After we played out the flood portion of the story on the felt board, I let the kids pretend they were boarding Noah's ark. We spread stuffed animals around the room and asked the kids to carefully gather them into the ark. Then it was their turn to board.
Once the kids were inside the box we made our own rainstorm...first rubbing our fingers and hands together to make wind, then snapping and clapping to make rain, then hitting our thighs to make thunder. At the end of the rainstorm, the sun came out and a rainbow appeared. We talked about how cramped and crowded the boat felt and even rocked the boat back and forth to experience how it might feel to be caught in a storm in a boat.
Once again, an empty box proves to be the king of all kids toys.
Dayna performed an awesome rendition of "Arky, Arky" for us. The kids watched and sang along from the boat.
After an appropriate snack of rainbow Goldfish crackers we headed outside for some messy play.
One Dollar Store tablecloth + two cans of shaving cream + two cans of silly string = me wondering why I thought this would be a good idea a good time.
While we were outside making a mess we worked on our secret project (a present for grands). We can't reveal too much, but here's a sneak peak at the process.
As all good days should, this one ended with a good hosing off in the driveway!
Happy week 5 everyone! We're headed to the Nevada State Museum tomorrow for a Friday Field Trip. Should be fun!
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