Pirating at the Beach

Here are some of the activities we did on our day as pirates.

Flip the shells to find two that match.

In the water were toy ocean creatures.

Around the water were pictures that matched most of them.

They could use the nets to catch a creature then

put it on the picture.

One of the favourite activities was finding 20 gold rocks that we had

spread around the beach.

Captain Hook's Ring Toss was a challenge.

And searching for jewels in the rocks.

Searching for Treasure

I love my job!

I get to spend a lot of time exploring my community with the families 

that come to the program.

One of my favourite outings is to the ship wrecks.

It's fun to pretend that they are pirates' ships wrecked on the beach.

Could there be treasure here?

We went hunting.

We found a clue hidden in a stump.

It was in a glass bottle sealed with a cork.

Once I read the clue the children figured out where to go.

The next clue took us out to the rocks where we found jewels.

Still no treasure but the hunt got us running all around the beach.

Off to find clue number 4.

By this time, as I read the clues, the children were thinking carefully

about the words and where they might go next.

Our last clue - where is the wall?  Can you see any roots?

They found it under the roots of a big tree marked with an 'x'.

They pulled it out and we gathered around to open the box.

Happy pirates sharing the loot.

Happy pirates on the beach, so much fun.

Stay tuned to learn more about the activities that inspired our 

treasure hunt clues.

Butterflies

Our butterflies have emerged and they have inspired us 

to create our own butterflies.

Old fashioned clothespegs and crepe streamers.

No glue, no scissors needed.

Choose your colours, lay them out and rip.

Squeeze them into the opening of the clothespeg,

squishing them tight so they stay in.

Decide how long your wings will be.

You can rip them to make them shorter

or fold them under.

Next, decorate.

Draw designs on the wings,

use the hot glue gun to add some bling

or just draw a happy face.

Ta da!

Time to fly!

Snack - Tortilla Chips and Dip

We made a very simple snack today.

We started by cutting soft tortillas.

We tried to use cookie cutters but it was really difficult 

so we switched to knives to cut

and our hands to rip.

Then I lightly covered the tortillas with cooking spray

and a gentle sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.

They baked at 350 for about 15 minutes.

While the tortillas baked we made a dip using cool whip

and raspberry jam.

Simple and delicious.

The tortillas were crisp and easy to dip.

A package of tortillas make a lot of chips 

so we will be making more tomorrow.