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Did you know ?

Spring is one of the four seasons, the others being Summer, Autumn and

Winter.

In Maltese we call it “” ir-Rebbiegħa”.

It starts on the 21st March and ends on the 20th of June.

During Spring the days get longer and warmer.

Many animals give birth in Spring such as ducks, cows and birds.

Other animals who hibernate during Winter, like bears and bats start to wake

up and become active.

April is known for rain showers.

In May, flowers will start to bloom.

Some important days in Spring are Easter, April

Fool’s day(1st April) , Earth Day (22nd April),

Worker’s Day (1st May) , Mother’s Day (10th May)

and Sette Giugnio (7th June).

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Threading Sun

Resources needed:

Two paper plates

Watercolours or paint

Paintbrush

Scissors

Hole puncher

Long piece of yarn

Glue

Method:

1. Use a paint brush and some paint and paint the two paper plates.

2. Let them to dry for some time.

3. Use the scissors to cut the middle part of one paper plate.

4. Grab the hole puncher and do some holes on the same paper plate.

5. Take the scissors and the other paper plate and cut it in triangles.

6. Use some glue and put some on the paper plate

7. Glue the triangles around the plate.

8. Grab the yarn and thread around the paper plates to create the sun.

Here are some activities which you can do with your loved ones at home. Hope you enjoy them and keep learning.

We miss you very much ! Stay safe x

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Planting activities

Resources needed:

Soil

Pot

Seeds

Water

Empty cup or a small shovel

Seeds to choose from for planting:

Carrots

Tomatoes

Lettuce

Cauliflower

Broccoli

Eggplant

Method:

1. Grab an empty cup or shovel and an empty pot

2. Fill the pot halfway with soil

3. Put the seeds in the soil.

4. Cover the seeds with more soil.

5. Water the seeds and put them in the sun and water them

regularly.

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Hand and finger-painting tree

Resources needed:

2 Blank papers

Colours

Different coloured paint

Pencil

Scissors

Glue

Method:

1. Trace your hand on a blank paper and cut it out.

2. Colour in the hand.

3. Glue the on the other blank paper to represent the tree trunk and

branches.

4. Grab the paint and use your fingers to do the spots around the tree

branches for the leaves.

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Caterpillar-Colour sorting

Resources needed:

Some blank papers

Crayons/watercolours/paint

Scissors

Glue

Coloured buttons

Method:

1. Use the blank papers to cut out some circles.

2. Colour them with different colours using water colours, paint or crayons.

3. Glue the circles together to form the caterpillar.

4. Sort out the different coloured buttons on the caterpillar according their

colour.

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Juice box Owl bird feeder

Resources needed:

Juice box or Milk carton

Paint

Paintbrush

Utility knife/ cutter

Black marker

Plastic bottle taps

Craft glue

Wood stick

Bird seeds or breadcrumbs

Method

1. Start by painting the juice/milk carton. More than one coat is needed to make the colour stand out.

2. Once it’s dry, ask an adult to use a utility knife and cut out ‘’tummy and wings’ into the bottom half of the carton.

3. The piece of the tummy that’s cut out can be used to make a triangle beak.

4. Also, don’t cut the wings all out as the flaps help to keep the seeds more sheltered.

5. Then, glue on the bottle taps for the eyes and use a black marker to draw on the eyes.

6. You can use a wood stick or toothpick so that the birds can stay. 7. Hang the bird feeder outside and place some seeds or breadcrumbs for

the birds to enjoy.

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Flower garden

Resources needed:

Glue stick

Scissors

Different coloured paper or wrappers

Tray or bowls to sort out the

different shapes

Have an adult prepare some shapes to use in the craft. For example:

- Long, skinny rectangles for the stems

- Triangles for the petals or leaves

- Circles and ovals for the petals

- Leaf shapes

- Big rectangles for the backgrounds

Method:

Be creative and make your own flower garden !

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Ladybird finger puppet

Resources needed:

Black and red cardboard or use cereal

boxes to colour or paint on

Puncture (to make two circles for the

fingers)

White paper (for the eyes)

White string

Method:

1. Start by cutting all the pieces:

2 black circles for the body, 2 semi-circles for the wings

2. Punch two holes at the bottom of the larger black circle.

3. Glue the red semi circles onto the larger black circle for the wings and

the glue the smaller black circle on top for the ladybird’s head.

4. For the spots you can either use black paint and finger paint , draw them

on with a marker or glue small circles. You choose !

5. Fold the white string into a V and glue it at the back of the ladybird’s

head. Tape can be used instead.

6. Put on the eyes and mouth.

7. Now you can play with your ladybird. Enjoy

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Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly

Resources needed:

Toilet paper roll

Blank cardboard paper

Watercolours/paint

Scissors

Glue

Coloured buttons

Pipe cleaners

Butterfly wings cut out

Googly eyes

Method:

1. Use the butterfly wings cut out and trace it on a blank cardboard papers

or on a cornflake cereal box and cut it.

2. Colour the butterfly wings and the toilet paper roll with different colours

using water colours or paint.

3. Let the roll and wings dry out

4. Glue the roll in the middle of the wings.

5. Decorate the butterfly using the coloured buttons, pipe cleaners and the

googly eyes.

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Bottle Top Beehive and handprint Bees

Resources needed:

Blank cardboard paper

Yellow and Black Watercolours/paint

Scissors

Glue

Plastic bottle

Coloured buttons

Plastic plate

Method:

1. Cut out your beehive shape.

2. Add some yellow paint on the plate to

dip the top of the bottle into and print

away

3. Now to add some bees use a hand,

paint on black and yellow stripes and print them on another cardboard

paper.

4. Once the handprints are dry, shadow cut around them.

5. Put it all together and you have a great bee filled beehive.

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Swirling Snail Art

Resources needed:

White paper plate

Yellow paper or blank

paper

Watercolours/paint

Glue

Pipe cleaner

Googly eye

Marble (optional)

Method:

1. On your paper plate, put about a dime size drops of 2 paint colours.

2. Use your finger and swirl the paint around the plate or you can use a

marble while swirling in circular motion. Put the plate aside and let it dry.

3. Cut the body of a snail on a yellow paper or blank paper.

4. Add the googly eye on the snail’s face and add a pipe cleaner to look like

the antenna.

5. Glue the snail to the paper shell.

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Colourful Mosaic Rainbows

Resources needed:

8 pieces of white A4 paper

Crayons/watercolours/paint – red,

orange, yellow, green,

blue, indigo and violet

Scissors

Glue

Cotton

Method:

1. First paint or colour the seven sheets of paper in the seven different

colours.

2. Cut the papers into small shapes.

3. Use the last blank paper.

4. Stick the mosaic shapes on the black paper in the shape of the rainbow

5. Add cotton on the end of the rainbow to make some clouds.

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Wash your hands with warm soapy water

Wash fruits and vegetables in the sink with cool

tap water

Wipe up tabletops

Wear an apron and roll up your sleeves

Tie back long hair

Always ask an adult for help and when handling

knives and hot surfaces

Do not run in the kitchen

Wipe up food spills immediately

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Making Cereal Pops

Ingredients needed:

¼ cup sugar

5 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon honey

4 cups Crispy rice cereal

16 lollipop sticks

Directions

1. With the help of an adult, place sugar, butter and honey in a saucepan on low heat.

2. Stir until butter has melted and mixture is well combined. 3. Increase the heat from low to medium and bring to a boil. Stir for

around 2 minutes. 4. Place the cereal in a large bowl. 5. Add the sugar mixture and mix well to combine. 6. Let it cool for around 1 minute or until cool enough to touch. 7. Roll rounded tablespoons of mixture into balls, and squeeze onto the

lollipop sticks. 8. Place on baking pans lined with parchment paper. 9. Let stand for 15 minutes and then serve.

Share and enjoy with your family

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Making a fruit salad

To make a fruit salad you have to think about what fruits you like and combine them together. Here is an idea:

Ingredients:

Pineapple

Orange

Apple

Grapes

Strawberry

Yoghurt

Directions:

1. With the help of an adult, peel and cut the fruit into small pieces 2. Put everything into a bowl 3. Pour yoghurt on top and stir to coat the fruits completely

4. Eat and enjoy

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Songs and rhymes

Lola n-nannakola https://safeYouTube.net/w/2NP6

Iqumu mir-raqda https://safeYouTube.net/w/0OP6

Over in the Meadow https://safeYouTube.net/w/nJP6

Seasons Song https://safeYouTube.net/w/TJP6

Sing a Song of Flowers https://safeYouTube.net/w/hKP6

Mr Sun, Mr Sun, Mr Golden Sun https://safeYouTube.net/w/8KP6

The bees go buzzing https://safeYouTube.net/w/rMP6

Here is the beehive

https://safeYouTube.net/w/9MP6

Hungry Caterpillars https://safeYouTube.net/w/OMP6

Stories

L-ewwel episodju ta' cartoons bil-Malti: Emme https://safeYouTube.net/w/eOP6

The very hungry Caterpillar https://safeYouTube.net/w/yJP6

The very busy spider https://safeYouTube.net/w/fLP6

The very quiet cricket https://safeYouTube.net/w/0LP6

The very lazy ladybird https://safeYouTube.net/w/ZLP6