Awesome Alpha Bits
You’ll Need:
- Alphabet cereal(1 handful/child)
Activity:
- Give each child a handful of alphabet cereal.
- See how many words they can spell.
- Give a prize for the longest word.
- When they finish, they can eat their cereal.
Cool Conversation Questions
The Cool Conversation Questions:
What is your favorite gift you ever received?
What is the best gift you ever gave someone?
What is your favorite part of the Mass?
Activity:
- Have the children gather together in a circle.
- Ask the children the Cool Conversation Questions.
- Let them each take their turns to share.
Noodle n’ Straw Challenge
You’ll Need:
- Straws (1/child)
- Dry rigatoni noodles (6-10/child)
- Small plastic cups (1/child)
Activity:
- Give each child a straw and noodles.
- Have them try to pick up the noodles and drop them into a cup using the straw in their mouth.
What a Funny Idea…
You’ll need:
- Various items (plastic plate, toothbrush, blanket, spoon, etc.)
Activity:
- Hold out a familiar item. Invite the children to take turns to think of a new way to use this familiar item. You can pass the item around and make the children act out their ideas. (Ex: Imagine using a toothbrush as a backscratcher, a paintbrush, a cooking utensil, a microphone, etc. What about using a blanket as a pillow, a flag, a tent, a shawl, a skirt, etc.)
- Try to encourage the kids to find at least 7-10 funny/creative ways to use this item.
- Introduce a new item when you sense everyone has used up their funny ideas.
Funny Food Jokes
How does a train eat? It goes chew-chew!
Why did the dog sit in the shade? Because he didn’t want to be a hotdog.
What did the baby corn say to the mama corn? Where’s my papa corn? (popcorn)
Where do burgers like to dance? At a meatball.
Why do bees have sticky hair? Because they use honeycombs.
What runs but doesn’t get anywhere? A refrigerator.
Why did the banana go to the doctor? It wasn’t peeling well.
What are twins favorite fruits? Pears.
Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7, 8, 9.
How do clams call their friends? On their shellphones.
Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper water would make them sneeze!
Why do some people eat snails? They don’t like fast food.
What did the hamburger name its baby? Patty
Why are teddy bears never hungry? Because they’re always stuffed.
Why was the cook arrested? He was caught beating an egg.
What do you call a worm with no teeth? A gummy worm.
