November-December 2021

New Heights Educational Group
F U N C O R N E R
What You Need:
• Bird Seed
• Flat Baking Tray
• Large Pine Cone (or papertowel roll)
• Smooth Peanut Butter
• Table Knife
• Something to cover the table (this activity gets messy!)
• String messy!)
• String
Ιnstructions:
1. Cover the table with newspaper or plastic.
2. Pour some bird seed into your baking tray
3. Help your child spread the peanut butter on the pine cone or
papertowel roll
4. Roll the pinecone (papertowel roll) in the bird seed
5. Tie a piece of string (at least a foot long) to the top of the pine
cone (papertowel roll)
Birds usually take a few days to locate new food.
Keep a bird book handy. Can you and your child identify what kids
of birds are visiting the bird feeder?
When the pine cone is pecked clean, make another!
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MAKE YOUR OWN SNOWGLOBE
What you need:
• A clean jar with a water-tight lid (test it by filling it with water
and turning it upside-down
• Waterproof figurine that fits inside the jar (legos work!)
• Waterproof glue (super glue, hot glue)
• Glitter
• Glycerin-makes the glitter float (optional and found at drug
stores)
• Water
Instructions:
1. Remove the lid from the jar and set the jar aside
2. Place the lid upside down on a hard surface and help your child glue the figurine(s) to
the bottom of the lid
3. Let the glue dry completely
4. Have your child add a few dashes of glitter to the jar, along with a few drops of glycerin
5. Help your child fill the jar almost to the top with water
6. Screw the lid on tight and turn the jar upright
7. Have your child shake gently and watch the glitter float around!
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