Activity Ideas

VIDEOTAPES

The Fantastic Rainy Day - Jam-packed with creative cooking, crafts, nature, music and magic projects. Offers inspiration and instruction for lots of fun, safe and easy activities.

BOOKS

	Playful Activities for Powerful Presentations by Bruce Williamson - Creative energizers to enhance learning, stimulate communication, promote teamwork and reduce resistance to group interaction. Help to make your presentations more powerful and productive.
	Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Parents and Child Care Providers (5th Edition) by Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Offers tips on planning the day, thinking of activities to do and dealing with day-to-day happenings.
	Snail Trails and Tadpole Tails: Nature Education for Young Children by Richard Cohen and Betty Phillips Tunick - Make learning about nature an exciting, interesting and captivating part of your curriculum. Learn step-by-step to make simple, inexpensive mini-habitats that bring nature into your program.
	The Big Messy, but Easy to Clean Up book by MaryAnn F Kohl - Combine the joby of creativity, the delight of imagination and the thrill of an art adventure. Opens the door for children to explore art on a grander, more expressive scale.
	More Dribble Drabble: Process-Oriented Art by Daya Brashears with Lea Brashears - Focuses on process-oriented, hands-on expressions in art. All of these activities are quickly and easily set-up and provide lots of fun for all ages.
	Paint without Brushes by Liz and Dick Wilmes - Goes beyond the paint jar and brush to encourage children to explore the world of paint. Use easy to get materials to plan stimulating and imaginative painting experiences.
	Nature Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Make with Mother Nature's Help by Gwen Diehn and Terry Krautwurst - Organized by season, the more than 50 outdoor projects will show you how to learn by doing, as well as, by looking and reading.
	101 Easy, Wacky, Crazy Activities for Young Children by Carole H Dibble and Kathy H Lee - With quick and simple ideas, this book is guaranteed to enliven any day. Encourage children to think creatively, solve problems and have fun while learning.
	Bubble Monster and Other Science Fun: Terrific Science Activities to do with Young Children by John H Falk, Robert L Pruitt II, Kristi S Rosenberg and Tali A Katz - These terrific science activities invite children ages 3 to 8 and those who care for them to explore basic science topics like communication, patterns, matter, the human body and design and technology. These activities can be done at home, in the classroom, or in the backyard or playground with simple materials and a minimum of setup and cleanup. Best of all, each provides a new opportunity to play, investigate, laugh and learn.