Summer Outdoor Adventures for Kids
Sunny Days and Starry Nights
By Nancy F.
Castaldo
The outdoor
experience is tough to beat, especially when you are a kid. Parents
who are looking for fun ways to engage their children outside will
love the book, Sunny Days and Starry Nights. Chock full of
activities, games, crafts and tips on observing and learning from
nature, kids and their parents will surely benefit from this handy
guide. Containing 67 activities to enhance a young child’s
creativity, observational skills and understanding of the natural
world. Try this fun game from the book!
Nature Bingo
As you find each
of the nature objects on your homemade nature bingo board, check it
off with a marker. Make sure to yell “Bingo” when all the objects in
a row are found.
HERE’S WHAT YOU
NEED
Construction Paper
Markers
Ruler
HERE’S WHAT YOU
DO
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Fold
your paper into thirds. Using the ruler, draw
straight lines on the folds.
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Turn the paper around and
fold the paper into thirds again. Draw lines on
the new folds too. Your paper should now have
three rows of three squares.
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In each square, draw something
to look for in nature, such as a tree, nest, flower, puddle, insect,
frog, pinecone, leaf or acorn.
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When you have drawn a picture in
each square, you are ready to play Nature Bingo!
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MORE NATURE FUN
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Play Nature Bingo in your
back yard, on a walk through the park, looking
out your car window, or when browsing through a
picture encyclopedia
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Let’s get down to details!
Instead of looking for any flower, cloud, bird or leaf, look for a
yellow flower, dark cloud, red bird or hand-shaped leaf.
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Go for the gold – play
Super Nature Bingo! See if you can be the first
to check off every square on your Nature Bingo
Game Board
Sunny Days and
Starry Nights is geared for kids ages 2 to 6, and is available by
calling 1-800-888-4741, online at
www.ipgbook.com, or at bookstores nationwide.
Cooking on a
Stick
Campfire
Recipes f or Kids
By Linda White,
illustrated by Fran Lee
Every kid loves to
camp. Some parents love it too, but we all know there is no cheaper
vacation sure to be a hit with a young family than to head out on a
wilderness adventure. Even if camping is not your forte, you can
attempt a reasonable substitute if you pitch a tent out back.
Likewise, a picnic in the park is the epitome of fun for every
child. These outdoor activities have one thing in common…food.
That’s where Cooking on a Stick comes in. One in a series of
activity books published by Gibbs Smith Publishers, this easy to
read activity book for kids and parents is packed with recipes and
tips for making your outdoor eating experience fun and successful.
Complete with
simple instructions for making cooking equipment, a campfire and
preparing as much of the food as possible beforehand, this handy
resource simplifies the process and makes cooking outdoors a snap.
Safety tips and reminders for kids to be sure adult’s help them are
included to keep parents involved in the process. This handy guide
packed with simple recipes and helpful hints is sure to keep your
outdoor cooking experience fun and delicious!
Tips for cooking
outdoors:
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Know basic safety rules. Fire
safety is very important and parental supervision is required
wherever an open flame is being used.
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Prepare for your cookout in
advance. Gather the stuff you need to make and extinguish the fire,
pots and utensils for cooking, and assemble the ingredients you will
need before you head outside.
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Have a parent or adult helper
with you.
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Make sure you have everything
you need for cleanup.
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Keep a first aid kit handy.
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Cooking on a Stick
is available in bookstores nationwide or online at
www.gibbs-smith.com
What’s That
Bird?
Getting to Know
the Birds around You, Coast to Coast
By Joseph
Chioniere and Claire Mowbray Golding
For anyone who has
ever wanted to know what kinds of birds they see every day beyond
the garden-variety crows and pigeons, What’s That Bird? is
the perfect resource. Every birder was a beginner once, and this
simple, easy to read how-to guide will help even the most
inexperienced bird lover to identify birds found from coast to
coast. Complete with full-color illustrations and photographs, this
book is the perfect accompaniment for people on a camping trip,
vacation, or just looking at birds around their own back yard.
Fascinating facts about bird habitats, habits, and even a full
section on interesting birds – biggest, smallest, meanest, and best
dancer, to name a few – are a fun way to get the family involved in
this hobby. |
