Thanks to Sam Carpenter at LEPMPL for this blog post!
LEPMPL had a
Polar Express Party while kids were out of school. We put together
two inexpensive games to help them feel welcome and get the wiggles out
before we started the show: "ornament bowling" and
"marshmallow toss."
The ornament
bowling consisted of 2-liter bottles filled with water and a bit of dish soap
that created bubbles when the "pins" were knocked over. Two
2-liters had about 2 inches of water inside and one had 4 inches--it was
fun to watch the older kids try to knock THAT one over! (It was also fun
to blow my train whistle every time they succeeded, although Jill may
disagree). The "ornaments" were just balls of varying sizes--I
was reminded what educational value games can have watching the younger
kids slowly figure out that the bigger, heavier balls had a greater chance of
knocking pins over.
The marshmallow
toss was made of coffee containers wrapped in construction paper and bean bags
covered in white fleece. I enjoyed dressing these simple materials up to match
the party theme/movie: I hope the attention to detail said "We
care about you" to all who attended! I used the "mugs" in a book
display in order to extend their life a little and am thinking indoor bowling
may make a comeback if we stick with the CSLP exercise theme . . .
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