Coloring

Birthday Cards

Supplies:
Paper
Crayons and Markers
Scissors
Stickers
Glue
Glitter
Any scraps or old card you have around the house

Directions:
Make a few birthday cards to add to your stash. It’s fun and easy and your child will have the perfect card for the next party they go to!

Party Games

Pin the Tail on the Donkey


1. Print out the donkey.
2. Mount the donkey image on a vertical surface, such as a wall.
3. Blindfold one player.
4. Spin the blindfolded player in circles for a few seconds until they get a bit dizzy and lose their sense of direction.
5. Have the blindfolded player try place to pin their donkey tail on the end of the donkey, trying to remember where the donkey was hanging. When they place the tail, remove their blindfold.
6. Allow the second player to take a turn. Leave all the donkey tails wherever they had been placed, until all players have had a chance.
7. Determine the winner. The winner is the player who placed their tail closest to the correct spot on the donkey (often marked with a target or "x").


Ring Around the Rosey

Step 1
Gather at least 2 kids together, or, ideally, 3 or 4. If too many kids try to play at once, it's more likely that someone will fall down too soon.
Step 2
Explain the game rules to the participants and teach them the short song. The kids should understand the object is to sit down after the singing is completed.
Step 3
Form a circle with the kids and yourself by join hands with each other.
Step 4
Walk around in a circle while singing this song together: “Ring around the Rosie, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down."
Step 5
Stop walking and quickly sit down on the word "down."

Simon Says
Step 1
Line up the group across from you, 10 to 20 feet away.
Step 2
Tell the players that they should all obey you if you first say the words "Simon says."
Step 3
Tell them that they are out of the game if they follow an order that doesn't begin with "Simon says," or if they fail to do what Simon says to do.
Step 4
Begin by saying something like, "Simon says, put your hands on your head."
Step 5
Look to make sure everybody has put their hands on their heads.
Step 6
Give another order such as, "Simon says, stand on one foot." Check again.
Step 7
Continue giving orders. Mix it up and say something like, "Raise your right hand," without the preface "Simon says."
Step 8
Call out the players who raise their hands.
Step 9
Play until one person is left. This is the winner.
Step 10
Let that person give the commands for the next round.

Birthday Cake (or cupcakes)

Supplies:
Cake mix
Frosting
Candy
Candles

Directions:
Get a cake mix and frosting from the store or make your own! (It’s up to you) If you get white frosting you can die it different colors. Let your child get involved. Ask them what colors they want and what kinds of candies would go on top. Let them help you mix and pour and keep an eye on the timer too! When they are all done stick a candle in one and blow it out as your sing Happy Birthday! (Or Happy Un-birthday)

Week 37: Birthdays

*Suggested Reading*

Where Is Baby's Birthday Cake? by Karen Katz
Clifford's Birthday Party by Norman Bridwell
Little Miss Birthday by Roger Hargreaves
Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All (Henry and Mudge Series #14) by Cynthia Rylant
Piper Reed Gets a Job by Kimberly Willis Holt


Items needed this week:

Paper
Crayons and Markers
Scissors
Stickers
Glue
Glitter
Any scraps or old card you have around the house
Cake mix
Frosting
Candy
Candles