We will have a —BUZZ. TIME“ page in our next Lone District News œ would be
nice to have something from everyone to put in it. You can do whatever you like ...
Here are a whole lot of activities relating to insects and other small creatures. As many of them also Buzz, I thought this would be good for the Buzz Theme. The Buzz theme clauses are: Ladybird: Check fire alarm/smoke detectors etc are working in your home. Know how to escape your home in case of fire. Baby bumblebee: Sing a song about bees Spider: Drink = it will give you a buzz when you drink it. Cup o worms: Use a household appliance that makes a buzz. (Thought the beater to mix up the pudding would work for this clause.) Get a Buzz (good feeling) after trying something you haven't tried before - I'm sure you will find something in the letter to cover this. Take part in Buzz Time - a chance for girls to share with the unit things they have done (usually clauses done for badges away from the meeting place). We will have a “BUZZ TIME” page in our next Lone District News – would be nice to have something from everyone to put in it.
You can do whatever you like from the following but if you want the BUZZ theme you will need to do the above activities.
The Ants go marching The ants go marching one by one. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching one by one. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching one by one; The little one stops to suck his thumb, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom! The ants go marching two by two. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching two by two. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching two by two; The little one stops to tie his shoe, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom! The ants go marching three by three. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching three by three. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching three by three; The little one stops to ride a bee, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching four by four. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching four by four. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching four by four; The little one stops to ask for more, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom! The ants go marching five by five. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching five by five. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching five by five; The little one stops to jump and dive, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom! The ants go marching six by six. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching six by six. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching six by six; The little one stops to pick up sticks, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom! The ants go marching seven by seven. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching seven by seven. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching seven by seven; The little one stops to write with a pen, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching eight by eight. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching eight by eight. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching eight by eight; The little one stops to rollerskate, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom! The ants go marching nine by nine. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching nine by nine. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching nine by nine; The little one stops to drink and dine, And they all go marching Down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom! The ants go marching ten by ten. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching ten by ten. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching ten by ten; The little one stops to shout "THE END!!"
Chocolate Ant 3 cubes of chocolate bar – cut with a hot knife liquorice strap – cut in 4 thin strips small bowl or egg cup knife 1 tablespoon icing sugar ¼ teaspoon cocoa powder water to mix 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Place the icing sugar & cocoa powder in a small bowl (egg cup would be a good size) Add a few drops of water and mix to make a sift icing With chocolate bar upside down, spread a small amount of icing in centre of each bit of chocolate Carefully press the centre 1 piece of liquorice strip on to each chocolate section. Your ant should now have 6 legs. Cut your 4th liquorice strip to make a mouth, antenna & eye centres as follows: • cut 1/3 for mouth • 2/3 is for antenna less 2 very small pieces cut off for eyes You may need to wait for a few minutes for legs to dry before turning over. Spread on end of the chocolate block with icing & arrange eyes & mouth pieces. Place a small blob of icing on the front edge of face end of chocolate block. Attach antenna. You should have a edible ant!
Eencey Weencey spider Climbed up the water spout; Down came the rain And washed poor Eencey out; Out came the sun And dried up all the rain; And the Eencey Weencey spider Climbed up the spout again. Itsy Bitsy Spider Craft MATERIALS: Cardboard tube (gift wrap or paper towel) tinfoil yarn egg carton cup (the part that one egg goes into) piece of cardboard or a 3 1/4 inch diskette (temporary use) tape glue scissors INSTRUCTIONS: Cover the tube in tinfoil and tape on to make your spout Make a yarn pom pom: wrap yarn around the diskette or piece of cardboard about 30 times. Slide off and tie in the center snip loop ends Apply glue LIBERALLY all over the egg carton cup and drape the yarn pom pom over top. press down firmly let dry completely Make legs: accordion fold two 1/2 inch x 8 inch strips of black construction paper to make a leg. tape it to the egg carton cup do this 7 more times (we ran out of energy after 4 legs, so made 4 accordion legs and 4 braided wool legs!) Glue a face on your spider. We just used snippets of white paper and a black marker Tie a piece of wool that is 2 1/2 times the length of the water spout onto the spider. Put the wool through the spout. The child can pull the end of the wool to make the spider climb up the OUTSIDE of the water spout and let go of the wool so the spider falls down (when the rain washes the spider out).
TICKLING FOOD With all those legs spiders tickle you if they walk on you. The drink below will tickle you all the way from your mouth to your tummy when you drink it, that’s why it’s called a SPIDER You will need A large drinking glass Spoon or Ice Cream scoop Ice Cream (Vanilla is best) Fizzy Drink – your favourite flavour Drinking Straw Put some ice cream into the glass. Pour over the soft drink. Enjoy your drink. Add more fizzy drink as you go. This makes a great drink for kids parties.
Two and two are four Four and four are eight Eight and eight are sixteen Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two Inchworm, inchworm Measuring the marigold You and your arithmatic You'll probably go far Inchworm, inchworm Measuring the marigold Seems to me you'd stop and see How beautiful they are
Enchanted Learning Software's
Cup o' Worms This party treat looks yucky but tastes great. Make an edible cup of worms in real-looking "soil." This is a great party treat you can make with your child. You will need: • • • • •
Chocolate pudding (instant pudding or chocolate custard are good to use) Gummy worms Cocoa powder (or hot chocolate mix) Chocolate sprinkles Clear plastic cups. • •
Make chocolate pudding and cool it in the refrigerator for a few hours. Put individual portions into clear plastic cups. Let the top of the pudding remain rough looking. • • • •
Sieve (or sprinkle) some cocoa powder on the top of each cup. Also add some chocolate sprinkles if desired. Place a few gummy worms in each cup. Put them in the refrigerator until party time. Eat and enjoy!
Make an entire bowl of worms in "soil" (made like the cup o' worms but bigger)!
The Caterpillar Brown and furry Caterpillar in a hurry; Take your walk To the shady leaf or stalk. May no toad spy you, May the little birds pass by you; Spin and die, To live again a butterfly. Christina Georgina Rosetti
MARSHMALLOW CATERPILLARS You will need per caterpillar • 6 large marshmallows • 2 liquorice straps (approx 30 cm long) • teaspoon • knife • chopping board • plate Push 1 liquorice strap through the centre of a marshmallow (you may need to make a hole in the marshmallow first using the handle of a teaspoon). Thread marshmallows on so that they touch each other. The last one only needs to be pushed 1/2 way through. Trim off any excess liquorice from the other end (this is the head end) Cut the other strap as follows 10X2 cm legs 2x4 cm antenna 2x1 cm eyes Make a hole for 2 legs in each marshmallow (one on each side). Push the legs in approx 1/3 of the length of the liquorice. Add the antenna in the same way to the head. Make a hole for the eyes using the cut off threaded liquorice as a mouth. Push the liquorice all the way in. These make great treats to accompany hot chocolate at campfires!
Baby Bumblebee I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee, Won't my mommy be so proud of me, (Cup hands together as if holding bee) I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee, Ouch! It stung me! (Shake hands as if just stung) I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee, Won't my mommy be so proud of me, ('Squish' bee between palms of hands) I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee, Ooh! It's yucky! (Open up hands to look at 'mess') I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee, Won't my mommy be so proud of me, (Wipe hands off on shirt) I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee, Now my mommy won't be mad at me! (Hold hands up to show they are clean)
INSECT BOOKMARKS MATERIALS paper scissors glue crayons or something else to colour with OPTIONAL: wool clear contact paper INSTRUCTIONS Colour as appropriate. Cut the bookmark out (one big rectangle) and fold in half (left to right) along the centre line. Glue so it stays folded together. OPTIONAL: cover with clear contact paper so it lasts longer (you could also put a piece of cardboard in the centre before gluing for a sturdier bookmark) OPTIONAL: Poke a hole in the top of the bookmark and tie a string/wool through as a tassel. or Glue a piece of string thru the maze to show the bumblebee the way to the flower.
Check fire alarm/smoke detectors etc are working in your home. Know how to escape your meeting place/home in case of fire.
It takes me a week to answer the door, A day and a half to cross the floor, If only I weren't so terrible slow, I'd get there quicker, don't you know?
Way up in the sky The butterflies fly. While down in their nests The butterflies rest. With a wing to the left And a wing to the right The sweet little butterflies Sleep all through the night. SH-h-h-h they're sleeping. The bright sun comes up. The dew falls away. Good morning, good morning The butterflies say.
Heart Butterfly Paper Craft Materials: Paper or card
glue
scissors
something to colour with Pipecleaner
Directions: Cut out the template pieces and glue on to coloured paper, construction card etc or colour in pieces. (the pieces on the template are at about the angle they will be on the finished craft. That should help you sort out which pieces belong where) Glue pieces together as follows:
To make a wing, glue the very large, large and medium hearts inside one another.
Repeat for the second wing.
To make the body, stack the smallest hearts one on top of another and glue together. Position so the hearts are all upside down.
Glue the heart with the face onto the top of the body so it's right side up.
Fold the pipe cleaner in half and glue to underside of face heart. Add the two tiny hearts over the head as antenna to each end of the pipecleaner.
Glue the wings onto the back of the body to complete your butterfly.
