Flight School...with paper airplanes and hula hoops :)

Well, Transportation Week rolls on! Or technically, I should say "flies" on since we were having fun with planes today :)

This was THE simplest activity...but my kids had a blast! I loved that it was free and I had all the materials on hand. Since I managed to come down with a stomach bug and spent much of my afternoon feeling pretty yucky, I also loved that this kept them entertained for quite a while :) This is a great indoor activity that promises lots of fun...and you can even throw in some math lessons too!

First of all, you nee a few things for your very own Flight School.

First up...you need The Aircrafts.

Believe it or not, I had never made my own paper airplanes before. I had the kids color blank pieces of paper and then I went to THIS website for step by step instructions on how to make 10 different types of planes. I just chose the easiest ones :)

Once your planes are awaiting flight, you need to recruit some eager, young cadets ready to learn all about flying!

Then you simply need to prepare your flight school :)

All I did was get 2 hula hoops we had down in the basement. One was bigger than the other, then I got pieces of yarn and tied the hoops so they would hang down from our upstairs banister. You could hang these from just about anything...shower curtain rod, etc or just tape them up in a doorway or entry way.

Then flight school began! If the kids could make their airplanes go through the big, lower hoop they would recieve 5 points.

The smaller, higher hoop was worth 10 points. This is where the math came in as well...my oldest daughter was in charge of adding up the points and keeping score. Great way to practice counting by 5's and 10's.

Our flight school today was a total success!!

If you like these transportation activities...keep coming back! We have some fun train, boat and construction activities...I can't wait! Have a wonderful day!!

Transportation Fun!

A very happy Monday to everyone!! :)

I actually love Mondays...does that make me crazy? It's my day to organize the week and get a plan...and I LOVE me a plan :)

This week we are learning all about Transportation! I wanted to share this quick, simple activity we did today that my kids LOVED.

First up...I made our Transportation Station.

Hobby Lobby had all these cute wooden, painted shapes that were just perfect for this! Plus they are only .67 a piece, so I could totally rationalize it ;)

I just taped craft sticks to the back and placed them all in a paper-covered formula can. I used tape instead of glue so we could take them off later if the kids just wanted to play with them without the sticks. We went through each mode of transportation and talked about who drives them and what they do.

Then just to make it a little more fun, I made up some lyrics to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus". It was a great way to teach some of the things Britton didn't know like an ambulance, and the kids loved doing the actions and lifting up their vehicle when it was their turn.

In case anyones interested I made a printable for the lyrics...just a warning, its nothing amazing :) However, my kids loved it so thats enough for me :)

These have kept my kids entertained all morning, so I am a happy camper! Thanks for stopping by today and come back for more Transportation fun all week long. Have a great day!!