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Camping Misc
Contact_FullName: Barb Contact_FullName: Shanna Contact_Email: mittelstadtshanna@hotmail.com date:: 04/18/03 Area: Dramatic Play Idea: During our Camping theme not only did we put a tent in our room, we covered the lights with black construction paper and then hung the branches, from artificial Christmas trees, from the ceiling. The children loved the darkened effect and how the branches made it really feel like a forest! We also brought in real wood stumps and the children sat on them around our "fire", a few pieces of wood with red and yellow tissue paper stuffed in them. We had a great time the whole week! Contact_FullName: Mary Alice Contact_Email: ginnyspearl1 date:: 08/10/02 Area: camping Idea: For our camping week we were lucky enough to have our community grocery store donate oblong shaped deli salad containers with lids which we made into mess kits. We had the children pack a fork, spoon, plastic cup, napkin and a small Ziploc bag of trail mix into their container and we were off for a hike. The top doubled for their plate and the bottom for a bowl. Contact_FullName: Amy Hurley Contact_Email: amydoodle528@msn.com date:: 01-11-02 Area: Camping Misc. Idea: A really fun activity for a dramatic play campsite is to set up a fake Christmas tree and in the tree attach several silk birds. Provide the kids with binoculars so they feel like they are bird watching. Another idea on the campfire for dramatic play: Take three small fireplace logs place them in a triangle shape and put screws through each end. Stuff red, orange, and yellow tissue paper down in the center, and the result is a campfire than can be used and re-used every year. Contact_FullName: Kathy Contact_Email: flynnphillips@attbi.com date:: 12/08/01 Area: Forest-Misc;Trees-Misc Idea: Dramatic Play Ideas- Bring out the tent and camping gear. Include canteens, plastic lanterns, mess kits, pans, plastic food (fish, berries, etc..), sleeping bags, camp chairs, cooler for camping books. Provide lots of dress-up options from bandanna's, hiking boots, hats, flannel shirts, backpacks, etc... Build a fire using river rock and logs with cellophane (orange) flame. Use your art project of evergreen trees for the background. Your could include a small pool for fishing and assorted stuffed animals on the forest floor. We read the "Smokey the Bear Camping Handbook" to learn about camping, equipment and the safety rules. Contact_FullName: Joanne Contact_Email: tomjoroth@aol.com date:: 05/19/02 For our camping theme, I made a campfire by using a pizza pan with a battery operated touch light in the center. I placed real wood over this and filled the spaces with orange, red, and yellow tissue paper. There was enough space between the wood to still touch the light on and off without disturbing the wood. The kids were amazed to see the fire come on. We also used a Homemedic sounds and scents machine to simulate the forest. Our water table became the fishing pond using dowels, strings and magnets to fish for magnetic letters and numbers. We also used a play pop open tent and an assortment of camping gear. Definitely will do again next year!
7-30-00To make a 3-D campfire have each of the children paint a paper towel tube with brown paint. When the paint dries, hot glue 4 of the tubes into a square shape for the base of the campfire. Then glue the remaining tubes up towards the center, like a pyramid. When the glue is dry and cool, allow the children to glue pieces of yellow, red and orange tissue paper to the wood, representing the fire. This can be used in dramatic play as a real "fire". Watch out, it's hot!
Date: 4-8-00For a camping art activity, if your center can not accommodate a tent in each room, look for a large refrigerator box. Then at circle time show the box and have the children make a list of what they want to put on their "tent". You can make the tent more personal that way. Don't be afraid to decorate it on the inside to. For an added effect purchase a tap light and place it on the side for a night light.
Date: 4-8-00This is a great idea for dramatic play/block area! Since spring time is a.k.a. Camp Time set up a small tent for the kids to pretend to camp out. Take small dowel rods and glue cotton balls to the end for roasting marshmallows. Use some of the blocks to set up a fire, best of all allow the kids to "pack" things for the campout from the home center. This can lead to all kinds of discussions: What to take, what will we see on a camp out, what will we eat, etc. Add books and have you and the kids' imaginations and the trip is endless!! My kids loved this!!!
Date: 2-26-00While presenting a camping theme I've played CD's of bird's singing, or generic "Sounds of the forest" types of CD's in the background during times other than nap-time. I've also purchased a bag of pet rodent bedding made of either cedar or pine, although I like the cedar a bit more, and placed handfuls in bowls about the room to give the class a stereotypical forest smell.
Date: 2-2-00Make a pond in dramatic play. First put down a sheet of blue bulletin board paper. Children can make rocks to go around it by covering boxes with paper bag paper and sponge painting them black. Children can also make stuffy fish to put in the pond. Add magnets to them and the children can fish for them using poles attached to magnets on a string. Also add ducks to the pond by coping duck pattern and attaching them to coffee cans covered with green paper. Children can have fun trying to throw bread (crumpled paper) into the coffee cans. For a science activity with this activity have children predict and experiment with different magnets to see which one is the strongest to put on their fish. Children can graph their answers to see which magnet is the strongest.
Date: 1-19-00Allow the children to have nap time in sleeping bags around a pretend campfire.
ideaWe did a camping theme throughout the pre-school. To begin, we asked a parent to donate a tent for the week, set it up on the playground; I also have a small one I set up in my classroom they could read books, work puzzles, puppet play, and nap in. I had a Dad come in and dig a pit out side, he got a little extravagant with the pit, but a simple whole in the ground with large rocks or cement blocks work well too. With this, we built a fire and each child (3 - 5 years) got to roast a marshmallow and make 'smores. We read camping trip stories, I let the children tell their own 'Campfire Stories' we sang songs around the campfire, and the children got to bring their sleeping bags to school for nap time (inside of course). For Art, you can give the children tooth picks, small stones, sand, grass, small sticks... and let them build a campsite on paper. Also, for Language, let each child tell you what they would take on a camping trip, and make it into a book, with the children illustrating the pages. Happy Camping!
ideaIn the dramatic play area, put rolled up newspapers that are painted brown for campfire logs along with colored tissue paper for campfire. Also put up a tent, sleeping bags, packsacs, empty food containers, coolers, bathing suits + accessories, sticks with paper maché marshmallows, etc.
ideaIn the dramatic play area, I put out a sleeping bag with the flannel side out. I also made a "camp fire" with pieces of wrapping paper tubes. I glued three pieces in a triangle and sponge painted them orange and yellow for "fire." On top of that i put a small wire cooling rack. I put out some of the camping mess kits I had and some fake food. I also had flannel shirts and bandana in the area.
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