St. Patrick’s Day Activity
By Lisa Love | March 8, 2010
St. Patrick's Day Activity Sheet
We thought this St. Patrick’s Day, we’d create an activity for kids that will encourage them to dream BIG, and to write these dreams on a shamrock. They can color the shamrocks, cut them out, and wear one or all three throughout the day.
AND…we know that in order for dreams to become reality, it’s good to share our dreams with others. So, instead of pinching someone who isn’t wearing green, why not have the kids share their dreams with that person, and give them one of their shamrocks?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
The Bing Note Team
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To download the activity sheet click here
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Hand-Crafted Easter Basket Activity
By Lisa Love | March 4, 2010
Easter may remind us of all types of fun memories as a kid. I’m sure you remember, right? Spending the day coloring Easter eggs, Easter egg hunts, and getting all dressed up on Easter Sunday are just a few of the happy memories and Easter traditions.
This Easter, why not start a tradition of making your own handcrafted Easter basket? It’s super easy, super fun, and it’s a great way to spend quality time with your kids or students. My mom and I made these baskets when I was a kid. And for many years, she made them with her students when she taught kindergarten. Everyone LOVED them!
Enjoy the fun that comes when making kids happy!
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The Bing Note Team!
So, here’s what you do:
1. Blow up one balloon for each child.
2. Cut squares of light/pastel colored tissue paper.
3. Use a small paint brush to cover sections of the balloon with liquid starch.
4. Lay tissue over the starch and cover with starch again. Make sure the balloon is totally covered.
5. Let dry over night and repeat this procedure for two more days.
6. When the balloon is completely dry, pop it at the knot end.
7. Cut a jagged opening. Fill with plastic grass and jellybeans.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Balloons
Light colored tissue paper
Liquid starch
Small brush
Scissors
Plastic grass, Easter candy, Easter eggs
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Why Drink Water First Thing in The Morning?
By The Schoolmarm | March 3, 2010
photo credit: lrargerich
Moms and dads, before you sip that morning cup of coffee, before you down that little glass of juice, many doctors recommend drinking a cup of water. Yes, plain, unadorned, unsparkled, unflavored . . . water.
We all know that water is beneficial and that we should drink several glasses a day, but why the first thing in the morning? Two reasons are important ones:
- Water rids the body of toxins that have been stored over night.
- Water aids your digestive tract and helps start your day off right.
Not trying to be cute, the rhyming was accidental. But hey, that’s what water does for you, it gets your body in sync and moving with rhythm. You’ll feel better all day.
Your skin will be more radiant and when you combine drinking water with simple exercise, like walking, you’ll lose weight, or at least maintain what you have worked so hard to lose.
So, don’t forget, before the cuppa Joe, have a cuppa H2O. There I go with the rhyming again . . . its gotta be the water!
For more excellent health advice, check out Dr. Don Colbert’s book, The Seven Pillars to Good Health.
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Mary Taylor, The Schoolmarm
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