Book Review – Finger Puppet Origami

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Put on your very own origami finger puppet show! With this Origami Finger Puppets book by Muneji Fuchimoto.

Origami has been very popular in our house this year. It all started with the addition of a Japanese student in my daughters class. Before the end of first semester the whole class was making their own creations. This book is perfect for older kids who want to take the simple Origami crane or heart to the next level. Perfect for making and combining technology to create stop animations and other fun videos using a device such as an iPad. Create scenes, Create plays you are only limited by your imagination.

You can create your own origami theater by making a full range of finger puppet characters! Origami Finger Puppets includes 25 adorable and entertaining step-by-step designs and 25 sheets of origami paper to practice with! Embellish your finger puppets with 2 sheets of fun, removable stickers.

Recreate the characters from your favorite movie or Broadway show, or let your imagination guide the characters you create the possibilities are endless!

After talking about the pirate themed chalk obstacle course the other day, I got to thinking about other easy, low prep games and activities you can do with kids outside. A lot of these are ideas I found on Pinterest that don’t link to blogs anymore if they ever did, but often that’s all the detail you need to figure out what’s going on.

First, a couple from blogs that are still alive. If you have a lot of trees in your yard or in your park, you probably also have a lot of sticks, so you can pretty easily do this stick maze activity from Mother Natured. Build the maze yourself or have one child build if for another. Either way it’s lots of fun and you can keep it built to use as a labyrinth or for pretend play.

If it’s hot where you live you might want outdoor activities that involve water like this fill the bucket relay game. The only thing you might not have at home is giant sponges, but this is still pretty low prep, inexpensive and lots of fun if you have two or more kids to play. Check out how to do it from The Resourceful Mama. And check out my post all about ice and water sensory activities for more ideas to beat the heat.

Make some x’s and o’s or use something you already have to be your game pieces (you can also just draw them on paper plates for a super fast version) and make a large tic tac toe board on the sidewalk. The bonus of reusable game pieces is kids can play with the same grid over and over, which is great if you don’t have a ton of space.

I also love the idea of drawing a big bullseye on the sidewalk or driveway and using beanbags or sponges to try to hit the target. If you have hula hoops you can also set them in a grassy area and have kids try to hit them.

Check out more fun outdoor games for kids from The Printable Princess. These are more for big groups of kids, but if you’ve got a classroom full these are good ones to have on hand for getting some energy out.

Do you have favorite outdoor games for kids to play when it’s hot? I’d love to hear about them!

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