Summer Program Theme and Activity Chart
Preschool Drop-in (Fridays 1:30-3)
Theme Air Apparent Date 6/12 6/19 6/26 7/3 7/10 7/17 7/24 7/31 8/7 8/14 8/21 8/28 Activity Whirlers Kites Windsocks Eric Carle tissue art Donald Crews shape art Alphabet art Ice cream in a bag Make it melt Ice cube painting Rolling and bouncing Building ramps Comparing ramps with balls and toy cars
Elementary Drop-in (Saturdays 10-11:30)
Theme The Great Paper Caper Thinking Caps Date 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15 8/22 8/29 Activity Origami Tissue paper flowers Diverse drawings Invention convention Magic tricks Solve it! Puzzle fun Cone puppets Marionettes Wooden spoon puppets Button spinners String games Jacob’s ladder
Color my Words: You are the Illustrator Stay Cool
Plenty of Puppets 1-2-3 FUN! Simple Playthings
Ramp it Up
Preschool Workshop (Tuesdays 10:30-11)
Theme What’s Under our Feet? Use and Reuse Date 6/9 6/16 6/23 6/30 7/7 7/14 7/21 7/28 Activity Rocks, soil, shells, and sand Wonder worms Owl pellets Making paper Wooden puppets Creative construction A Day With No Crayons Explore colors and media It Looked Like Spilt Milk Puffy paint and cotton ball clouds Patchwork Quilt Make tagboard quilts What’s inside fruits? Butter up! Making pizza
Elementary Workshop (Thursdays 10:30-11)
Theme Great Create: Making Art like Great Artists! All Tied up in Knots Ooey, Gooey, Slimy Date 6/11 6/18 6/25 7/2 7/9 7/16 7/23 7/30 8/6 8/13 8/20 8/27 Activity Frida Kahlo Pablo Picasso Jackson Pollock Hemp jewelry Plastic lacing Knitting nancy/crochet Playdough Plaster of Paris bag sculpture Silly putty/ooblek Sewing Woven placements Create a t-shirt
Story Stretchers
8/4 Food Fair 8/11 8/18 8/25
Fantastic Fabric
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