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DIY Pumpkin Flower Arrangements

Materials: 

• Fresh Pumpkin
• Knife
• Clear Plastic 
• Wet Floral Foam
• Flowers, leaves, berries, succulents
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Cut the top of off your pumpkin so that you have a fairly wide opening near the center of your pumpkin,

2. Scoop out the guts. 

3. Line the inside of your pumpkin with a sheet of plastic. This will hold some of the moisture in when you water the floral foam. 

4. Cut a piece of floral foam with a knife to a size that will fit  inside the pumpkin. Soak the foam in water while you prepare your flowers. 

5. Choose flowers with strong straight stems that are freshly cut, either from the garden or purchased. 

6. Insert the floral foam into the inside of the pumpkin and create your arrangement.

7. Start with flowers, then add leaves, berries and other embellishments to create a full and interesting arrangement. 

Information from the Garden Therapy website 

• 72 Spooktacular No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas to Fill Your Halloween With Fun

• 52 Pumpkin Carving Ideas That Will Impress All of Your Neighbors

• 65 Genius Pumpkin Carving Ideas for Halloween

Yoga 2 with Christina 

Join Christina for Yoga at Home! Christina teaches at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. 

Yoga 3 with Christina 

Join Christina for Yoga at Home! Christina teaches at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. 

Great Brain Workout Virtual Class #5 with Jill

Join Jill for The Great Brain Workout Class #5 at home! The Great Brain Workout classes are partially sponsored by the Woolwich Seniors' Association to make them FREE to all seniors while community centres remain closed. 

The Great Brain Workout Class #7 with Jill 

Join Jill for The Great Brain Workout Class #7 at home! The Great Brain Workout classes are partially sponsored by the Woolwich Seniors' Association to make them FREE to all seniors while community centres remain closed. 

10x through. 1 less rep each time. Start with 10 reps... then 9, then 8, etc.:

*Squats

*Backwards Lunges (each side) 

*Standing double arm rows

*Push ups

*Leg Lift Crunches

*Bicycle Crunches (each side) 

End the final round with a 1 minute plank. 

100 Crunches

20 Bicycles

30 sec. Plank

15 sec. Left Side Plank

15 sec. Right Side Plank 

15 Sit Ups

30 Scissor Kicks

30 sec. Plank

20 Bicycles

30 Leg Raises 

Rest for 1 minute and repeat 3-5 times for best results 

Flip a coin

Do the assigned exercise for one minute. Complete 3-4x through. 

Heads

• Burpees
• Crunches
• Squats
• Plank Knee Tucks
• In & Out Jump Squats 
• Russian Twists
• Skate Lunges 

Tails

• Mountain Climbers
• Toe Touches
• Lunges
• Forearm Plank
• Scissor jumps
• Leg lifts
• Calf raises 

Begin with 7 minutes of cardio then complete this 7 minute workout. 

1 Minute step-ups

1 Minute Russian twists 

1 Minute Push Ups

1 Minute Wall Sit 

1 Minute Glute Bridges 

1 Minute Plank 

Rest 1 Minute 

Repeat cardio and circuit one more time for a 30 minute workout. 

Start on the letter A. Keep going, rest when needed. 

A: 15 Burpees

B: 30 second Plank 

C: 15 Push Ups 

D: 60 second Mountain Climbers 

E: 30 Squats

F: 15 Chair Dips

G: 60 second High Knees 

H: 15 Burpees

I: 20 Push Ups

J: 60 second Planks

K: 15 V Ups

L: 15 Lunges (Each Leg)

M: 15 Decline Push Ups

N: 50 Crunches

O: 20 Burpees

P: 15 Diamond Push Ups

Q: 60 seconds High Knees

R: 60 seconds Plank 

S: 20 Squat Jumps

T: 20 Chair Dips

U: 10 Hindu Push Ups

V: 30 second Flutter Kicks

W 20 Squat Jumps 180

X: 25 Burpees 

Y: 20 Push Ups

Z: 50 Squats 

Do 100 reps of each move, broken down however you prefer (4 sets of 25, 2 sets of 50, 10 sets of 10 etc....):

• Jumping Jacks
• Sit- ups
• Push- ups
• Squats
• Alternating Front Kicks 

Popsicle Stick Workout!

Step one: Write exercises on popsicle sticks.

Step two: Add a number between 5-20 to represent the number of repetitions of each exercise.

Step three: Put them in a cup or jar.

Step four: Pull 5 sticks out at random to create yourself a 5-10 minute fitness workout. 

Spell Your Name and do the workout!

A: 15 Push Ups

B: 50 Jumping Jacks

C: 20 Crunches

D: 10 Burpees

E: 60- second Wall Sit

F: 20 Arm Circles

G: 20 Squats

H: 30 Jumping Jacks

I: 60- second Plank 

J:20 Mountain Climbers

K: 20 Crunches

L: 12 Burpees

M: 15 Squats

N: 20 Push Ups

O: 20 Lunges

P: 10 Tricep Dips

Q: 20 Jumping Jacks

R: 45- second Plank

S: 30 Bicycle Crunches

T: 45- second Wall Sit

U: 40 High Knees

V: 30 Squats

W 15 Tricep Dips

X: 10 Mountain Climbers

Y: 12 Jumping Jacks

Z: 30 Crunches

Looking for a challenge? Spell out your FIRST, MIDDLE & LAST name! 

Shuffle the deck. Symbol on the card equals type of exercise. The number on card equals amount. Try the 52 Cards! 

Symbol:

Heart equals Burpees

Spades equals High Knees

Diamonds equals Jumping Jacks

Clubs equals Walking Lunges

Number:

1-10

Jack equals 11

Queen equals 12

Kings equals 13

Ace equals 14

Jokers equals 15

Only requires one die. Can add two for a challenge.

Instructions

Step One: First Roll equals Movement 

1- Frog Jumps

2- Jumping Jacks

3- Squats

4- Lunges

5- Sit Ups

6- Push Ups

Step Two: Second Roll equals Amount 

Tissue Paper Fall Tree Craft 

Supplies: 

• Red, yellow, orange and gold tissue paper (cut into squares)
• Paper plate
• cardboard
• brown paint
• small paper plate
• school glue
• stapler

Directions: 

Step one: Start by cutting a rectangle out of your cardboard for your tree trunk. Cut another small section out to use as a stamp to make texture onto your tree trunk. Pour a small amount of brown paint onto a paper plate and using the end of the extra cardboard piece, dip it into the brown paint and then onto your cardboard trunk. Make lines up and down your trunk. (As an alternative and to save time, you could also use a brown marker to make the lines on the tree trunk.)

Step two: Add school glue onto one section on the back of a paper plate and then scrunch and add tissue paper onto the paper plate. Continue adding glue and tissue paper to different sections until it is full.

Step three: Staple your tree trunk onto the bottom of your paper plate.

Fall Napkin Rings 

Supplies:

• Cardboard Tubes (toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, gift wrap, etc.), cut into 1 ½” sections.
• Felt, fabric, ribbon or twine to cover your cardboard tubes
• Embellishments to decorate your napkin rings – felt, leaves, buttons, beads, faux flowers
• Craft glue or a hot glue gun (with adult supervision)
• Binder clips or paper clips (optional)

Directions: 

Step one: Cover your tube sections with your choice of materials. We used the items listed above, but paper, colored tape or paint would also work well. Binder clips or paper clips are handy for holding ends and edges while your glue dries.

Step two: Embellish your napkin rings to match your Thanksgiving table. Heavier items may need to be glued on with a hot glue gun or stronger adhesive. Insert your napkins, and you’re ready to show off your personalized holiday decorations!

Leaf Suncatcher Craft 

Supplies:

• Tissue Paper
• Clear Contact Paper or Self-Adhesive Laminating Sheets
• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Black Construction Paper

Directions:

Step one: First, print the fall leaf templates on white card stock and cut them out. For thicker lines, we traced the templates onto black construction paper and then cut these out.

You will need 2 identical leaf outlines for each suncatcher. Then place one leaf outline onto the sticky side of a piece of contact paper or self-adhesive laminating paper.

Step two: Cut up your tissue paper into small squares.

Layer the tissue paper squares onto the contact paper or laminating paper. Don’t worry if you go outside of the outline, this will get trimmed off later!

Step three: Using a glue stick, glue the second leaf outline on top of the tissue paper.

Step four: Place another piece of clear contact paper or laminating paper on top and press down to smooth out any bubbles. Trim the excess contact paper or laminating paper with scissors.

Step five: Stick your suncatchers onto a window with double-sided tape and enjoy the beautiful fall colors as the sun shines through the tissue paper!

Handprint Acorns 

Supplies:

• Brown and white washable paint 
• Paintbrush
• White paper

Directions: 

Step one: Start by mixing white and brown paint together to make a sort of tan color. Let the kids paint their own hand and stamp it on a piece of paper twice.

Step two: Take the paintbrush and make the acorn’s brown top! Simple and adorable!

Mason Jar Fall Luminaries Craft 

Supplies:

• Mason Jar
• Mod Podge 
• Fall colored Tissue Paper ripped into pieces
• Brown Construction paper
• Paint Brush
• Candle

Directions: 

Step one: Paint one area of the jar at a time with Mod Podge.

Step two: Add the tissue paper on the jar. Have a wet paper towel or wipe handy because little hands can easily get the glue on them and it makes it had to attach the tissue paper with sticky hands.

Step three: Use the scraps of brown construction paper to make trees and attached them the same way as the tissue paper.

Step four: The final step was to go over all the loose ends of tissue paper that were sticking up and put a top coat of Mod Podge over it all.

Apple Pie Play Dough 

Supplies: 

• 2 cups baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
• 1 cup corn flour (corn starch / mazina)
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 Table Spoon vegetable Oil
• Food coloring – we used red
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon + 1 Tablespoon allspice (cake spice / Christmas spice)

Directions: 

Step one: Add all the ingredients to a pot – except the spices, the spices get added last when kneading!

Step two: If you would like to add food coloring – add it to the water before you start cooking – it is so much easier this way – rather than kneading in at the end!

Step three: Stir well before cooking. The corn flour will initially be hard to stir, but it will all come together and turn into a runny liquid.

Step four: Put it onto the stove and cook until it turns into a thick mush – and becomes really hard to stir.

Step five: It will still be a little more sticky than the play dough will end up once it is cooled and kneaded

Step six: Set aside for a few minutes and knead when cool enough to touch

Step seven: At this point, if you would like to add an apple pie scent – add in the spice and knead further.

All that is left to do now is play!!

Pony Bead Indian Corn 

Supplies: 

• Tan pipe cleaners
• Pony beads in yellow, orange, white and marron 

Directions: 

Step one: Take two of your pipe cleaners and make an “X”.  Twist them around each other in the middle.

Step two: Take two more pipe cleaners and wrap them around the middle the same way.

Step three: Add beads onto each pipe cleaner

Step four: Leave a couple inches at the end of each pipe cleaner.

Step five: Bring all of the ends together.

Step six: Take one of the pipe ends and wrap it around the others.

Step seven: Wrap another piece of pipe cleaner around the stem if it’s not secure enough, and you are done!

Pony Bead Pumpkins 

Supplies: 

• Orange Pipe cleaner 
• Brown Pipe cleaner 
• Green Pipe cleaner 
• Orange Pony Beads 

Directions: 

Step one: Take two of your pipe cleaners and make an “X”.  Twist them around each other in the middle.

Step two: Attach the other two pipe cleaners in the same manner.

Step three: String pony beads onto each pipe cleaner.

Step four: Leave about an inch on the end of each one without beads on it.

Step five: Bring all of the ends together and twist them to form the pumpkin’s stem.

Step six: Wrap your brown pipe cleaner around the stem and cut off the excess.

Step seven: Bend the pipe cleaners to form a pumpkin shape.

Step eight: Wrap your green pipe cleaner around the base of the stem to make the vines.  Cut off the excess.

Step nine: Curl the ends of the green pipe cleaner with a pen or pencil.

Bubble Painting 

Supplies: 

• Dish soap
• Paint
• Cups
• Straws
• Paper 

Directions: 

Step one: Mix half a cup of water with a generous squirt of both dish soap and paint.

Step two: Let the kids go crazy blowing mountains of colored bubbles in the cup with a straw. 

Step three: Lay your sheet of paper over the top of the bubbles to create the imprint.

Homemade Microwave Puffy Paint

Supplies:

• 1 tbsp self-raising flour 
  
• food colouring in the colours of your choice
• 1 tbsp salt
• little bit of water (start with 1/4 tsp per colour)

How to make self-rising flour

If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can make your own by mixing together the following ingredients.

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt

Directions: 

Step one: Combine your flour and salt in a small bowl.

Step two: Add a little bit of water and stir until you get a smooth, thin paste (about the same consistency of stirred yogurt)

Step three: Add your food colouring, and mix well.

Step four: Put painting into microwave for 30 seconds and watch it puff up! 

Step five: Allow to cool before handling. 

Toilet Paper Roll Cactus

Supplies: 

• 2 Toilet Paper Rolls and 1 Paper Towel Roll (you can also use 2 paper towel rolls and cut 1 in half for the smaller cactus)
• Googly Eyes 
• Acrylic Paint: Green, White and Light Brown 
• 2 eggs cups from an egg carton 
• Small pom poms 

Directions: 

Step one: First, make the large paper roll cactus by trimming a paper towel roll and making the top rounded. You can also use a toilet paper roll but it won’t be as tall.

Step two: On the remaining paper towel roll piece, trace and cut out 2 arms for the cactus. You can draw the arm on paper first and use it to trace on the paper towel roll.

Step three: Paint all of the pieces green. Then glue the arms to the side of the paper towel roll. Using a small paintbrush, make small X marks with white paint all over the cactus.

Step four: Glue on the googly eyes.

To make the small cactus: 

Step one:Trim the top of the paper roll so that the front of it is rounded with a little band on the bottom.

Step two: Paint the toilet paper roll green. Once dry, using white acrylic paint add dots or hash marks to it.

Step three: Glue a small pom pom to the top.

Step four: Add googly eyes to the toilet paper roll. Then paint an egg cup in a light brown/terracotta color to look like a pot and place the cactus in the egg cup.

Flamingo Handprint Craft

Supplies: 

• White cardstock – 12×12 size
• Blue cardstock – 12×12 size
• Pink and Green cardstock
• Pink pipe cleaners
• Light pink feathers
• Small googly eyes
• Black construction paper

Directions: 

Step 1: First you will want to cut a strip of paper to make the water on top of your 12×12 white cardstock paper. Then glue this down. Next trace and cut out your handprints on the pink cardstock and glue this on top of the blue paper. Leave a little bit of space at the top with no glue where the flamingo’s neck will go.

Step 2: Now measure the size you’ll want to make for the flamingo’s neck and head. Draw this on your pink cardstock. Fold the cardstock over so when you cut you’ll get two necks/heads that are the same size.

Step 3: Glue the flamingo neck and head down by tucking under the handprints. Then cut out two beaks from your white paper and glue down. Add a black tip on top with some black cardstock or construction paper.

Step 4: Then glue on two small googly eyes.

Step 5: Now to add your feathers and pipe cleaners! For the feathers, simply glue these on top of the handprint.

Step 6: Finally, add some green plants to your water by taking a strip of paper and cutting small slits in it. Once you have the paper cut roll it up and glue down to your paper.

Tissue Box Monsters

Supplies:

• Tissue Box – preferably one with a round opening so that it looks more like a mouth but a square opening could work too!
• Colored acrylic paint – we used two different colors, one for the outside of the box and one for the inside
• White acrylic paint
•  Googly eyes – extra large ones can be found at Michaels, different sizes work best and small ones are needed for the purple box.
• White cardstock
• Large pom poms
• Black sharpie or marker

• 1 popsicle sticks (optional for the purple monster)

• Craft knife (optional – adults only) 

• Glue

Directions: 

Step one: Pull out any plastic inner lining inside the tissue box before you start.

Step two: Paint the outside of the tissue box with white to prime the box. Adding white will make sure the design of the tissue box doesn’t show through the paint.

Step three: Once dry, paint the outside of the tissue box a color of your choice, and paint the inside a different color.

Step four: Outline around the “mouth” of the monster (the opening of the tissue box) with a black marker. This will make the mouth pop more.

Step five: For the purple box, cut 1 popsicle stick in half. Paint the pieces purple and let them dry. Glue 2 small googly eyes to the sticks. Make a small slit mark at the top of the box with the craft knife (adults should help with this part) to push the sticks in.

Step six: Glue large googly eyes to the top of the tissue box. You can add one, two, three or more eyes!

Step seven: Cut out large teeth from paper or white cardstock. Glue the teeth to the inside of the tissue box mouth.

Step eight: Give your monsters a little more character by gluing some large pom-poms to the top of the tissue boxes.

Bottle Cap Bugs

Supplies:

• Bottle Caps
• Transparency Paper
• Sharpie Markers
• Scissors
• Hot Glue or Elemer’s Glue (You can use Elemer’s Glue to glue the wings and eyes of the
• Hot Glue Gun
• Googly Eyes

Directions: 

Step one: Using the transparency paper, cut any shape of wing.

Step two: Color the wings in using the Sharpie markers using any pattern or design.

Step three: Hot glue or use Elmer’s Glue to glue the wings onto the bottle cap.

Step four: Glue the googly eyes on to the front of the bottle cap.

Cupcake Liner Ice Cream Cones

Supplies:

• Cupcake Liners 
• Light blue or white cardstock paper (or color of your choice for the background)
• Light brown cardstock paper 
• Brown paint 
• Plastic fork
• small paper plate
• embellishments of your choice, i.e. black paper hole punches, craft jewels, construction paper pieces

Directions: 

Step one: Start by cutting a triangle ice cream cone shape out of your light brown cardstock paper. Pour a small amount of brown paint onto your small paper plate and dip your fork into it lightly and then onto your cone. Make lines in both directions to resemble the pattern on an ice cream cone. Set it aside to dry completely.

Step two: Glue your cone onto your light blue cardstock paper. Glue your cupcake liner ice cream scoops on top of your cone. Use one or two, how ever many you choose.

Step three: Glue any embellishments you want onto your ice cream scoops to make them fun flavors. In this example below, we used black hole punch circles to make mint chocolate chip ice cream and colorful neon gemstones to make bubblegum ice cream.

Egg Carton Turtle

Supplies:

• Empty Egg boxes
• Green Construction Paper 
• Pom Poms 
• Googly Eyes 
• Glue 

Directions: 

Step one: Cut the egg boxes into individual ‘shells’

Step two: Add 3 shades of green paint to a pallet and paint the individual shells 

Step three: Make 2 legs, 2 arms and a tail. Add to the shell

Step four: Add a pom pom head with small googly eyes

Paper Plate Ice Cream 

Supplies: 

• Paper Plates
• Brown Card Stock
• Pink, mint and black paint
• Red pom pom balls
• Sprinkles
• Black markers
• Scissors
• Glue
• Brushes

Directions: 

Step one:Draw an ice cream scoop onto your paper plates with a rounded circle top, a scalloped bottom with the sides slightly bigger than the top circle and cut out with scissors.

Step two: Paint one scoop pink and one mint green and let dry.

Step three: Cut out two triangle shapes from your brown paper with the top being about 4-5″ wide.

Step four: Draw a criss cross pattern onto your brown triangle cones with your black marker. Glue your ice cream scoops onto the top of your cones.

Step five: Use a small paint brush to paint on small black dots onto your mint green scoop to look like chocolate chips.

Step six: Apply glue onto the pink scoop and top with sprinkles (do not eat).

Step seven: Then glue one red pom-pom ball onto the top of each ice cream scoop and let your cones dry.

Jellyfish Suncatcher

Supplies: 

• Tissue Paper
• Black Construction Paper
• Scissors
• Contact Paper
• Ribbon 

Directions: 

Step one: First take your tissue paper and cut it into squares. Then using the black construction paper draw the shape of your jellyfish and then cut out the middle sot hat you then have a black jellyfish frame. 

Step two: Cut a piece if contact paper that is larger than your  jellyfish, remove the protective sheet and tape the contact paper on top of a table with sticky side facing up. Place the black jellyfish outline down on the sticky side of the contact paper and then you can start placing the tissue paper squares. Don't worry about the paper over the black lines, you'll be cutting around that when you're done. 

Step three: Take another sheet of contact paper and place it down on top of your jellyfish to seal it, then trim around it. I left about an inch around the edges to make sure that it would stay sealed. Finally cut some decorative ribbon and tape it to the back of your jellyfish. 

Kazoo 

 Supplies:

• a marker or pen
• a toilet paper roll
• pinking shears (or safety scissors for kids)
• elastic band
• wax paper
• a bowl for tracing
• non-toxic craft paints

Directions: 

Step one: Paint your toilet paper roll. Let your kid use their imagination and create their own masterpieces.

Step two: Cut out a piece of wax paper big enough to wrap around one end of the toilet paper roll. 

Step three: Secure the wax paper with an elastic band. Puncture a hole in the middle of the toilet paper roll with a needle or the pointed end of your scissors (adults only!). This will allow sound to escape and, along with the vibration of the wax paper, create that classic kazoo sound.

Backyard Bowling Set

Supplies:

• 5 recycled plastic bottles, cleaned and labels removed (any size will work)
• paint
• paint brush
• painters’ tape
• something for weight (rice, dried beans or sand)
• pompoms (optional)
• hot glue

Directions: 

Step one: Put a few squirts of paint inside the bottle, tighten the lid and shake, shake, shake. Add a few drops of water if you need to loosen the paint. Pour out the leftover paint and leave the open bottles to dry overnight.

Step two: Decorate the outside of your bottle. We chose to go with a classic five-pin look by masking out lines with painters’ tape and painting them. You could try swirling different colours on the inside and skip the messy exterior painting all together.

Step three: Your plastic bottles will be a little light and may blow around outside, adding some weight will make them more stable. Use something you have around the house like rice, beans or sand. Make your life easier with a funnel! Secure the lid on tight.

Step four: For a finishing touch, hot-glue a pompom to the lid. Grab a ball and bring your set outside for an afternoon game. Strike!

Fruity Felt Wristlet

Supplies:

• scissors
• marker
• velcro dots
• embroidery thread and needle
• two felt sheets, in contrasting colours
• a medium-sized bowl to trace (whatever size bowl you choose will determine the size of the wristlet)

Directions: 

Step one: Trace your bowl (flipped upside down so the widest part is against the felt) on your two pieces of contrasting felt and cut out with scissors.

Step two: Cut one felt circle in half. Use the other half to make three wedges with rounded corners. Cut a thin strap out of the leftover felt (use the longest part possible so little wrists can fit through it comfortably).

Step three: Flip your full circle over and sew the felt wedges you cut out in step 2 onto the front in a citrus slice pattern. Use a backstitch for a nice finish. Add a velcro dot to the pocket to close your wristlet.

T-Shirt Friendship Bracelets

This T-Shirt friendship bracelet craft is fun  and creative! Grab some colourful T-shirts the kids have outgrown and turn them into adorable friendship bracelets. 

Stunning Hyacinth Flower 

Tissue Paper and Cardboard Tube Flower Craft

 Supplies: 

• Paper towel roll (or toilet paper roll for a shorter flower)
• Green tempera paint and paintbrush 
• Tissue paper squares in various shades of green 
• Tissue paper sheets in any color you’d like your flower petals to be
• Scissors
• Glue
• Stapler
• Optional: Glue dots
  
• Optional: Constructions paper or cardstock circles and buttons for the center of the flower

Directions: 

Step one: Start by painting your cardboard tube with the green tempera paint. 

Step two: Glue tissue paper squares all over your stem using a paintbrush and liquid glue. Simply place a tissue paper square onto the stem and gently use the brush to spread glue over the entire square.

Step three: Set the stem aside and let it dry completely.

Step four: Now it’s time to make the tissue paper petals. Cut out 6 tissue paper circles from your large tissue paper sheets: 2 large, 2 medium and 2 small.

Step five: Stack them on top of one another.

Step six: Grab the center all the circles at once from below the stack and pinch the paper together.

Step seven: Stuff it gently into the flower stem and staple in place.

Step eight: Gently pull out and manipulate the tissue paper petals until you’re happy with the look.

Step nine: You can also add a cute, little center to your flower.

Yarn Butterfly 

Supplies:

• Craft sticks standard size – 2 per butterfly
• Pipe cleaners – 1 per butterfly
• Yarn in more than one colour
• Beads- 2 small and one larger one for the head per butterfly

Directions: 

Step one: Place your craft sticks into an uneven ‘X’ shape as shown below and wind your first colour of yarn around and around, crossing over and winding in the other direction so the yarn holds the sticks in place securely. Then you are ready to begin weaving.

Step two: Wind the yarn up the sticks a bit, switching into a figure 8 pattern as soon as you get to the gap between the sticks. To tie the thread off mid-weave, simply tuck it into the winding so it pokes through. It gets packed so tightly that the loose end stays in place pretty well once you begin winding on the next colour.

Step three: Begin your next colour and commence the figure 8 weave again. Change colours as many times as you want to before you get to the end of the wing, and then repeat the same pattern on the other side.

Step four: To create the butterfly’s body bend in half a pipe cleaner and wind it around the centre of the ‘X’ shape and twist it, then thread two small beads onto the bottom and one larger bead onto the top.

Step five: Finally curl the top of the pipe cleaner to create two antennae, and you’re done.

Weaving Rainbow Fish 

Supplies: 

• Rainbow colored paper
• Googly eye (or make one out of paper)
• White or black card stock paper
• Scissors/glue

Directions: 

Step one: Start by cutting strips of the colored paper (using the long side). Cut out the shape of a fish with card stock paper and fold it in half. Use a scissors and cut slits close together not going too close to the bottom and mouth.

Step two: Weave the colored pieces of paper through and trim the top and bottom to look like fish fins. Add the extra scraps around the body and add yellow ones on the tail.

Birdhouse From An Empty Container

Supplies:

• One Empty Juice or Milk Carton
• Foam Sheet
• Craft Sticks
• Paint of your choice
• Ribbon
• Hot Glue Gun
• Bird Seed

Directions: 

Step one: After rinsing out the juice/ milk carton the first step is to cut out the door. An empty fruit container was a good template to trace a circle door for the birds. You can even cut a door with a different shape, rectangle, square, heart. Get creative! After tracing the circle with a sharpie use scissors or a razor blade to cut through the juice box.

Step two: Next step is to prime the birdhouse which gets the surface ready for paint. 

Step three: While waiting for the primer to dry, start on the roof. Paint the craft sticks.

Step four: Cut the foam sheet for the roof.

Step five: After the craft sticks dry, use a hot glue gun to glue the sticks to the foam sheet.

Step six: Paint the juice/ milk carton.

Step seven: Hot glue the foam sheet roof.

Step eight: Add a ribbon to hang the birdhouse. Drill through either side of the juice box container. Then fed the ribbon through the holes.

Painting Fireworks

Supplies: 

• Coloured paint
• Large sheets of paper
• Cardboard tubes.

Directions: 

Step one: Cut the cardboard tubes into different lengths to create different size firework prints.

Step two: Dip cardboard tubes into the paint.

Step three: Make firework prints on large sheet of paper. 

Paper Bag Monster Puppets

Supplies: 

• Paper Lunch Bag
• Acrylic paint (colour of your choice)
• coloured cardstock paper
• Scrapbook scissors (optional)
• markers
• circle punches
• Scissors
• Glue

Paper Plate Rainbow Fish

Supplies:

• 1 White Paper Plate
• Blue Craft Paint
• Foam Brush
• Cardstock Paper, multi-colours
• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Glitter
• Googly Eye

Directions:

Step one: Paint the bottom side of the paper plate and let dry completely.

Step two: Cut out a triangle shape from the right side of the plate and glue this on the left side of the plate for the tail. The opening from the cut out will be the mouth.

Step three: Cut out 2 small fins from colored paper and glue one to each side of the plate, and glue on a googly eye.

Step four: Using the different colours of paper, trace about 1-1 ½ inch round circles. You will need 22-25 of these for the fish scales. For the circles, I just used a small plastic sprinkle container, but you can use anything you have around the house.

Step five: Cut the circles out and fold them in half.

Step six: Rub glue on one side and sprinkle with glitter. 

Step seven: Starting in the middle of the plate, about halfway from the mouth to the tail, you will glue on the fish scales in rows. The fold side will face the mouth. Overlap them just a bit, and put about 4-5 in each row. You should have about 6 rows, with the last row being near the tail and only having 2 scales in that row.

Step eight:  After you glue on all the scales, let dry completely.

Clothespin Dragonflies

 Supplies:

• 2 Pipe cleaners
• Clothespin
• 2 googly eyes
• Paint
• Glue

Directions: 

Step one: Start by painting stripes on the clothespins.

Step two: Put dots of glue on the front and stick on the googly eyes.

Step three: Take a pipe cleaner and bend both edges to the middle and twist.

Step four: criss-cross the pipe cleaners and put them inside the clothespin.

Step five: Hot glue the pipe cleaners to secure. 

Recycled Tin Can Windsocks

Supplies

• Clean Recycled Can (any size will work!)
• Acrylic Paint & Paintbrushes
• Glue (Elmer's Craft Bond Glue, Tacky Glue or a Low- Temp Glue Gun)
  
• Assorted Ribbons (you could also use Yarn or Coloured Paper)
• Optional embellishments like Glitter, Stickers, Gemstones, Sequins
• Masking Tape or Duck Tape
  

Directions

Step one: Start by painting the can in colors of your choice

Step two: After the paint is dry, use glue to attach colorful ribbons to the bottom rim of the can.

Step three: Added a ribbon to the top of the can for hanging.

Soda Bottle Flower Stamping

Supplies

• Several different sized soda and sparkling water bottles (“flower” shaped bottoms)
• Paper plates 
• Sheet of Paper 
• Paint 

Directions 

Step one: Set out a few plates of paint

Step two: Start stamping with bottom of bottles on a sheet of paper

Step three: Once finished stamping use fingers to add yellow centers and green leaves to the flowers

Tissue Paper and Paper Plate Turtle Craft

Supplies

• Paper Plate plates
  
• Tissue Paper (cut into 1-inch squares)
• White School glue 
• Wiggly Eyes 
• Scissors 
• Green Marker
• Paintbrush 
• Glitter (optional)
• Double-sided tape
• Black Marker 

Directions 

Step one: After gathering supplies, spread glue over the bottom of the paper plate with a paintbrush.

Step two: Cover the paper plate with tissue paper squares. When you get to the edge of the plate, fold the tissue paper underneath.

Step three: If desired, sprinkle glitter over the tissue paper squares while the glue is still wet.

Step four: Create a turtles head, legs and tail out of another paper plate or piece of paper 

Step five: Glue 2 wiggly eyes to the turtle’s head, then draw a nose and mouth on the turtle’s face with the black marker.

Step six: Secure the turtle’s head, legs, and tail to the paper plate with double-sided tape.

Ladybug Painted Rocks

Supplies

• Patio Paint in colors of your choice 
• Smooth Rocks, preferably oval or round in shape
• Paintbrush
• Toothpick
• Outdoor sealer, Outdoor Mod Podge or Patio Paint Clear Coat
  

Directions 

Step one:Wash and dry your rocks

Step two: Paint with colorful Patio Paint, don't paint the bottoms if these will be sitting in the soil.

Step three: Paint on a black head and let dry.

Step four: Use the handle end of a paintbrush to dot on ladybug spots with black paint.

Step five: Use the handle end of a paintbrush to dot on white eyes. Let it dry completely! 

Step six: Cut the tip off of a toothpick. Dip in black paint and dot onto white eyes.

Step seven: When completely dry, paint ladybugs with a coat of Patio Paint Clear Coat or outdoor formula sealer like Mod Podge

Supplies

• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup salt
• ½ cup water
• Mixing bowl
• Food Coloring or Washable Paint

Directions

Step one: Mix together the salt and flour.

Step two: Gradually add in the water, stirring constantly.

Step three: Knead the dough with your hands once the ingredients are blended.

Step four: For coloured dough, add food coloring or washable paint.

Supplies

• Paper plate
• Markers
• Yarn
• Construction paper
• Glue
• Tape

Directions

Step one: Cut a paper plate in half and decorate as an umbrella.

Step two: Cut a handle shape out of construction paper and attach it.

Step three: Cut out raindrop shapes from blue paper and attach two raindrops back to back with a string of yarn in between.

Step four: Tape the yarn to the back of the umbrella.

Supplies

• Paper plate
• Yellow construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue (or a stapler)
• Crayons, paint or markers
• Googly eyes (optional)

Directions

Step one: Paint the back side of a paper plate yellow.

Step two: Trace a child's hand on yellow construction paper about 7 times.

Step three: Cut out the tracings.

Step four: Glue or staple the handprint tracings to the paper plate - the fingers are the sun's rays.

Step five: Color in the sun, drawing a mouth and a nose. Either draw the eyes or glue on googly eyes.

Supplies

• White paper
• Black marker or crayon
• Glue
• Paper plate
• Coloured tissue paper or crepe paper

Directions

Step one: Draw a simple flower with a black marker or crayon.

Step two: Pour glue onto a plate, or you can use a glue stick.

Step three: Tear a small piece of coloured tissue paper (about 1.5"x1.5").

Step four: Crumple the tissue paper pieces to make "flowers".

Step five: Dip one end of your flower into glue. Then stick it on the paper.

Step six: Repeat to add as many flowers as you want.

Wednesdays

November 4- December 2

1:00pm- 2:00pm 

During this free, 5 week program you will practice and develop skills in releasing body tension, calming and focusing the mind. Techniques are especially helpful in the self-regulation of headaches, muscle tension, insomnia, pain, anxiety and panic attacks. Visit Waterloo Wellington Self-Management website for more information and to register. 

Join Jill Simpson, ageing expert and developer of The Great Brain Workout-Fitness for Your Aging Brain. Visit The Great Brain Workout Community Facebook Page to enjoy free, on-line classes while community centres remain closed. Stay fit and connected!

Region of Waterloo Library online access to favourite newspapers and magazines, links to online games/activities and learning resources for children

For example:

Clue 1: Do 10 jumping jacks, and then look under the dining room chairs for your next clue.

Clue 2: Good job, you found me! Now, you need to run up and down the stairs 2 times. Once you've done that, head to the garage and look near your bike for the next clue!

Some ideas for activities include:

• Jumping jacks
• Stair climbing
• Push ups
• High knees
• Big jumps (squat jumps)
• Plank
• Touch your toes
• Dance
• Run around the backyard
• Sweep the kitchen floor

Did you try this active treasure hunt? We'd love to see what clues your family had fun with! Share pictures by tagging #WoolwichActiveAtHome !

No need for rental shoes in this awesome version of bowling. Gather up a minimum of six empty plastic bottles and remove the caps. Place one or two glow-in-the-dark bracelets or necklaces inside the bottles and replace the caps. Line up the bottles on a flat surface and use a plastic or rubber ball to try to knock them down. Points can be assigned for each bottle knocked down or different values can be assigned to different colours of bottles for older kids.

Required: empty plastic bottles, glow-in-the-dark bracelets, and a ball.

Provide your child with a cup and two buckets (one smaller, one larger). Place the smaller bucket a short distance from the larger bucket and fill the larger bucket with water. Have your child scoop water from the larger bucket and fill the smaller one. To make the game more challenging, put small holes in the cup or have your child dance as they move from bucket to bucket.

Items required:

- Beanbags, soft foam balls, or balls of socks

- Buckets, laundry baskets, or large cardboard boxes

- Pieces of cardboard, or paper to mark “golf tees”

Instructions:

1- Create a series of “golf holes” by placing the buckets, baskets or boxes around your living room, hallways and other available spaces. Place scraps of cardboard or paper on the floor to mark “golf tees” where you throw from.

2- With your child, take turns standing on each golf tee and tossing a beanbag or ball underhand into the bucket, basket or box.

3- Continue tossing at each hole until each of you sinks one shot.

4- Go around the circuit of “golf holes” and keep track of how many tosses each of you requires to sink a shot at each hole.

5- If your child has too much difficulty sinking shots, consider having different tees with different distances for parent and child.

On a hot, summer day, gather up lots of sponges, provide a tub of water for endless resoaking, and have your kids throw their sponges on a wall or on a cement surface to make designs. Sponges can also be used to “paint” walls.

Have your child toss two dice and add up the numbers that are rolled. Write down the total on a piece of paper. Reroll and keep adding up the numbers until you reach 100 (or a smaller number for younger kids). 

Using a mix of easy and difficult words, have your kids act them out and see if their siblings or parents can guess what they are. If the kids don't know the word they're given, define it for them. 

Pick uneven or unstable objects such as cards, paper, cups, or rocks and challenge your kids to build as high as they can or in various shapes. 

Ideally an outdoor activity, use various sizes and types of bubble wands and have kids blow their own bubbles or blow them yourself and have kids chase and pop them.

 Fill a plastic cup two-thirds of the way full with water and add five tablespoons of baking soda, one teaspoon of dish soap, and several drops of washable paint. Mix the materials together, put the cup on the ground, and form a mound of dirt around the cup to just below its rim. Now comes the fun! Add one cup of vinegar and watch the lava erupt down the side of the mound. You can add vinegar a number of times until you need to add the base ingredients again.

Lights, Camera, Action! Kids will need some down time during their time away from school and odds are good that they’ll watch a movie or read a book or two. Have your kids reenact the stories while using your smartphone or tablet. Props and costumes will make this activity extra-fun!

Crank the tunes and let the dancing begin. Unlike the regular game though, when the music stops, a designated person calls out a word. The other dancer(s) respond with a word to rhyme with it.