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WIND THEME

CRAFTS:

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GAMES & ACTIVITIES:

Flowers and Wind
Equipment:  None
How to Play:  Divide the group into two teams: the flowers and the wind.  Have the teams line up on either side of the playing area.  The flowers huddle together and think of what type of flower they are going to be.  When they decide on one, they spread out along their side and begin to advance towards the wind.  The wind players begin shouting out types of flowers and continues until they guess right.  The flowers then turn around and run to safety on their side of the playing area.  Any flowers that make it to the wind side become part of the wind team, any flowers that are caught in the chase, are out.  Continue playing like this until all of the flowers are out or all of the flowers become the wind.

Go Fly a Kite
You will need enough balls to wood strips for each child to get two lengths, one 18 inch and one 24 inch.  Make across with Millwood and fastened where they cross in the middle.  Make a split in the wood on for an.  Run as strings through the slits so he you create a frame around the outside.  Lay the frame on tissue paper that is 24 inches by 36 inches.  Cut the tissue to inches larger than frame.  Fold the 2 inches over the string and glue.  Add a tail to the kite.  Fast and as straying at mid point and the bottom point, tied together with the flying string.  Let the kids fly their kites in an open area can they hear the wind whipping against their kites?

Listening to the Wind
Look for signs of a windy day: tree branches moving, fallen leaves, paper or dry leaves blowing along the ground, and into the air, it sounds such as windows rattling and whistling.  Go outside with a tape recorder.  Stand in Windy locations.  Listen for the wind around buildings, trees and water. Be very still and record sounds made by the wind.  What sounds did you hear?  Whistling, howling and blowing?  Did you record other sounds that were louder than the wind?

Wind Socks
Material: Paper Lunch Bag, Construction Paper, Crepe Paper, Scissors, Glue, Misc. Craft Supplies
Direction: To make a windsock, cut off the bottom of a paper lunch bag. Decorate the bag with glitter paint, neon construction paper, stickers, etc. Then attach crepe paper streamers to one end of the bag. Attach a construction paper handle to the opposite end of the bag.

Windy Day Fun
Go outside on a windy day.  Dress appropriately.  Asked the kids if they can't see the wind.  Can they see what it does?  Can they feel the wind?  How does it feel?  Take a deep breath do they smell the wind?  Asked the kids to run so the wind is hitting them on their backs.  Then have them run so the wind is blowing in their faces.  Ask them which is easier.  Why?

Wind Chimes 
Have seashells of small and medium size this with holes worn at smaller and taught.  Gather assortment of sturdy, small branches.  Cut string into a variety of lengths.  Tie one end to a branch.  Cut string into a variety of links.  Tie one and two are branch or twig, and other and through hole in shell.  Do this so that there is an assortment of shells hanging from twig.  Arrange shells to hate each other when hung in a strong breeze.  Listen for the sounds made by chimes.  What shell makes sounds you like?  Would changing shells change the sounds of the chimes?  Try it.

SONGS:

The Wintery Wind (Sung to Happy Birthday)
The winter wind blows
The winter wind blows
It gives me the shivers
From my head to my toes!
 

STORIES:

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