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WEEK SIX: DIY Summer Camp Find your Family Fun - Music and Sound

Didn't get registered? Camps Full? Make your own with Macaroni Kid

May 31, 2023

 

 

Image Credit: Bojan Stanulov from Pixabay

Looking for at-home ideas to keep kids busy, happy, and learning? We've specially curated a family-friendly itinerary of themed activities.

This week, find your family fun® with the PERFORMING ARTS.

Flavorful Popcorn Treats

Get a variety of popcorn recipes here.

Books

  • Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
  • Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems
  • Backstage Cat by Harriet Ziefert
  • Amandina by Sergio Ruzzier
  • Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon and Alexandria LaFaye


DIY Performance

Supplies needed: a poetry book, music lyrics, script, storybook, costumes, music, imagination!

Need a little inspiration? Try memorizing a monologue, reciting a poem, or acting out a scene from a play.


Pop-Up Puppets

Supplies needed: disposable cup, tissue paper, fabric, cardboard, straw, pipe cleaner, embellishments

Get the step-by-step instructions here.


Shadow Animal Art

Supplies needed: flashlight, paper, drawing utensils

Tape a sheet of paper to the wall. Use a flashlight to project a variety of shadow animals against the wall and trace the images.


Postcards

Download FREE printable postcards .

Print the designs on cardstock paper. Color and cut out your artwork. Address and stamp your postcards, and then send them to family and friends.

Movies & Shows


Plan An Adventure

Visit a movie theater, recording studio, or outdoor amphitheater.

Want to show us your celebration of the performing arts? We'd love to see your photos! Be sure to tag @macaronikid on social media so we can see how you've brought the joy of the performing arts into your own home.



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 Lets make 2023 the best year yet for Macaroni Kid and the Families from Palmer Lake to Pueblo!!