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WEEK 11 - Scavenger Hunt in the Woods
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Lexi's Outfit:
Dress by Matilda Jane Shoes by PedipedHERE IS OUR LIST (PRINTABLE VERSION OF BOTH LISTS)
- Backwards Day (Daniel Tiger episode tie in, Backwards Day book tie in)
- Ride a pony/horse (Berenstain bears book tie-in)
- Go to the airport and watch the planes land. (Curious George episode tie-in, Curious George book)
Go to a music shop and explore the instruments(Daniel Tiger episode tie in)Go to a train museumSEE OUR WEEK HEREJump in Puddles (Weather contingent) (Hello, Fiends book)SEE OUR WEEK HERE- Feed ducks at the park (Curious George book)
- Dance in the rain (Weather contingent) (Olivia book )
Plant something from seed and watch it grow OR plant a garden(Curious George episode tie in, Little Critter book, Curious George book)- Climb a tree
- Gather shells (Berenstain Bears book)
- Ride a trolley (Daniel Tiger themed)
- Go to the lake to look for tadpoles (Curious George episode tie-in, Curious George book tie in)
Go on a scavenger hunt in the woods(Curious George episode tie in, another Curious George episode tie-in Berenstain bears: nature’s guide (this is a great book for a scavenger hunt and it rhymes)Fly a kiteSEE OUR WEEK HERE (a great rhyming Berenstain bears book, Curious George episode, Little Critter book)- Roast marshmallows by the fire (OLIVIA tie in)
- Play in the snow (Location contingent)
- Go to an aquarium (Berenstain Bears book, Little Critter book, Curious George book)
- Have a picnic – complete with basket and red checkered blanket. (Berenstain Bears book - another great funny rhyming book)
- Lay out and look at stars (Curious George episode tie-in)
- Go camping unplugged (phones turned off) (Daniel Tiger episode tie in, Curious George episode tie in, Little Critter book tie in, Curious George book tie-in, OLIVIA book tie in other camping books)
- First movie theater movie (Curious George book)
- Go to a petting zoo!
- Listen to a thunderstorm (Weather contingent.) (Daniel Tiger Episode tie in, Little Critter book tie in)
Have a Family Movie Night with snacksSEE OUR WEEK HERE- Run around the grass in a park, barefoot, as a family
Pick fruit at a farmSEE OUR WEEK HERE (Daniel Tiger episode , Curious George book)Make Snow/Sand Angels- Make pinecone and peanut butter bird feeders and hang them in the yard (Curious George tie-in)
Draw with chalk on the driveway/sidewalk- paddle a canoe down the river (Curious George episode tie-in)
- visit a tidepool (Weather contingent)
Egg Dying(Curious George book)- Go to see a boat show (at Christmas)
- Go on a sunset cruise on a boat (Curious George episode tie in)
Make giant bubbles in the yardSEE OUR WEEK HEREgo to a waterpark- go to Botanical gardens
- Go bowling (Curious George episode , Curious George book)
Jump on the bed/couch/furniture together (5 Little Monkeys book)SEE OUR WEEK HERE- Get long newsprint/butcher’s paper and trace/color your hands, feet and bodies!
- Make cookies together
- Play Hide and Seek
Build a fort out of blankets and pillows (The Fort that Jack Built book)SEE OUR WEEK HEREGo to the Zoo(Curious George episode, Curious George book)- Go on a family bike ride through the woods
- Make newspaper planes
- Get a few giant cardboard boxes play pretend with them!
- play tennis
- play miniature golf (Curious George book)
Ride a roller coasterSEE OUR WEEK HERE (Curious George episode , Curious George book)Ride a train(Berenstain Bears book tie-in)