Windy day ideas to share with your child

admin — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:56:37 +0000

Windy day ideas

Go outside on windy days and encourage children to run with streamers, listen and observe the wind using chimes, feathers and leaves or blow bubbles.

Make windmills with the children and experiment in different areas your home to see where they spin the fastest
Use and make different-shaped kites and watch the movements they make as they fly.
Explore the sound of the wind with a wind chime that can be hung on a tree branch or outside where it will catch the wind;or make your own wind chime using a hanger and attach objects such as metal spoons, bells, cans and other recyclables
Create more interesting sounds with your own instruments made from recyclables
Provide scarves and streamers in your windy day resource box for your child at home to hold and to run with them behind them to catch the wind.
Explore the visual effects created by the wind by hanging streamers or ribbons inside and outside your home.
Record the sounds and sights of a windy day, by using a video recorder or your phone
Play a selection of different wind music and dance along to it, mimicking a leaf in the wind

admin — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:52:10 +0000

		Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois EhlertRed Leaf, Yellow Leaf is written from the perspective of a young child who is telling the story of his beloved sugar maple tree. The book takes the reader from a wind blown seed to a lovely tree in his yard. The illustrations in this book are beautiful and filled with the brilliant colors of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.The book also inspires a range of activites with materials outside and inside.

		Where Does the Wind Blow? by Cynthia A. RinkWhere Does The Wind Blow is a simple and enjoyable tale for children about the wind’s connection among people, places, animals, and things all around the world. It has lovely illustrations and you could try some of our wind activities after!