FALL FESTIVAL!!!

We used Hoola Hoops to mark starting postions
this was an awesome game that was relatively easy to make.
This was a game I forgot to get a picture of there were gutters attached to a fence with a small bucket below whoever filled their bucket first won.
The kids played tons of games we made a bean bag toss game to knock down cans

A spider throw game the spiders are made of tin foil and pipe cleaners


Another bean bag toss into pirate hats
We had big boxes for climbing inside
And an obstacle coarse




A bat throw game the bats are made from tennis balls wrapped in trash bags cut like candy wrappers they turned out super cute.
A touchie feelie game






And a No Hands marshmallow eating contest


Coin toss- there are clear plastic cups glued to styrofoam plates
And fishing for pumpkins paper clips best at the end of the fishing pole to fish out the pumpkins

It was also crazy dress up day and we made a monster stew which consisted of the grossest things you could find. Above Witches slime and goblin eyes.
Adding to the stew
We used dry ice, hot water, and a tbs of laundry detergent.

Dyeing Pasta or Rice

Materials Needed:
Rubbing Alcohol
Pasta or Rice
Food Coloring or Liquid Water Colors
bowls or Ziploc Baggies
Drying area
Paper towels or paper bag (to soak up excess liquid)


Directions:
1. Portion out your pasta/rice into equal amounts for color distribution. Place the pasta/rice in bowls or ziploc baggies.
2. Cover the pasta/rice in rubbing alcohol you don't want the pasta/rice to be floating just cover to the top
3. Add food coloring/ liquid watercolors. STIR.
4. Let set for several Hours I let this batch set for 5 hours usually I let it set for 12-24 hours. Make sure that your bowls are covered with plastic wrap or your ziploc baggies are closed securely
5. Drain the liquid and place the pasta/rice on a drying area put papertowels/ paper bag underneath them to soak up excess liquid
6. Let dry for at least 2 hours
7. Enjoy! The alcohol does not absorb into the pasta or rice so they stay dry and crisp even after soaking.

Variation: This can be done with cooked spaghetti noodles for a fun sensory tub experiment!

Snail Day- Snail Painting and Snail Races

Snail Painitng- We dipped the snails in liquid watercolors and then let them paint on our papers
We had a sensory tub filled with snails and their favorite things to eat

We drew swirls that looked like snail shells on paper and cut them out
Our snail racing we used the top to a sensory bin and drew lines with washable marker for lanes and a start and finish line we cheered for our favorite snails.
We spent the night before searching for snails

Marble, Golf ball, and Magnet Paintings

Magnet Painting:

Materials Needed:
Paper plate (the cheap kind not the waxed kind)
Magnet Wand
Tempera Paint
Magnetic balls

Directions:
1. Put small drops of paint on plate
2. Now place two magnetic balls IN the paint and then hold a magnet UNDER the plate.
3. Using the magnetic wand under the plate use the wand to move the marbles through the paint and watch the colors mix





When I taught the two's I was terrified of having marbles in the classroom so instead we used Golf balls.
Golf ball Painting

Materials Needed:

Golf Ball
Box to hold paper
paper
paint (tempera works best)
bowl for paint and spoons (optional)

Directions:
1. Place the paper for painting inside a box
2. Here is where you have some options you can either
A. have paint set out in containers with a golfball in each color and a spoon for lifting and setting the golf ball into the box or
B. Squirt some paint directly onto the paper and place the golf ball into the box 3. Let the child sway the box side to side to move the ball through the paint



Marble Painting:

Materials Needed:

Marbles
Box to hold paper
paper
paint (tempera works best)
bowl for paint and spoons (optional)

Directions:
1. Place the paper for painting inside a box
2. Here is where you have some options you can either
A. have paint set out in containers with a marble in each color and a spoon for lifting and setting the marble into the box or
B. Squirt some paint directly onto the paper and place the marble(s) into the box
3. Let the child sway the box side to side to move the marble(s) through the paint