[ J ~ @ ~ W ~ ~ ' - - . . , _ _ O @ ~ Now that winter ,sbehind us, chil- dren are anxious to get outside to explore, try out new things or just romp in the sunshine. This group

@ ( ~ I ~ ~ [ ~ of "recipes" features ideas for en- joying springtime and the out-of- doors.

By Ann Cole, Carolyn Haas, Elizabeth Heller, Betty Weinberger I I I I I

The authors write a syndicated column, "Recipes for Fun," and founded PAR (Parents as Resources). Their Recipes for Fun, More Recipes for Fun, are available at $2 and Backyard Vacation at 75r from PAR, 464 Central Ave., Northfield, II1. Their I Saw a Purple Cow is by Little Brown.

lYOU NEED I �9 A PLEASANT DAY �9 STURDY 5HOES o KEEN EYES �9 CURIOSITY �9 A SENSE oF AD~/ENTURE-NOTEBOOK Ak~D PENCIL o BOX' OR BA6 �9 SACK LU~C..H (OPTIONAL)

Ivou ool L GATHER SOME FRIENDS AND TAkE A"NATURE WALK" IN THE FOREST PRESER~IE OR A NEARBY( PARK.

2-.L00K CAREFULLY AS YOU GO, NOTINC~THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF TREES, FLO~JERS AIOD BIRDS YOU SEE. CR~J YOU mAME THEM ? 3. DID YOU NOTICE R~3Y PLRCE~ WHERE /~NIM/~L5 ,OR INSECTS ~41&l.rf LlVE~, (AN hk)T I'IILL~ h RRI~BI'I" HOI-E, ETC.)

,dI.FI~D SOME PRETTY LEA~ES, KOCKr IclCORMs OR F6R~& TO PRF-.C.J= II~TC> P,. I~OOK, MOU~T Ok3 CRP..DBOAP-.D OR KEs IM A S'PE.C.I A.L I~>OX.

5. DRP, w.)IN6 A ~KF."rCH O~ TRKIK,)(; (~AP..E~L UO'TES WILL REFRESH "/OUR Milk)D LI~CsR. A FOILOW-UP "['RIP To -rile LIBRARY H~"/ t-I~LP IDEI,3"TIFy ..~OME OF THE THIM(~S YOU SR~ O~ yooR W~LK.

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A B A M E : 1)RAC..'TICE MP, R K I N 6 A 'TRAIL . t ,Ut lH VARIOU,5" Sr"LE'D 5 T O N E ~ LET "THE OTHEK5 "I>$SCOVEI'~ WHICH WA%/ ',/0u WE'NT I. ~ o C 3 ( ~ ( ~ O o

S'I'R~,IGI4"r &I.Is "TURN LEI:"I' "IURI4 l~t~l.t'l"

1. What could be more fun than This activity encourages children going on a nature walk? Nowthat to "explore their world" by Spring is here, children will wel- noting the likenesses and differ- come the chance to get out-of- ences n the plants and animals doors and watch nature doing around them and observing the its work. natural habitats of birds, insects

and other small creatures. Children will enjoy collecting their many "finds," marking a trail for others to follow and per- haps picnicking under a shady tree.

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IPARACHUTE opL

Iy?u NE DI , i % �9 A .3QU~K= uF CLOTm OR AN ,- OLD HANDKERCHIEF, STRING I - ~ "A WOODEN CLOTHE'SPIN OR ~,.i EMPTY SPOOL �9 CRA"/ONS OR ~]~# MARKERS �9 SCISSORS ~ ~ ~..]

lYOU DOI I. CUT FOUR PIECES OF STRING iO"-IZ" LONG. TIE

ONE PIECE AROUND EACH CORNER OF YOUR CLOTN SQUARE.

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2.. COLOR 6 SPOOL OR CLOTHESPIN TO LOOK LIKE A PERSON . . . . . . . .TIE THE LOOSE ENDS OF THE STRINGS TOGETHER AND ATTACH TO TFIE SPOOL.

&NOW TOSS YOUR PARACHUTE INTO THE ,qlR.(YOU COULD STAND ON A CHAIR, PiCNiC TABLE OR. STEP). WA'i'CH IT SLOWLY FLOAT DOWN t

14. V/HAT N/kPPF-.N$ IF "/00 L)SF... /~ CORK. OTK. A- ?'I'PE- CLEA~ER INSTEA1:) rOF A 5900 L?? ,~

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, • A PARTY TDEA: ~),UT THE MATERIALS FOR A PARACHUTE

INTO INDIVIDUAL PAPER BAGS AND LET EACH GUEST MAKE HIS OWN. THEN HAVE A CONTEST TO SF_E WHICH CHUTE COMES DOWN THE SLOWEST... OR THE FASTEST !

COLE" HltRS �9 HF.LLER. ~EIN6ERGER

c 2 . Here is a Simple craft which perience hildren wi l l enjoy doing inside or ery by r

out. Although parachuteswere in- chute pe( vented 500 years ago by Leonardo they fall~ Da Vinci, today's&hi drenw ex-

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Ir'| PLAY OUTDOORS lYOU NEEDI �9 LARGE BOXE5 -AN OLD TIRE �9 BRICKS -A LONG BOARD �9 ROPE �9 OLD POTS ~ PANS, ETC.

l You DO I CREATE YOUR OWN OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND FROM ,,SCRAP MATER, tALS. YOU COULD-

i. MAKE A SANDBOX FROM AN OLD TIRE. FILL IT WITH 5AND AND DUMP IN OLD POTS AND PANS; UNBREAKABLE UTENSILS AND TOYS; EMPTY MILK AND MARGARINE CARTONS; CARS, DUMP-TRUCKS, ETC.

2. CONSTRUCT A BALANCE BOARD IbY PLACING A LONG PIECE OF WOOD OVER ,SOME BRICKS OR 6LOCKS OF WOOD.

3HANG A KNOTTED CLIMBING ROPE FROM A TREE BRANCH- OR MAKE A SWIN(s U$1N6 TWO PIECES OF STURDY ROPE WITH A TIRF_ OR BOARD FOR A. SEA'I'~

4. MAKE A TUNNEL FROM AN OLD BARREL OR SEVERAL LARGE BO)~E5 PLACED END-TO-END.

5. TURN A LARGE PACKIkJG BOX' INTO A PLAYHOU.GE OR A "PRETEND PLACE~'

coLF. �9 HAAS. H~.U...F-R'WQIN~IRG~

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JYOU NEED I �9 A SIDEWALK,

DRIVE WAY O& LARGE PIECE OF PAPER oR CARDI~

ii CHALK OR CRAYO

I. DRAW A LARGE SQUARE ON YOuR ORIVEWAY OR SIDEWALK WITH CHALK (OR MAKE ONE ON A LARGE PIECE OF PAPER OR CARDBOARD)

2. DIVIDE THE SQUARE INTO H PARTS.

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3. A PARENT OR AN OLDER CHILD CAN GIVE THE DIRECTIOI~S. HE MIGHT SAY:

m STA%D IN THE HIDDLE OF THE SQUARE a HOP TO THE TOP OF THE .SQUARE (OR BOTTOH) �9 WALK AROUIUD THE SQU~RE mRUM TO A CORNER OF THE SQUARE... RUN TO

THE OPPOSITE CORk)E R..

FOR OLDER CHrLDRE/~/. USE THE RIGHT, UPPER. LO~JER, SECTION,

DIRECTIONS LEFT, OUAR.TER , ETC...

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i IN EACH SECTION.

VAR|A' I ' IO~ IS : aPUT A HUM8ER OR A LETTER �9 A �9 m m . . . , , AC. s cTioN. rePLAY A GAME. TOSS STONE, BOTTLE CAP,

BEAM BAG OR 8ALL AI~D "rR',/ To HIT A CERTAIN SPOT.

4. Learning to fo l l ow di rect ions as wel l as conceptual iz ing such words as left, r ight, top, bot tom, around, etc., is of ten d i f f i cu l t for a young chi ld. This simple game, w i th its many variat ions, is d e

signed to teach these abstract con- cepts in an enjoyable manner. I t can be played outdoors on a s ide walk or concrete area or indoors on the f loor, m

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