Things To Do Inside:
Flying Ring Toss:
Trace a twelve inch dinner plate onto a piece of corrugated cardboard and cut it out. Then in the center of the circle, trace another plate, about 2 inches smaller; cut it out too, leaving a ring. Decorate the ring with markers and crayons. Put some water or sand into 2-liter bottles ( to give them weight ) and mark the bottles with a point value of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50. Set up the bottles in a line, about 10 inches apart. Stand back a few feet and try to toss the ring so that it goes over the neck of the bottle.
Glue Art:
Make squiggly designs on waxed paper with white glue. Let dry until clear, then carefully peel dried glue off the paper. Color the designs with markers. Tie with a string; hang in a sunny window.
Gooey-Gak:
It stretches and bounces like Silly Putty. Mix together with a wire wisk:
- 1 cup all-purpose
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 Tbs paint (tempera or acrylic)
Mix separately:
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon borax
Slowly pour borax mixture into glue mixture; stir. Let stand a few minutes, then knead. Pour off any remaining liquid. Store in a plastic bag.
- Play toss with a very soft ball
- Let Dad have a complete hour all to himself to watch TV or read... whatever he wants. Don't leave him alone too much longer than that as he will get lonesome!
- Get some coloring books and crayons out and color pictures together.
Things To Do Outside:
- Play croquet
- Play badminton
- Play Tennis
- Play toss or catch with a ball or frisbee
- Take a walk and pick up as many neat treasures as you can find while you are walking (like bottlecaps and bits of wire). Make a sculpture with your findings and some glue.
- Go rock hounding in your back yard or while walking and see how many different rock types you can find.
- Play Dad's favorite lawn game
- Go to the park
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