite far! Try different

“firing” lines to see how far back to stand from the target.



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When plants die, they start a process of breaking down or decomposing. The decomposed

organic matter eventually turns back into nutrient rich soil that helps new plants grow strong. This process is called composting, and it’s natural recycling! Let’s make a mini compost bin in a cup to see the process in action.

(While making compost, be sure to also “Grow Seeds in a Jar” so you have something to plant in it!)

COMPOST IN A CUP (page 1)

ACTIVITYParticipants: 1 or more

Time: 15 minutes, and ongoing

Getting Started:

1. With an adult’s help, punch tiny holes in the bottom of your cup or jar lid.

2. With gloves on, add the organic matter and the soil to the

bowl and mix with the spoon.3. Put 2 scoops from your bowl into your cup or jar.

4. Take the plastic wrap and place it on top of your cup. Secure it tightly with the rubber band. If using a sauce jar, put the lid on and secure tightly.

5. Give it a good shake and place it in a warm, sunny place like a window or safe spot outside where it won’t be disturbed.

6. Every couple of days add another tablespoon of water and give it a shake.

Week 1: After about one week of decomposition, you will notice that the layers have

lessened in size.

Week 2: The soil should have compacted more. If not, make sure the cup is getting enough

sun (heat helps the process go faster). There should be water droplets visible on the inside. Make sure to keep the compost moist throughout the process.

Week 3: Dump out the contents and examine the soil. Can you identify any of the materials placed in the cup three weeks ago?

COMPOST IN A CUP (page 2)


Time: 15 minutes, and ongoing

Materials:• 16 oz. cup with holes in bottom

(a spaghetti sauce jar with a hole punched in its lid also works well)

• Pair of gloves• Plastic wrap• Rubber band• Large bowl & large spoon• 1/4 cup soil or dirt (or more if using a bigger

container)• 1-2 teaspoons of water (or more if using a bigger

container)• Organic compostable items: Leaves, grass

clippings, vegetable scraps, fruit scraps, coffee grinds, etc. (no meat or dairy)

Resources:• http://sciencemadefunkids.net/experiments.cfm?Exp=2• https://teenkidsnews.com/tkn-news/careers/the-science-behind-composting/

What next?

The soil in your compost cup is now ready to add to your garden or be used to pot a new plant.

Advanced:You can also experiment using composting containers of different shapes and sizes. You

could try a black (or dark) colored container because it will absorb more heat from the sun than a clear or light-colored container.

Try varying the organic materials placed in the composting bin. Do different organic food materials decompose at different rates?

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FLOATING AWAY! (page 1)


Time: 30 minutes

Who doesn’t like playing with water outside? Especially when it is hot! If you don’t

have a pond or pool nearby, no matter. You can just fill up a bucket or plastic bin with water – use an inflatable “kiddie” pool, or even put water inside a cooler! However you provide the water, you’ll have fun floating your boat!

Here’s one way to make a small boat, but feel free to create

your own!

1. Cut out template (provided) and trace onto a thin piece of

cardboard (from a cereal box, for example). Cut out shape (a triangle with sides).

2. Fold shape along the “dotted” lines in the template to create the sides of the boat. Use hot glue (or school glue

or regular tape) to secure the tabs that hold the sides together.

3. Cover boat with duct tape (or electrical tape). Be creative! The tape helps the boat be water-resistant, so cover all the

cardboard both on the inside and water side of the boat.

4. Make a sail by cutting a triangle shape (with a right angle) from a piece of paper (colored, white, decorated, wrapping paper). You can make it the size you want, but the one

illustrated here is 3.25 inches across the bottom and 4.5 inches tall. It’s easy to just cut a corner off a piece of paper.

Using hot glue (or tape), attach the sail to the wooden skewer. You could use a plastic straw in place of the skewer.






Time: 30 minutes

5. Using hot glue (or other glue), use a “dab” to attach skewer

to inside of boat. This is just to hold it in place until you can secure it. Cut piece of electrical tape (could be done with duct tape) about 1 inch long. Snip 1 edge into a mini-

fringe. Wrap the tape around the skewer so that the fringe “fans” out to anchor skewer to bottom inside of boat. If

using a plastic straw, you can “fringe” the bottom of thestraw and then tape it to the boat.

6. For a pontoon-style boat, cut a rectangle out of thin cardboard, cover with duct/electrical tape and using more of

the tape attach two plastic drink bottles together, and then tape the “deck” of the boat to the bottles, and proceed as above to make a mast and sail.

Materials:• Boat template (next page)• Thin cardboard & colored paper (could color your own or use wrapping paper)• Duct tape and/or electrical tape• Wooden skewers or straw• Scissors/ruler/pen or pencil• Empty plastic drink bottles• Hot glue gun (or plain school glue, or just tape will work, too)

Resources:

• https://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-recycled-boats/ (source of this activity)

• https://jdaniel4smom.com/2017/03/how-to-make-a-boat-with-recycled-materials.html

• https://cubscoutideas.com/8850/recycled-raingutter-regatta-boats/

https://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-recycled-boats/

https://jdaniel4smom.com/2017/03/how-to-make-a-boat-with-recycled-materials.html

https://cubscoutideas.com/8850/recycled-raingutter-regatta-boats/



Time: 30 minutes

Simple germination activity to teach kids about how seeds grow.

(While these seeds are germinating, make your own “Compost in a Cup” to plant them in!)

GROW SEEDS IN A JAR!


Time: 15 minutes and ongoing

After a couple of days,

you will see them start to

sprout!

Materials:• Empty jars • Paper towels• Seeds• Markers

Resources:• https://teachingmama.org/germination-activity-grow-seeds-in-a-jar (source of this activity)• https://teachingmama.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/My-Seed-Journal.pdf

Getting Started

1. Wet several paper towels and wring to get rid of excess water.2. Place them in the jar loosely. 3. Place seeds in the jar, near the bottom half.

4. Use markers to label the jar with the type of seed in it.5. If you do multiple seeds, label the jars.

6. Then place them by the window and wait.

After about a week, they

will really start to grow.

Check out those roots!

After two weeks they

should look like this, ready

to plant in the garden or

planter.

Keeping a seed journal

will help you track its

growth. Download this

one using the link below.

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LEAF PAINTING (page 1)

You’ve probably done a leaf RUBBING … but have you tried PAINTING with

leaves?

At first, it sounds impossible because paint is a liquid … how can you paint with a dry

leaf? Well, green leaves have liquid INSIDE of them, and it comes out GREEN! Chlorophyll is what makes plants green. Chlorophyll is what plants use to

convert sunlight into energy in a process called photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is what you can use to make your leaf painting.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Gather up some FRESH (not dry) green leaves from your yard or a nearby park. You can even use lettuce greens from the grocery store. Spinach works very

well. Waxy leaves (like from holly bushes or magnolia trees) are harder to work with as the wax doesn’t allow as much liquid to come out of the leaf. You will need about a dozen leaves.

2. Take a white piece of paper and draw a picture of a tree trunk (see provided sample) or of a farmhouse with green fields (sample also provided).

3. The key is for wherever you want to paint GREEN to be the same on both sides of the paper as you are going to fold it down the middle.

4. Position your leaf(leaves) on one side of the paper, fold over, and using a metal

spoon, press down on the leaves to release the green!5. Finish coloring/painting the rest of your picture.

Some alternative ways to do this include:• Rub a leaf directly on the paper using your fingers

• “Ball” a few leaves together to use like a “paint-brush”• Experiment with different leaves for different colors of green.


Time: 15 minutes

Materials:

• A dozen or so fresh green leaves• Drawing on white paper (templates on page 2 and 3)• Metal spoon


Time: 15 minutes



Time: 15 minutes


What could be better than going to a corn maze and

finding your way out? How about making your own – one that you can redesign over and over again.

1. First get the board you will be working on. It can beas small or as large as you want it.

2. Draw gridlines (like on a checker-board), using a ruler to keep rows/columns straight. Place gridlines 1.5 inches apart.

3. A parent may, at this point, elect to drill small shallow starter holes to help with hammering (optional).

4. Hammer in the nails trying to keep them even.

5. Stretch rubber bands along the nails to make "walls"for the maze.

6. Grab your marble and place on maze. Tilt the boardto move the marble through the maze.

7. Redesign your maze by simply altering the placement of the rubber bands!

MARBLE “MAIZE” MAZE


Time: 30-45 minutes

Materials:• Hammer and nails (roofing nails have large “heads” and are easier for younger hands)• Wooden board (10” X 10” suggested, but any size will work) – Medium Density Fiberboard is

inexpensive, and most home improvement stores will cut it for you.• Rubber bands of various sizes, pencil, ruler or straight-edge• Marble• Drill (optional)

Resources:• https://alwaysexpectmoore.com/2013/06/ever-changing-wood-nail-and-rubber-band-maze.html

https://alwaysexpectmoore.com/2013/06/ever-changing-wood-nail-and-rubber-band-maze.html

Can an egg bounce? Can an egg be without its shell? What is osmosis? OSMOSIS?!?!

There are a few different naked EGG-speriments here to play with!!

NAKED EGG-SPERIMENTS (page 1)


Time: 30 minutes, excluding “wait” time

The Bouncy Egg

1. Place a cool, hard-boiled egg in a clear cup. Be sure not to crack the shell.2. Pour vinegar in the cup until the egg is covered.3. Let the egg sit in the vinegar for two days until the shell has completely

dissolved.4. Remove the egg from the cup and rinse it in cool water.

5. Place the egg on a paper towel and let it dry. The egg will have a rubbery texture and you will be able to bounce it softly on a table or countertop. Do not attempt to bounce the egg from a height of more than one or two feet as the membrane

will break.

Materials:• 3-5 eggs• Food Coloring• Clear corn syrup, water, vinegar• One cup for each egg (clear is ideal for observation)

Resources:• https://youtu.be/SrON0nEEWmo• https://www.imaginationstationtoledo.org/educator/activities/how-to-make-a-naked-egg

• https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/activities/naked-egg-cell-study/

Basic Naked Egg

1. Place a raw egg carefully in a clear cup.2. Pour vinegar over the egg to be completely submerged.3. After 24 hours, pour out the vinegar and repeat with fresh vinegar for another 24

hours.4. Two days in a clean vinegar solution will have stripped the shell off the egg, just

like acidic soda can do to the calcium of your own teeth.

See page 2 for more EGG-speriments…

https://youtu.be/SrON0nEEWmo

https://www.imaginationstationtoledo.org/educator/activities/how-to-make-a-naked-egg

https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/activities/naked-egg-cell-study/

Osmosis is the movement of water through a plasma membrane (like an egg

membrane) from a region of low solute concentration to a region of high

concentration.

NAKED EGG-SPERIMENTS (page 2)


Time: 10 Minute Increments, Lots of Idle Time

Osmosis Test 2

1. With your egg in Test 1, carefully place the egg in a clear cup.2. Fill the cup with water to submerge the egg.3. Add a few drops of food coloring to the water.

4. Observe the egg for another 24 hours.5. How has it changed?

6. Watch the video resource for details on the science behind osmosis!

Osmosis Test 1

1. Carefully place a naked egg in a clear cup.2. Pour your corn syrup over the top of it. Use an old spoon to

force the egg under the surface and be completely

submerged.3. Watch your egg for 24-48 hours.

4. After 48 hours, pour out the corn syrup and rinse your egg.5. How has it changed?

ADVANCED ACTIVITY• You can build on

this experiment by using the scientific method and recording a hypothesis and your results

• Use more liquids or solutions. Try salt water, soda, milk, your favorite drink.

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Can you see the stars? ALL the stars? Whether you live in the country, the city, or the

other side of the world, there are constellations you may not be able to see. With this STAR GAZER, you can view your favorite constellations whenever you want!

STAR GAZER (page 1)


Time: 30 minutes

1. Choose your favorite constellation from the ones on the

template provided on page 2 or design your own with the template on page 3.

2. Cut out your constellation “circle” and tape/glue to a piece of

cardboard (from a cereal or tissue box).

3. Using the pushpin, tack, or tooth-pick, poke holes as marked

through the paper constellation and cardboard. Cut out the finished constellation disk.

4. Tape your constellation to the end of your tube.

5. Put the open end of the viewer to your eye and look towards a light source. Your constellation is there! Alternatively, you

can put a flashlight through the tube and project your constellation on a dark ceiling!

There are lots of ways to do this including drawing your

constellation on a 3-inch square of foil, poking the holes, and then rubber banding the foil to the tube. You can also tape your

“disk” directly to the end of a flashlight (works best if you color your disk black with marker).

Materials:• Thin cardboard or aluminum foil• Paper tube (empty toilet paper roll, paper towel roll, wrapping paper tube)• Scissors, tape/glue, permanent marker, rubber band• Sharp object for poking holes (tack, awl, toothpick, push-pin)• Flashlight

Resources:• https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/create-flashlight-constellations• https://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-constellation-flashlight-discs/ - MORE ADVANCED

https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/create-flashlight-constellations

https://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-constellation-flashlight-discs/


Time: 30 minutes

STAR GAZER (page 2)

SOURCE: PlaygroundParkbench.com

STAR GAZER CONSTELLATION TEMPLATES


Time: 30 minutes

STAR GAZER (page 3)

SOURCE: PlaygroundParkbench.comSTAR GAZER DESIGN YOUR OWN CONSTELLATION TEMPLATE

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What says FARM better than a TRACTOR?

Use your imagination and create your own tractor. No, it doesn’t have to actually be a working machine. You can build it any way you want out of anything you want

(well, limited by what your parents will let you use). In fact, it doesn’t even need to be 3-dimensional. You can draw us a picture, do a mosaic, use paint or even draw it

on the sidewalk with chalk!

Here are some ideas:

Cardboard Blocks Pretzels & Marshmallows

Legos® Paint Macaroni MosaicSidewalk Chalk Bricks Crayons/colored pencil/markersWood Cake Cupcakes (YUMMY!)

Frosted cookie Fabric or felt Construction paper and poster boardYarn Rope/Paracord

BUT ….. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR TRACTOR. In fact, we want everyone else to see your tractor, too! Be sure to post it with #HANDPICKEDFUN!

TRACTOR BUILD


Time: 30 minutes

Materials:Nothing specific; use your imagination!




Everyone loves a beautiful rainbow after the rain. With this activity, you can watch

water magically travel from one cup to another while making a colorful rainbow!

WALKING RAINBOW WATER (page 1)


Time: 15 minutes

1. Place 7 cups in a row. Fill cups 1, 3, 5 and 7, almost full, with

water.

2. Add 5 drops of red food coloring to the 1st cup and the 7th

cup, 5 drops of yellow food coloring to the 3rd cup, and 5 drops of blue food coloring to the 5th cup.

3. Take a half sheet of paper towel and fold it in half lengthwise and in half again lengthwise.

4. Trim off some of the length so there isn’t too much excess

paper towel sticking up in the air between cups. This will make the water walk more quickly.

5. Place one half of a rolled paper towel in the 1st cup and place the other half in the cup next to it. Then another paper towel

from 2nd cup and into the 3rd cup. This continues until you have placed the last paper towel that drapes over from the 6th cup to the 7th cup.

6. WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN NOW? THAT IS YOUR

HYPOTHESIS. KEEP WATCHING TO SEE IF YOU PREDICTED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT!

7. Look at the cups and watch what starts happening. You should quickly be able to see the colored water begin to crawl up the

paper towels.

DO THIS NOT THIS

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WALKING RAINBOW WATER (page 2)


Time: 15 minutes

8. Keep checking back every couple of minutes. Soon you will be able to see

that the water has crawled all the way up the paper towel and is beginning to walk back down into the empty cup next to it.

9. Depending on the water levels and the type of paper towel, the time for the water to “walk” may vary. Check back over an hour or so … What do you

notice about the water level in each cup? And what happened with the colors?

Think about:

What do you think will happen to the water?What is happening now?

Why do you think the colors are changing?

Why might the water be able to move up against gravity like that?

Materials:• 7 small plastic cups or glasses• Paper towels• Food coloring in primary colors (red, yellow, blue)• Water• OPTIONAL: Printable walking water recording sheets (see resources below)

Resources:• https://funlearningforkids.com/rainbow-walking-water-science-experiment-kids/ --This site is the source of

this activity and has an option (scroll WAY down) to download a pre-designed printable recording sheet

• https://thestemlaboratory.com/walking-water-rainbow/

https://funlearningforkids.com/rainbow-walking-water-science-experiment-kids/

https://thestemlaboratory.com/walking-water-rainbow/

Do your “good turn daily” and recycle – all at the same time!

1. Rinse out, drain and drip dry a milk or juice carton.

2. Outline the shape you want for your opening into the bird feeder on front of carton. You could have an opening on

either side or form a side “window” if you wish.

3. Using craft knife (adult help if needed), cut out shape(s).

4. Your birdhouse decorative design will show better if you

cover the carton with primer first. You can use any paint primer, white chalk paint, or even just a coat of white acrylic paint.

5. Once primer is dry, you can draw your design on the carton

in pencil.

6. Paint and decorate as you wish.

7. Collect sticks from outside and break/cut into even lengths

to glue onto roof for an added touch.

8. Add a perch by making a small hole on opposite sides of the

carton and inserting a stick through it (wooden chop-sticks or a skewer works well, too). Be careful not to make the hole

bigger than the stick.

9. Poke a hole through top of carton and thread string/twine

through so you can hang-up your bird-feeder.

FEED THE BIRDS! (page 1)

CRAFTParticipants: 1 or more

Time: 30 minutes

10. Alternatives: You can fashion a roof of “paper shingles”

or of leaves or other material found in nature.

11. Decorate your birdhouse with acorns and leaves for a

natural look.

12. Add birdseed in bottom and hang outside and enjoy the view!

FEED THE BIRDS! (page 2)


Time: 30 minutes

Materials:

• Paper milk/juice carton• Marker/ruler/straight-edge• X-Acto knife or similar (adult use)

• Acrylic paint/paintbrush and primer/chalk paint (optional)

• Glue (hot glue for sticks on roof)• Birdseed• Thin sticks

• Pruning shears (optional)

Resources:

• https://www.fancymomma.com/milk-carton-juice-carton-bird-feeder/ -- this is the source of this activity

• https://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/make-a-milk-carton-bird-feeder/



https://www.fancymomma.com/milk-carton-juice-carton-bird-feeder/

https://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/make-a-milk-carton-bird-feeder/


ROCK FARM FRIENDS & FAMILYIf you could be a farm animal, which would you pick?

Made your choice? Good! Now, take a walk around the neighborhood park and hunt for “just the right rock” to suit your animal choice. Generally, flat on one side makes it

easier to paint, and if it is light enough in color, you may not need a base color of paint.

Sit outside, enjoy the fresh air, and paint your rock to be your animal! If the whole family participates, you’ll have a rock animal family! Here are some ideas to get youstarted!


Time: 15 - 30 minutes

Materials:

• Just the “right” rock• Acrylic paint & paintbrushes…

chalk/pastels

• Markers (Sharpies) • IMAGINATION!

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ARMPIT FUDGE

COOKINGParticipants: 1 or more

Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

½ cup confectioner’s sugar (powdered sugar)1 tablespoon butter2 teaspoons cream cheese

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Alright, the name doesn’t sound that appealing. But … I’m telling you … you are going

to want some!

Materials:• Ingredients as listed• Sealable plastic bag• Spoons

Resources:

• https://cubscoutideas.com/1176/how-to-make-armpit-fudge/ (source)

Put all ingredients in the plastic bag. Squeeze

air out of bag and seal it. Knead the bag until ingredients are mixed! This is where the fun comes in – knead it under your armpit, in your

hands, between your knees! When it is mixed, it is ready to eat.

The fudge isn’t as thick and set-up as what you buy in the stores; it is more like a thick frosting,

but I bet everyone will want a spoon!



https://cubscoutideas.com/1176/how-to-make-armpit-fudge/


FRESH BUTTER! It doesn’t get any BETTER! Yummy, yummy, it is going

to be soooooooooooooo good! Ready to work?

1. Start with a clean mason jar and clean marble. Wash your hands.

2. Pour in HEAVY whipping cream into jar until it fills the jar ONE-HALF FULL and add 1/8 teaspoon salt (if you don’t have a 1/8th

teaspoon measuring spoon, put a ¼ teaspoon of salt into your

hand and pinch up about half of it.) Close is good enough. If you prefer unsalted butter, leave the salt out.

3. Put lid on jar, twist to tighten securely.

4. Now it’s time to apply the elbow grease! SHAKE that jar. SHAKE

and SHAKE, and SHAKE SOME MORE!!!!! KEEP SHAKING.

5. It’s getting thicker? Am I done yet? Not quite. At first it will get

thick, and it will be whipped cream. Yes, that’s yummy too … but we are going for BUTTER.

6. SHAKE THAT JAR. SHAKE AND SHAKE AND SHAKE SOME

MORE. NO, YOUR ARM WON’T FALL OFF, IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT WILL! SHAKE HARDER. (Many hands make light work … pass the

jar when your arm gets tired!)

7. WOW! I see the liquid that has separated from the butter.

8. Open the jar, pour off the liquid BUTTERMILK (for pancakes tomorrow, maybe?), and enjoy that home-made butter!

9. You can remove the butter from your jar and put in a bowl. With clean hands, pat butter into ball. Pour cold water over butter to

rinse off remaining buttermilk. Pour off water, pat ball shape again if needed, repeat rinse. Discard water and your butter is

READY TO EAT!


Time: 30 minutes

BUTTER ME UP! (page 1)

BUTTER ME UP! (page 2)

NOTE: Making the butter can take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes. The whipped cream usually forms after just a few minutes, but you need to keep shaking. If the heavy whipping cream is NOT at room temperature, it

will take longer.


Time: 30 minutes

Materials:

• Mason jar (or other similar sized clean container with tight lid)• HEAVY whipping cream (per person), ROOM TEMPARATURE –need

enough for ½ the volume of your mason jar. Note, the higher the fat

content of the heavy whipping cream, the better this works.• 1 marble/person (clean and sanitized)

• Salt• Bread/toast/cracker to eat with butter• Small container for excess liquid

Resources:• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a75ObmDsYM

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1LYWF8T8g0

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-shaking-butter/

DID YOU KNOW?• Humans have been eating butter for 6,000 years!• The color of butter comes from the cow’s diet. The more

Carotene from hay/greens, the yellower the butter. • India is the world’s largest producer of butter.• As the cream is shaken, the fat molecules get out of position

and clump together … eventually so much so as to form butter.

That butter you just made would be so tasty on some pancakes!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a75ObmDsYM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1LYWF8T8g0

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-shaking-butter/


ICE CREAM IN A BAG


Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup half-and-half1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract1 tablespoon sugar

Ice¼ cup salt

Ice cream. Best invention ever. Especially on a hot summer day! Here’s how you can

make your own.

Materials:• Ingredients as listed• Resealable plastic bags

– 1 smaller/1 larger• Gloves (your hands get

cold!)• Spoons

Resources:

• https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/ice-cream-in-a-bag/ (source)

1. Pour half-and-half into small plastic bag.

2. Add vanilla and sugar.

3. Squeeze bag to remove excess air and seal.

4. Fill larger plastic bag ½ full of ice and add the salt

5. Insert small bag with ingredients into large bag and add extra ice to top. Seal large plastic bag.

6. Shake bag for 6 minutes.

7. Remove small bag and quickly rinse off outside of bag to remove salt residue.

8. Ice cream will look icy to start but stir with spoon to soften. ENJOY!



https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/ice-cream-in-a-bag/


PRINGLES® CAN HOT DOGS! (page 1)

Let solar energy cook your hot dog!


Time: 30 minutes + cooking time

1. Empty out your Pringles® can (save chips to eat at the

end!)

2. Using marker & ruler, draw a rectangle on 1 side of the

can about 2 x 8 inches long. With parent, cut out rectangular piece and set aside.

3. Using your skewer, poke hole in center of plastic lid.

4. Place lid on bottom of can and use marker to mark center of bottom through the hole in lid from step 3.

5. Using icepick, awl, nail/hammer, or drill, make hole in bottom of can at spot marked in step 4.

6. Create stand by gluing curved rectangular piece from step

2 to bottom of can. Shiny side should be DOWN. Place can on stand so it is at an angle (NOT hole straight up); angle should be sufficient to capture strong sunlight. A

stand made of Legos ® or other materials could offer the advantage of changing the angle as needed. Purpose of

stand is to keep can from rolling and to allow as much direct sunlight into can as possible.

7. Place hot dog on skewer and slide into can so skewer comes out the bottom and then put lid on (so skewer is

held in place top and bottom).

8. You can place plastic wrap over opening to increase heat.

9. Cook your SOLAR POWERED Hot Dog outside and enjoy!

PRINGLES® CAN HOT DOGS! (page 2)

Let solar energy cook your hot dog!


Time: 30 minutes + cooking time

Materials:

• A PRINGLES ® (or similar) can• Marker/ruler/knife• Skewer (an inch longer than the can) – could be a

metal clothes hanger• Stand (could be made of Legos ®) – may need hot

glue gun• Drill or icepick (like) object to poke hole in bottom

of can; hammer & nail would work too.

• Hot dog (and fixings!)• Plastic wrap (optional)

• Thermometer (optional)• Magnet (optional)

OPTIONS:

• Tape a thermometer to can and see how hot it gets.• Tape/glue magnet to bottom of can as a stand for use on

metal table or chair

Resources:• https://www.instructables.com/id/Hot-Dog-Cooker-Solar-Oven/ -- source of this activity

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tlReThMQHM

Engage with us on the Circle Ten Council Faceebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/CircleTenCouncil/) by sharing your photos and videos using #HandPickedFun. Weekly winners, deterined

by the number of "likes" and reactions, receive a $25 Scout Shop gift card. Each week starts when the rooster crows on Saturday and ends when the cows come home on the following Friday for a total off 6 weeks!

https://www.instructables.com/id/Hot-Dog-Cooker-Solar-Oven/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tlReThMQHM


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