Remake of Remote Learning Days by sophia hamdoun

Happy Friday, FPS Families!!! As we begin our Spring Break, with our travels limited, I wanted to provide you with some ideas on what you can do with your family! "Virtual Field Trips" - you may want to explore different places together, so please refer to the attached document, (link below)! A few other suggestions: 'Lunch Doodles" with Author Mo Willems every weekday at 1pm - kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willemsColoring Book- print out pages of art from 23 celebrated illustrators - everychildareader.net/cbw/coloring-pages-2020Young Writer's Blueprint - creative writing by Author, Alice Kuipers - writingblueprints.com/p/writing-course-ages-6-10How about Cooking together with a meal kit - delivered/shipped - ingredients and recipes - right to your home??Blueapron.com, dinnerly.com, eatcleanbor.com, everyplate.com, gobble.com, greenchef.com, hellofresh.com, homechef.com, hungryroot.com, marleyspoon.com, purplecarrot.com, realeats.comBreak out the Games!For Ages 3 and older:Boggle Junior, Ladybug game, picture sequencing, Tanagrams plus, Busytown Eye Found It!, Snug as a Bug in a Rug, Hoot Owl Hoot, Zingo 1-2-3, HiHo! Cherry-O, Robot Turtles, Coder Bunnyz, Pigs in Pants, Little Red Riding Hood Deluxe, Funny Bunny, Monopoly Jr., Blokus, Brain FreezeFor ages 6 and older:Qwirkle, Zingo Sight Words, The Ungame, Animal Mastermind Towers, Dominoes, Connect 4, Uno, Bananagrams, Head Full of NumbersFor ages 8 and older:Rock On! Geology Game, Clumsy Thief, Galaxy Trucker, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters!, BoggleFor the entire family:Chess, Backgammon, Yahtzee, Rummikub, Jenga, Scrabble, checkers, card games, Trouble, Clue, MemoryOutdoors....Take a walk or bike ride and discuss what you see, feel and smellClean up the yard, Sweep, Mulch, Start a Garden, plant some spring flowers like pansies, rake up winter's leaves or plant seeds - lettuce, peas, radish seeds can be planted nowKidsgardening.org has many garden projects and craft ideas using nature and the environmentChalk Draw on the sidewalks and driveway Play outside - Kick a ball, throw a frisbee, hopscotch 4 square, jumprope, fly a kiteIndoors.....Look at old photos and share their memoriesPrint your photos and write on the backs of them for posterityWrite old-fashioned letters and postcardsEncourage and help your kids re-do their roomsMake a new play space by cleaning part of your attic or basementSort/Organize the toysFind/sort/wrap coinsClean out your junk drawer(s) together and find family treasuresFingerpaint - you can use shaving cream on the walls during a bath, or use chocolate pudding (edible finger paint) on a plate or kitchen counterThe good thing about being home is that we have all slowed down and now have the time to strengthen the bonds with our children and 'Make those Memories'! They Grow up so fast, Cherish the time together! I would like to leave you with one of my favorite poems that we may all actually have the time for now............If I Had My Child to Raise Over Againby Diane LoomansIf I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.
I'd fingerpaint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I'd model less about the love of power,
And more about the power of love.