This is the Girls Club of Greenfield Spring activity page.
On this page you will find a
summer oriented recipe, crafts and fun links.
Please remember to have adult supervision while doing these crafts.
We hope that you and your child have fun using this page together.
Frozen Chocolate Banana Pops
This yummy frozen treat
is perfect to enjoy on a hot Summer's day.
Ingredients
* 6 ripe bananas
* 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
* assorted nuts, shredded coconut,
crushed candy bars or sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
Peel bananas; cut in half crosswise.
Insert a wooden stick into flat end of each banana half.
Lay bananas on a shallow pan or baking sheet;
freeze for about 3 hours, until very firm.
Melt chocolate chips over hot water.
With a spatula, quickly spread
melted chocolate over each banana, coating well.
Roll chocolate bananas in nuts,coconut,
candy or sprinkles if desired.
Chocolate will become firm right away.
Wrap each banana in foil; store in freezer.
Toddler Activities:
Spring Butterflies
What you need:
*Food Coloring
*Coffee Filters
*Eye Dropper or Straws
*Wooden Clothes Pin
*Pipe Cleaner
Assembly
Color small bowls of water
with food coloring.
Using an eye dropper
or a straw, scatter drops of
colored water onto round coffee
filters and watch the colors blend.
While the filters dry
draw eyes and body details
on wooden clothespins.
Gather each coffee filter
up in the center and
clip with the clothespin.
Make
antennae for each butterfly
by inserting a pipe cleaner into
the end of the clothespin
and twisting it secure.
Bend the ends of the
pipe cleaner to make it look realistic.
You can use tissue paper instead
of coffee filters for a multi-layered effect.
Decorate with sequins and buttons.
Pre-School Activities:
Tissue Fish
Kids love making these scaly looking fish.
Supplies needed (substitutes may be used):
* Fish pattern-click HERE for pattern.
* Craft foam or card stock for fish
* Multiple colors of tissue paper sheets cut into small squares
* Googly craft eyes
* Glue
Instructions:
Trace the fish pattern onto foam or cardstock and then cut along the lines,
if you prefer you can cut a fish shape free form.
Twist or bunch up the pieces of tissue paper
Place dots of glue on the fish and press the tissue paper down until it is stuck in place
Continue gluing tissue paper until the fish is covered
Glue on googly eyes to the face of the fish and let dry thoroughly
*NOTE: You can even take spray adhesive
and lightly spray the tissue paper
after it's completely dry and then sprinkle
with glitter to make a
shimmery fish.
School Age Activities:
A cute book to keep your childs
summer memories alive even in the middle of winter
Materials:
*Sketch pad or pre-made scrapbook (any size)
*Assorted wrapping or tissue paper
*Assorted color construction paper
*Tape- double sided works well
*Markers or Crayons
*Assortment of stickers
*Scissors
*Summer photos of the family
Instructions:
Cut out paper to match the size
of the pages in your sketchbook/scrapbook
Using the tape, tape the paper to the pages.
Cut construction paper 1/2 in larger than the photos
you will be using and adhere to the back of the photos using tape
Next, tape the photos to the pages in the book.
Cut out smaller sized shapes
out of the construction paper
and have your child write a caption about the photo.
Tape the captions under the photos
and decorate with stickers.
Fun Family Oriented Links:
Kaboose for the Hollidays Website
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