From the ArcaMax Publishing, Features Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/features/s-29412-182900
One thing you can count on during the first days of school is the
inevitable question of "What did you do over the summer?" Here are a
few creative ways to describe your summer experiences for the first
edition of Show and Tell:
Flip Books
Create a moving picture of your summer fun with a flip book. Start out
with a Post-It pad or a pocket-sized spiral notebook. Draw the first
picture on the last sheet of paper and work your way to the first page
by changing the picture little by little. For instance, if you learned
how to surf over the summer, you might start with a picture of you
lying on a surfboard in calm waters. The next picture could show the
waters growing a little choppier. The following drawings could be of
you slowly turning, then standing on the board as the wave grows
larger, and so on.
Summer Collage
Illustrate your summer happenings with one of my favorite forms:
collages. Simply use glue to cover a poster board or even several
small postcard-sized papers with magazine cutouts, sections of road
maps, photographs, movie and concert ticket stubs, restaurant menus,
train schedules, and any other mementos from your summer.
Map It
Instead of just telling the class where you went and what you did,
pinpoint our summer destinations and activities on a map. If you
stayed close to home, use a local road map. If you were able to travel
to several cities and states, use a countrywide map. Glue magazine
cutouts of activities, or actual photos of your fun onto the map. For
example, if you went to a dude ranch in Dallas, glue a picture of a
horse onto the map in Dallas. If you visited Mount Rushmore, glue a
photo of your family onto the map in South Dakota. The same goes for
rock climbing, swimming, snorkeling, and anything else you had a
chance to enjoy over the summer months.
Seashell Memories
Capture every fun moment of summer vacation on seashells. If you
didn't get a chance to go to the beach, don't worry-most craft and
hobby stores sell bags of seashells. Use acrylic paint and a clean
paintbrush to paint pictures inside the shells. My son's summer shells
feature an octopus in the ocean (from snorkeling-we didn't actually
see an octopus, but he wishes he had), a colorful clown from a
friend's birthday party, an airplane in the clouds, and the night sky
filled with stars and a bright crescent moon.
Deborah Shelton is a mother, freelance writer, and author of "The Five
Minute Parent: Fun & Fast Activities for You and Your Little Ones."
Visit Deborah's website for more family-friendly ideas:
http://www.fiveminuteparent.com
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