Lois Ehlert Activities for Planting a Rainbow & Growing Vegetable Soup

Here are some great resources for Lois Ehlert's Planting a Rainbow:

I found this Groovy Rainbow Cupcake from Flickr: breeleed

I made a yellow cake mix (white also works, too) and then divided the batter into four bowls. Using Wilton icing colors, I dyed each bowl of batter with my favorite color. Just spoon each color into a lined cupcake tin and you're all set!

Makes and Takes has a great activity: planting a rainbow

Angelfire has some bloomin' good plant activities!

Virtual Vine has a neat rainbow unit

Growing Vegetable Soup Activities:

First School's Vegetable Basket Craft

Let's Read at Home

Family Literacy Guided Lesson

Cute video from Gardentime: Kids Seed Planting Projects

Enjoy!
Pam

Friday Freebie

Woohoo! It's Friday!
I just sent this week's Freebie, so be sure and check your email.
If you are following and did not receive it, please send me a email with the name you are following under at handsonlearningfun@live.com and I will add you to my mailing list.

It's a really cute Animal Opposites Game.

Saturday, I will catch up on my posts. The end of school is rapidly approaching and keeping me very busy during the week.

Enjoy your weekend!
Pam

Earth Day Printable Math Activities

Earth Day is right around the corner!

Check out my new Earth Day Math Printable Activity Packet with over 20 pages of fun hands on activities!

You will receive via email in PDF Format:

Really cute math counters from Scrappin Doodles that can be used with all of these activities:

Let's Count - 10 math boards numbered 1 - 10 - place the correct number of objects on each board

Math Counting Boards - 2 boards with numbers 1- 10 number word recognition

Math Counting Boards - Counting objects up to 10

Earth Day Patterns - AB, ABC, AABB patterns included

Graphing Activity - graph the objects then answer the questions

Graphing Question Sheet - answer each question using the number markers

Enjoy!
Pam

Friday Freebie: Spring Bingo

Hi all!
Today I'm sending all of my followers a really cute Spring Bingo Game featuring awesome graphics from Scrappin Doodles Creative clip art, web sets, printables, and more!

For the love of computer crafting. Be sure and check out her great website.

I love bingo and even more importantly KIDS LOVE bingo!

So enjoy this great holiday weekend and have fun playing my Spring Bingo.

If you are a follower and do not receive your bingo game, please email me at handsonlearningfun@live.com and I will add your email to my mailing list. Please let me know what name you are following under.

Thanks,

Pam

Thrifty Thursday: Recycle Reduce Reuse

Here are some of my favorite Earth Day Finds:

Cute games for kids to play online:

Ollie's Super Hero Sorting Game

Energy Saving Game

Recycling Activities:

Quick Lesson in Recycling from PlanetPals

Planetpals recycling printout

Composting Tips:

Compost

How to Build a Compost

Etsy Finds:

Great finds that are good for our Earth!



Earth Day Tote Guerilla Sewing Pattern

Show the Earth you care for it by not using plastic (or paper) bags at the grocery store by bringing your own!This pattern is ideal for the beginner and intermediate sewer in mind. you can customize it to be bigger have a longer handle drop or whatever you choose its your bag!The pattern includes color pictures, instructions as well aspattern piece dimensions.

Easy Crochet Soda Pull Tab Hobo Bag Pattern for Beginners PDF File Eco Friendly

This awesome Hobo Bag can be easily made by crochet beginners. Only basic crochet experience required such as single crochet.

pink gingham and flowers reusable sandwich wrapper (pink buttons)

you pack a sandwich for lunch on a regular or at least semi-regular basis and you use a disposable plastic sandwich bag and you feel a little guilty about it every time. you try to wash out those ziplock bags and reuse them, but it doesnt always work out that way, because a gob of peanut butter gets stuck in a corner or you just plain dont feel like it. get one of these instead! it's way more pretty and way more cool and way easier.you wrap your sandwich up like you're swaddling it in a blanket or tucking it into an envelope. there's a hook and eye on the inside closures to keep it snug and then the other part is adjustable -- fold the flaps to fit your sandwich. and wrap the elastic over the buttons to keep it closed. at lunch time, you've got a placemat on which to rest your sammy between bites. when you're finished, wipe it off with a damp cloth (or all out wash it in the sink if your sandwich was really messy) and it's ready to be used again the next day. awesome, right?

3 Sisters Reversible Bag PDF Pattern

****3 SISTERS BAG****The same pattern done in three different sizes. You choose who you are and make it up. This is a tutorial style pattern. There are pictures along with the directions to help you along. The pattern includes:* Instructions for each bag* 3 different sizes for pockets* Strap ribbon for tying on handle or for rolling the bag* Pictures for help* Measurements, fabric needed, and cut list* Totally reversible* Fully lined* Extra Wide handles

Enjoy your day!
Pam

Thrifty Thursday: Spring Easter Paper Plate Crafts

I always keep paper plates handy, they are perfect for craft projects.

Here are some of my favorite Spring Easter Paper Plate Crafts:

Paper Plate Bunny

Cute Bunny Face

Cute Handprint Duck Activity

And of course, everyone needs a Easter Bonnet!!

This one is from: best kids booksite

and the one below: Kinderart

Tomorrow is Freebie Friday. I'm still missing a few emails so if you are a follower and do not receive my Freebie Friday - I will post when I send it, please email me and let me know the name you are following under and I will add your email to my list.

Enjoy!

Pam

Freebie Friday is Here!

Good Morning!
Freebie Friday is here! Tonight, I will send all of my followers an Spring Activity via email.
If your email is not accessible in your profile please email me at: handsonlearningfun@live.com
It's not too late to sign up and there is still time to enter my Ladybug Literacy Bag Giveaway - CLICK HERE

I love your comments! Please comment away and if you have any suggestions or special requests, let me know.
Enjoy your Friday!
Pam

Kids Spring Crafts and Cooking: Caterpillar Craft and Kite in the Clouds Recipe

Caterpillar Craft

From Kids Craft.com

Here's what you'll need...
• Construction paper

• Scissors
• Pipe cleaner

• Marker

• Pen or pencil

Here's how you make it...
1. Cut different colored circles out of construction paper. Cut as many as you'd like, the more you cut the more colorful and long your caterpillar will be.

2. Using a pen or pencil, punch holes in the center of each circle and

tread onto a pipe cleaner.

Repeat until you have made your caterpillar as long as

you would like it.

3. Fold the pipe cleaner on either end to secure the circles and draw on two eyes.

My kids love this craft! It's a fun way to talk about patterns.
I make 3 samples:

random colored caterpillar

AB pattern caterpillar ( green yellow green yellow)
ABC pattern caterpillar (green yellow orange green yellow orange)

Kite in the Clouds Recipe

Ingredients:

1 box of blue jello - already prepared

1 can of whipped cream
1/2 fruit roll up per child cut into the shape of a kite

clear cup

straw

Directions:
Fill up cup 2/3 full with your jello. What color is the jello?
Look outside - what does the color of the jello remind you of?

The blue jello represents the sky.

I usually sneak in a math lesson - Put 6 spoonfuls of jello in your cup

Then the best part of this recipe - Fill the cup up with whipped cream.

WOW! What a hit!
My kids loved squirting the whipped cream!

Place your straw with your kite in your clouds and Voila!
You have a beautiful kite flying high in the sky in the clouds!

Best of all - it's quite tasty!

I love cooking with kids. I've never met a child that didn't like to measure, stir, and eat!
I always make sure that I have everything handy and ready to go, I usually cook with 8 - 10 children at a time and if you have to go look for an item - it can get really messy! When choosing recipes, I try to pick ingredients that the majority will like - I hate to waste food.

Most importantly, keep it simple!

I hope you enjoy these activities, click on comments and let me know!
Pam