Join GCM Team member, Jenna, in learning about primary and secondary colors while getting in some fun sensory play! All of the play and none of the mess! Materials Needed: 3 ziplock bags 3 paint colors Paper towels Material to protect your table or floors Pen or...
Ahoy Mateys! Grab your Captain’s hat as you let your imagination run wild in this fun activity that challenges you to build a boat with things around the house, then put your boat to the test as you try to find out will it sink or float? STEM activities like this one...
Team GCM member, Melissa, and her kiddos show what happens when you combine baking soda, vinegar, a balloon, and a bottle! Materials: Ballon 1 tablespoon of baking soda Funnel 3⁄4 cup of vinegar Empty plastic bottle Spoon Directions: 1.Insert the funnel into the...
Team GCM member, Kate, shares one of her favorite family recipes for a simple and delicious treat: Honey Bunnies! This no-bake recipe has only 4 ingredients. Then when you’re finished, snack on your honey bunnies and fold an origami bunny with our Activity...
Join Team GCM member, Maggie, today to write poetry about the sky on International Haiku Day! Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that only has three lines. Each line of poetry has a set number of syllables. The first and third lines have five syllables and...
Join GCM Team member, Maggie, in this two-day exploration of the sky above us all. Even though we are all staying at home these days, we are still together under one sky—and that is a reason to celebrate! In order to celebrate, we are joining our friends at the...
Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum introduced us to all the ways artists see horses! Some artists see color. Some see the shape. Others see speed. What do you see? Remember, with art there’s no right or wrong way to create a horse. Your horse can look as it does outside in the...
Hi there! It’s Caroline from Team GCM! I love avocado toast and I’m here to tell you some of my favorite facts about avocados, as well as show you how I made it for breakfast this morning. Avocado Facts: Despite their green color, avocados are a fruit. Historians...
Team GCM Member, Essence, teaches you about lyrics and rhyming through a ukulele sing along! You can use Essence’s lyrics and chords reference sheet here. And after you made some tunes, keep rhyme time going with our Rhyming Activity Sheet! Click the image to...
Storytime is one of the best ways to entertain, educate, and engage kiddos! Books help us increase our vocabulary, practice reading, and use our imaginations. But storytime can also inspire so much more! Whether you pair a story with a craft, use the rhythm of the...
Happy National Pet Day! Team GCM member, Chris, shows you how to make your furry friend a yummy treat… pupcakes! Then lead the pup to the tasty treat in our pup maze activity sheet! Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 15-20 minutes Total Time 40 minutes Servings...
Did you know that yoga has many benefits? Not only is yoga relaxing, but it can improve your focus, balance, strength, breathing, and more! Join GCM Team member, Emily, as she reads excerpts from The ABCs of Yoga for Kids by Teresa Anne Power and follow along as she...
Team GCM Member, Pam, reads The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood and then shares her simply sweet recipe for her famous strawberry scones! If you’ve never made scones before, you might find the idea a bit intimidating, but in...
GCM Member, Ashley, will teach you all about en plein air art! Learn the definition, how light and shadows effects what you see and draw, and more! Once you’ve got it down, use our activity sheet to draw what you see in the morning and then what you see in the...
Team GCM Member and Field Trip Educator, Essence, is our handy-dandy chemist today to teach you about the chemistry of handwashing. Essence will tell you all about polar and nonpolar molecules in the handwashing process using LEGOs, then get into a fun polar/nonpolar...
Team GCM Member, Caroline is here to teach you how to make your very own dinosaur fossils at home! And for the younger kiddos, we have a fun Connect-the-Dots dino activity sheet! Items Needed: ½ Cup Soil 1 Cup Flour ¾ Cup water Parchment Paper Kitchen Utensils...
Fort-building ignites imagination and inspires dramatic play. In a child’s mind, a fort can become anything from a military fortress to a rocket, to a sailboat. Kids create narratives as they play, keeping them engaged longer and helping them retain information....
You probably recognize mangroves by their vast root systems that grow high out of the water. But did you know that these trees help protect Florida’s coastlines and are an important part of Florida’s ecosystems? An ecosystem is a natural community of plants, animals,...
Team GCM Member, Sara, is teaching her twin girls about money and math by having their own grocery store at home! This activity is simple and can become hilarious in no time! Once your at-home grocery store has closed up shop, use our Grocery List math activity sheet...
Join GCM Team Member Emily in making ice cream with only five ingredients you probably already have at home! After you make your ice cream, add your favorite toppings to it and enjoy! And while you’re eating your yummy ice cream creation, color and cut out our...
