Goose Hollow Family Shelter

Kid Time Host Activities Booklet

Table of Contents
Collage Night ...................................... 3 Construction Night ............................. 5 Crafts Night ........................................ 7 Culture Night ................................... 10 Dance Night ..................................... 18 Dress-up Night ................................. 19 Game Night ...................................... 21 Music Night ...................................... 23 Nature Night..................................... 25 Origami Night ................................... 28 Painting Night .................................. 35 Storybook Night................................ 36 Watercolors Night ............................. 38 Weaving Night .................................. 39

Collage Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Moderate Difficulty: Easy Time needed: About 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) Materials needed: Magazines (from cabinets in couch room); scissors; glue sticks; paper There are no age suggestions for this activity. 1. Have each person sit down at a table, and give everyone a piece of paper, a glue stick, and a pair of scissors. 2. Put a few magazines in the center of each table. Instruct the kids to cut out images from the magazines that they like and to glue them onto their papers.

Ideas for Collages Wishlist (what he or she wants) Future self (what he or she wants to become) Other themes (food, colors, people, etc.)

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Construction Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Moderate Difficulty: Easy Time needed: Less than 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) Materials needed: Clay; paper plates; toothpicks/pencils There are no age suggestions for this activity. 1. Make sure the dining room is clean before giving each kid a paper plate with a chunk of clay on it. Ask an adult to help you section off the clay. 2. Give the older children 2-3 toothpicks each for carving or decoration. 3. Allow the kids to build whatever they want, and constantly check up on them with questions and encouragement on their masterpieces. Remember: ask the questions in a curious, open manner so they dont feel intimidated.

 Some example questions: What are you making? Why are you making ? What is this part? Why did you put that there?

Suggestions for What to Build Favorite animal Favorite food Character from a book Family Buildings Vehicles (cars, planes, boats)

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Crafts Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Low Difficulty: Easy Time needed: Less than 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) Materials needed: Craft supplies (from cabinets in couch room) There are no age suggestions for this activity. 1. Put out a tub of crafts supplies in the center of each table in the dining room. 2. Have each person sit down at the table with the craft supplies he or she wants to work with. 3. Let the kids do whatever they want. Make sure to walk around and check in at each table to see how they are doing. Remind the older kids to watch out for the younger children at their tables (i.e. Dont let them use scissors or other potentially dangerous objects). On the next page are some crafts you can make from the materials given. Craft Ideas

 From paper: -Snowflakes -Cards -Pictures/paintings -Books -Puppets -Racetracks for car toys -Scenes for stickers From yarn: -Friendship bracelets (braided or traditional) -Pom poms (instructions on next page) -Bookmarks (wrap different colors around a popsicle stick and glue down the ends) Miscellaneous: -Fairies (cotton ball skirts on popsicle stick people with pipe cleaner wings) -Bracelets (buttons on yarn) -Necklaces (paperclips linked together with tape over each clip) -Bookmarks/hair clips (paperclips with a button glued on top)

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Culture Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Moderate Difficulty: Moderate Time needed: Over 1 hour (before and after dinner) Where to hold this activity: Varies by activity Materials needed: Varies by activity There are no age suggestions for this activity. All kids should be able to participate in these activities at some level. Choose one culture to do an activity on. To choose, you can ask what cultures the kids families identify with or you can choose a culture to teach the kids.

Native American Craft: Dream catchers Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) or Couch room Materials needed: Embroidery hoops (from cabinets in couch room); thread or yarn; beads (optional) 1. Explain the story behind dream catchers: Dream catchers have long been a tradition for Native peoples in North America. Originally from the Ojibwe people, dream catchers are meant to

snare the bad dreams floating in the night air in their webbing and allow the good dreams to fall through the center hole in the dream catcher and into your sleeping head. When the sun rises in the morning, the bad dreams trapped in the web disappear. (kidzworld.com) 2. Using the picture (next page) for reference, start making dream catchers: Wrap yarn around the embroidery hoop, leaving a loop out so the dream catcher can be hung up. 3. Take a long piece of thread and tie it onto the edge of the embroidery hoop. Tie the thread onto the hoop again about an inch away from the first knot. Continue doing this until you are back to the first knot. 4. At this point, instead of tying knots onto the hoop, start looping the thread onto the first line formed between the first and second knots. Then loop the thread onto the second line, formed between the second and third knots on the hoop. Continue this until you reach the center, then tie the thread off onto the nearest line. 5. The dream catcher is now finished. If a kid wants to add beads, tie a few short pieces of yarn onto the bottom of the dream catcher. Add

the beads, then knot the bottom so they wont fall off.

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Latin American Craft: Gods eyes (Ojos de Dios) Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) or Couch room Materials needed: Popsicle sticks; yarn; glue 1. Explain the story behind Ojo de Dios: Ojos de Dios were discovered by early Spaniard when they encountered the Huichol (pronounced wettchol) Indians in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. The Huichol Indians made these Gods eyes to be placed on altars so that their gods would protect and watch over those who prayed at the altars. The Ojo de Dios is a symbol of the power of seeing and understanding unseen things. (historicalfolktoys.com) 2. Using the picture (next page) for reference, start making Ojos de Dios: Glue two popsicle sticks together in the form of a cross. Once the glue has dried, knot a piece of yarn onto one of the four poles formed, close to the center. 3. Bring the yarn over the pole to the right, then wrap under it. Repeat the procedure with the next pole on the right. When you have wrapped until near the end of the poles, knot the yarn onto one of the poles.

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African American Craft: African masks Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) Materials needed: Paper plates; hole punch; scissors; paint; paintbrush; pipe cleaners; beads; popsicle stick; tape 1. Explain the history behind African masks: One of the main characteristics of culture of African peoples is use of masks in rituals and ceremonies. They represent spirits of animals or ancestors, mythological heroes, moral values or a form of honoring of a person in a symbolic way The maker of the masks had a high rank in the village because it was believed that he had contact with the spirit world. (historyofmasks.net) 2. Start making the masks by punching holes around edge of the top half of the plate. Then cut out a pair of eye holes. 3. Have the kids paint their masks in any colors they want. Attach pipe cleaners into the holes on the plate, and slide beads onto the pipe cleaners. 4. Tape a popsicle stick to the bottom of the plate.

Chinese Craft: Paper Loop Dragon Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) or Couch room Materials needed: Construction paper; scissors; tape; markers 1. Explain the story behind dragons in Chinese culture: Dragons are deeply rooted in Chinese culture. In fact, the Chinese often consider themselves descendants of the dragon. (chinaculture.org) The Dragon stands for new beginnings and good luck. (about.com) 2. Start making the dragon by cutting out an approximately 2 inch by 4 inch strip of construction paper. Tape the long ends of the strip together to form a loop. Draw a pair of eyes and tape on a forked tongue made out of construction paper. 3. Continue cutting out strips of paper. Loop the strips through the one before it to create a chain.

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Dance Night
Do this when energy levels seem: High Difficulty: Hard Time needed: About 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Lower gym or Day shelter (open spaces) Materials needed: Dance Night Songs CD; CD player Younger children (up to 4 yrs.): Show them how to do the dances for Hokeypokey, Head & shoulders, and the Chicken Dance. Older children (5 yrs. and up): Teach them the Cha-cha Slide, YMCA, Macarena, Electric Slide, and Cupid Shuffle. If you dont know these dances, go ahead and choose the ones that you know or make up a routine to the songs. Play the CD (it is in the order of the songs listed) and run through each dance a few times with the kids. Afterwards, you can keep the CD playing and have a dance party.

Dress-up Night
Do this when energy levels seem: High Difficulty: Easy Time needed: Less than 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Lower gym Materials needed: Dress-up Bin; Dress-up Night Songs CD; CD player There are no age suggestions for this activity. Part 1: Charades 1. Bring out the dress-up bin and let each kid choose the costume that he or she wants. 2. Once everyone has changed, start a game of charades: Pick someone to go first, and tell him or her what he or she has to act like (ex. A robot, sprinkler, heart attack, etc.). Without making any sounds (no talking!) or writing/drawing anything, he or she must act out the character, object, or motion. The rest of the kids are to guess what the actor or actress is imitating. Whoever guesses right gets to be the next actor/actress.

Part 2: Time-travel Dance 1. Put the Dress-up Night Songs CD into the CD player. 2. Let the kids dance to the time-travel songs!

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Game Night
Do this when energy levels seem: High Difficulty: Moderate Time needed: Less than 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Lower gym or Day shelter Materials needed: none There are no age suggestions for this activity. Play interactive games with the kids, such as: Down by the Banks Red Light Green Light What Time is it, Mr. Fox? Assassin (or Sandman) Musical Chairs Simon Says Duck Duck Goose Heads up Seven up

 Ghost in the Graveyard (or Hit the Door) Bob the Weasel Fruit Salad

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Music Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Moderate Difficulty: Moderate Time needed: Less than 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Lower gym Materials needed: Instruments (tambourines, drums, xylophones/bells, recorders, etc.); Music Night Concert Track CD; CD-player Younger children (up to 4 yrs.): Bring out the drums and tambourines and show them how to beat the instrument. If they seem ready, demonstrate a simple rhythm or two. Older children (5 yrs. and up): Let the older kids play with xylophone/bells and recorders make sure they arent sharing recorders, especially if someone is sick! Allow them to free-play with the instruments, and then show them a few simple tunes (e.g. Mary Had a Little Lamb, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). More examples of tunes are on the next page. Allow them to free-play for a few minutes. Once everyone is familiar with his or her instrument, you can host a concert for the parents.

To host a concert: Put the CD titled Music Night Concert Track into the CD-player, and let the kids play along to the songs. Remember: You dont have to follow these rules exactly. If a younger kid wants to play the bells or recorder, go ahead and let him or her try it. If you want to play different music than is on the concert CD, go ahead (as long as the songs are childappropriate).

Basic Tunes You Can Teach Mary Had a Little Lamb Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Ba Ba Black Sheep Hot Cross Buns Row Row Row Your Boat

Nature Night
Do this when energy levels seem: High Difficulty: Moderate Time needed: About 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Courtyard (as weather permits); paper (for leaf rubbings); crayons There are no age suggestions for this activity. Part 1: Scavenger Hunt 1. Create three copies of a scavenger hunt of ordinary things found in nature that can be found in the courtyard or garden (e.g. flower petal, bark chip, pine needle, twig, etc.) 2. Divide up the kids in three groups. There should be an equal number of younger and older kids in each group. 3. Give each group a copy of the scavenger hunt, and take them outside to the courtyard. Part 2: Fairy Houses 1. Find a short bush or tree that has many forks on its branches or places to balance small objects.

2. Using the materials found from the scavenger hunt and more from around the courtyard, ask each kid what he or she thinks the object could represent in a fairy house. Ex. A flower petal could be the fairys blanket, a pebble could be a table, and a daisy could be a lamp. You may have to start out with a few examples at first (such as imagining the petal as a blanket and the pebble as a table) just so the kids have an idea of what they are supposed to do.

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Origami Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Moderate Difficulty: Hard Time needed: About 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner); Lower gym or Day shelter Materials needed: Paper; scissors There are no age suggestions for this activity. However, all ages should be included, so younger kids should be taught easier origami projects, and vice versa for older kids.

Origami Projects -Car (difficulty: easy) -Butterfly (difficulty: easy) -Paper airplane (difficulty: moderate) -Fortune tellers (difficulty: moderate) -Box (difficulty: moderate) -Jumping frog (difficulty: hard)

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Painting Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Low Difficulty: Moderate Time needed: Less than 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) or Lower gym Materials needed: Paints (finger-paints and acrylic); paper plates; paintbrushes; cups of water; paper; paper towels Younger children (up to 4 yrs.): Sit the younger children together at a table and provide each person with a few pieces of paper and a plate with different finger-paints on it. Allow them to paint whatever they want. Remember to give a lot of encouragement! Older children (5 yrs. and up): Give each person a few sheets of paper and a plate with different colors of acrylic paints on it. Ask them to paint their day or any objects/scenes they would like. Remember to ask open-ended questions such as What are you painting? Why are you painting ____? Why are you using these colors here?

Storybook Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Low Difficulty: Easy Time needed: About 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Lower gym; Dining room (after dinner); or the Day shelter Materials needed: Storybooks (from closet in gym or bookshelves upstairs); paper; stapler; markers/colored pencils/pencils There are no age suggestions for this activity. 1. Read one or two storybooks to the children. Tell them that they will write their own stories tonight. 2. Make booklets out of 4 sheets of paper each: fold each sheet in half and staple the halves together. 3. Create a simple storybook for the kids to follow as a model. The main purpose of this is so that they dont feel overwhelmed by the process, so dont worry about creating an amazing storyline. 4. Provide each person with an empty booklet and put tubs of markers, colored pencils, and pencils in the center of each table.

5. Let them start writing and illustrating their storybooks. Walk around and check in with each kid, asking him or her about the characters, events, ending, etc.

Ideas for Storybook Plots The adventures of an animal, person, household item A fairytale A big event (a birthday, car race, competition, etc.)

Watercolors Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Moderate Difficulty: Moderate Time needed: Less than 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) Materials needed: Watercolors (from cabinets in couch room); paintbrushes; paper; paper cups with water; salt (optional, from kitchen cabinets) There are no age suggestions for this activity. 1. Have everyone sit down at a table and give each person a few sheets of paper, a paintbrush, and set several watercolor sets in the center of each table. 2. Let the kids paint whatever they want. It doesnt have to be an object; it can also just be random strokes of paint. 3. Check in with each kid and ask how he or she is doing. When the painting is finished and still wet, come around and sprinkle a few grains of salt onto the painting. Salt flowers should form.

Weaving Night
Do this when energy levels seem: Moderate Difficulty: Moderate Time needed: About 1 hour Where to hold this activity: Dining room (after dinner) or Lower gym Materials needed: Cardboard pieces (from cabinets in couch room); tape; yarn; scissors There are no age suggestions for this activity. 1. Give each kid a cardboard loom and a few lengths of yarn in colors of their choice. 2. Following the instructions on the next page, show everyone how to weave in and out of the strings on the loom. 3. If someone is having trouble weaving through the strings on the loom, it may be helpful to tie a paperclip onto the weaving string and use it as a needle.

Instructions for Cardboard Weaving

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