St. Patrick's Day Punch

 

 St. Patrick's Day Green Watermelon Punch

While you are planning your St. Patrick's Day crafts, don't forget the refreshments! Everybody loves a little pop and fizz to their drink. Add some shamrock sparkle to your St. Patrick's Day party with our Green Watermelon Punch.

What You Need: 

1/2 gallon reconstituted green watermelon juice 

1 liter sprite

5 scoops of green sorbet ( or yellow for "pot o' gold")

1. Mix green watermelon juice and sprite in a large punch bowl with ice. 

2. Add 5 scoops of your preferred sorbet. 

3. Top with sliced lemons and limes, for added flavor.

4. Serve with green cups, straws, napkins, and/or spoons.

Complete your party theme with these top o' the line classroom decorations. 

Dr. Seuss Crafts for Read Across America Day

 Dr. Seuss Crafts for Read Across America Day

Do you have your books selected for Read Across America Day yet? March 1st is coming up fast, and there's no better way to kick off Dr. Seuss's birthday than with plenty of Dr. Seuss crafts!

Get your class excited about reading with these fun activities that correspond with three classic Dr. Seuss books: The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.

Book: The Lorax

Craft: Truffula Trees

What You Need:
Striped Paper Straws
Cotton Balls
Liquid Watercolors
Liquid Glue
Spray Bottle
Plastic Zip Bags

1. Put a little of each desired water color into spray bottles. Put one or two squirts of each color into a separate plastic bag.
2. Add 3 to 5 cotton balls to each bag and seal the bags up. Shake until your cotton balls are coated with the paint color.
3. Gently remove the cotton balls and set them on paper to dry.
4. Once the cotton balls have dried, attach these to the ends of your paper straws using regular liquid glue or a glue gun. Display your cotton candy colored trees for all to see!

Book: The Cat in the Hat

Craft: Thing 1 and Thing 2

What You Need:

Toilet Paper Tubes

Red and Teal Finger Paint

Paintbrush

White Card Stock

Glue

Scissors

1. Paint one hand teal blue, and press it onto a sheet of the white card stock. Lift up the hand quickly instead of sliding it to prevent the hand print from smearing. Repeat this step twice for two total hand prints per child. Allow paint to dry.

2. Paint two toilet paper tubes with bright red paint. For bolder, brighter color, do two coats of paint on each tube. Allow paint to dry.

3. Cut the hand prints out, leaving a little white space around the edges. 

4. Cut two small slits, one on each side of the tubes, and slide your hand prints down into the tubes. Keep the hand print in place by adding glue.

5. Draw your own or download these printable faces and labels. Glue the faces and logos into place as shown. Let the glue dry.

6. These super-cute finger puppets make great reading companions!

Book: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Craft: Hand Print Fish

What You Need:

Finger Paint

White Paper or Card Stock

Black Marker

Googly Eyes 

Glue

1. Use any colors you like for the "One Fish" and "Two Fish." Paint your hand and press it down onto the paper to make one full hand print for the "One Fish." Make another full hand print going the opposite way for the "Two Fish." Then, for the second hand print on the "Two Fish," only press down your thumb and forefinger. Make a full hand print with red paint for the "Red Fish" and another full hand print with blue paint for the "Blue Fish." Be sure to alternate which direction the hand prints are facing on the paper.

2. Using your black marker, draw a mouth and gills on each of your fish, and glue on your googly eyes. 

3. Label your fish when done. 

For some awesome Dr. Seuss-themed decorations, click here!  

Let us know what you are doing for Read Across America!