Adult Education is available online!!
Click the link below to see the programs we have available beginning in June!
by Sara Norton
Check out these Indoor/Outdoor Creative Play ideas!
Research suggests that free play is important as it allows children to be creative and develop their brains and bodies in a way where they have more control of their activities and the ability to use their imaginations. Free play helps develop the whole child in a fun and less adult driven environment. Of course, making sure play is safe, appropriate, and with adult supervision is always of the upmost importance when children are playing.
Indoor / Outdoor Activity Ideas:
- Use technology for active exercise and play such as pedometers, Fitbits, Wii Fit,
exercise videos on YouTube, & child friendly sites such as GoNoodle that encourage
movement breaks
- Freeze Dance to your favorite music
- Balloon Volleyball (Volleyball is our next unit of instruction when we get back)
- Create and obstacle course outside (safety first)
- Scoop & Ball Catch Challenge (use a milk jug with the bottom cut off as your scoop,
Have an adult cut the bottom off with a pair of scissors)
- Crawl through tunnels using chairs and blankets
- Hula Hooping
- Hula Hoop & Ball Creations as we did in class
- Jump Rope challenges – single, long rope, Chinese patterns from class
- Hop Scotch, 2 / 4 Square (use chalk to draw your own pattern)
- Various sports balls to work on skill development (soccer ball, basketball, football, frisbee, tennis ball, whiffle ball, baseball, playground ball)
- Home Play Structure (swings, slides, climbing)
- Bike, scooter, roller blade, skate board (remember helmets and safety gear)
- Walking, jogging, running around the neighborhood
- Spring cleanup & yard work to help around the house
- Wheelbarrow, crab walk, and bear walk races
- Animal walks
- Scavenger hunt around the yard
- Tag
- Partner towel and ball catch
- Racket challenges (badminton, tennis, paddle ball)
Have fun with your free choice activities and remember to keep play safe and appropriate.
Hours of Free Enrichment All in One Hub!
Earth Day Activities from our high school chapter of Sunrise Blue Hills Hub
Firstly, I hope you and your family are healthy and safe during these uncertain and scary times.
I am a co-facilitator of the Sunrise Blue Hills Hub here in Sharon. Sunrise is a national youth led organization that works to prevent the climate crisis and create millions of green new jobs in the process! We usually meet monthly at the UU Church of Sharon, but have been communicating over zoom calls the past few weeks.
Me and a few other people from the hub have worked in the past week or so to come up with a list of 50 ideas for activities that parents can do with their younger children (preschool and elementary school age) at home during quarantine to celebrate earth day! We are hoping this will help out parents who are having trouble entertaining their kids while also providing opportunities for children to learn and grow during this time! I have attached the document I would love to send out to parents before Wednesday this week (earth day!!).
I am trying to get this out to a large amount of people, and I was wondering if with your network with children in Sharon you would have any recommendations for where I should start or how I can reach people? I would appreciate any suggestions!
Thanks so much!!
Best,
Grace MT
Alternate “non school” activities while social distancing
Looking for something to do with the family while we practice social distancing? Click the attachment for fun ideas and links to activities!
Alternate “non school” activities
From the Community Education family to yours, we wish you good health as we do our part for the safety of the community!
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