Aftercare Activities

Our goal is to provide easy-to-follow, enriching home content for our CDS friends. Our daily posts will have the same structure with a list of the activities followed by links to instructions and video tutorials.

We will indicate the grade levels targeted for the activity and provide either a tutorial or a live virtual connection with the teacher. Click the categories below to view the activities.

Arts/Crafts Activities

Make your own book with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • A few pieces of paper
  • Markers/crayons/colored pencils

Paper Origami with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • A few pieces of square paper

Rain Sticks with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Empty toilet paper roll
  • Paper of different sizes
  • Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
  • Tape
  • Rice, dry noodles, beans, anything that will make noise when shaken
  • Help from adult if needed with parts taping around edge

Collage Art with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Magazines/newspapers, anything with pictures/words that kids can cut up
  • Glue or Tape
  • Scissors
  • A small box or paper

Q-Tip Art with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Paint (any kind; acrylic, water, ext.)
  • Q-Tips
  • Plain paper
  • Pencils or markers

Shadow Puppets with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • White paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Something that can be used as a handle (stick, chopstick, spoon)
  • Flashlight

3D Painting with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Water
  • Food coloring/paint
  • Squeeze bottles/ziplock bags
  • Bowl and spoon for mixing
  • Thick paper/card stock/paper plates/card board

Salt Painting with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Paper
  • White glue
  • Salt
  • Water colors
  • Paintbrush
  • Water

Scratch Painting with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Crayons
  • White paper or card stock
  • Black paint
  • Paint Brush
  • Q-Tips/toothpick
  • Container for paint

Bubble Painting with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Paint or food coloring
  • Dish soap
  • Water
  • Straw(s)
  • Paper

Paper Puppet with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Two sheets of paper (color depending on what you want your puppet to be)
  • Scissors 
  • Glue 
  • Colored pencils (crayons or markers work as well)

Vision Boards with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Poster board or just plain paper
  • Scissors 
  • Tape or glue 
  • Magazines or personal images/images from the internet printed out

Crayon Art with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Something too glue crayons on (paper, canvas, cardboard, etc.)
  • Liquid Glue
  • Crayons
  • Hairdryer
  • Newspaper or tarp for work surface

Leaf painting with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Leaves of different sizes
  • Paint (watercolor or acrylic) 
  • Paint brush
  • Cup with water
  • Blank paper
  • Tape (optional)

Watercolor Bookmarks with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Watercolor paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Salt
  • White Paper/Cardstock
  • Cup of water
  • Scissors
  • String/yarn/etc. (optional)

Scribble Monsters with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Paper
  • Crayons, colored pencils, markers
  • Imagination

Nature Portrait with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Blank paper
  • A pen/pencil (optional)
  • Items found outside in nature!

Stencil Art with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • card stock 
  • scissors
  • paper
  • paint 
  • paint brushes/sponges

Family Group Activities

Guess That Item with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Blindfold
  • Household Items (nothing harmful)

Find That Item Hide and Seek with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Partner
  • Household Items (nothing harmful)

DIY

Make a Puzzle with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Paper
  • Piece of cardboard (empty cereal box, part of a shoe box, ect.)
  • Pencil and markers
  • Scissors
  • Glue or Tape

Indoor Bowling with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Plastic bottles, cups, cans, blocks, and/or other things that won’t break if they fall
  • If plastic bottles won’t stay upright, fill them with a little bit of water to “anchor” them
  • A ball
  • An open space
  • A scoreboard/scoresheet

Origami Box DIY with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

Play Dough with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page (requires use of stove)
Supplies:

  • 2 cups flour
  • ¾ cup salt 
  • 4 tsp. Cream of Tartar (optional)
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 2 tbsp. Vegetable oil
  • Food coloring and Essential Oils (optional)
  • Medium size pot

Lava Lamp with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Empty water bottle, clear drinking glass, or glass jar
  • Vegetable oil
  • Food coloring
  • Baking soda
  • Lemon juice OR white vinegar

Lip Scrub with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Measuring Spoons
  • Container for your lip scrub
  • Sugar
  • Honey
  • Grape-seed Oil (you can use other substitutions; olive oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil)

Calm Down Jar with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • An empty jar or water bottle
  • Glitter or small knick knacks
  • Water (enough to almost fill jar/bottle)
  • Baby Oil (other oils will work but baby oil is best because it is clear)
  • Superglue (only use with adult supervision)

Make a Pillow Fort with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Blankets
  • Pillows
  • Couch, couch cushions
  • Chairs
  • A flashlight
  • Fun things, snacks, books, games, stuffes

Plant a Tomato with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Some kind of planter (terracotta pot, plastic cup, jar, egg carton, leftover yogurt container, etc)
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Tomato

DIY Oobleck with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Corn starch
  • Water
  • Bowl
  • Food coloring (optional)
  • Ziplock bag/something for storage

Water Glass Music with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Several drinking glasses/glass bottles
  • Water
  • Wooden stick (like a pencil)

Slime with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • 1 bottle of glue (I used Elmer’s glitter glue but something similar is fine)
  • ½ tbsp of baking soda
  • 1 ¼  tbsp of contact solution
  • Bowl and spoon to mix

Snow Making with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Baking Soda
  • Conditioner
  • Measuring Cups
  • Bowl

Picture Frames with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Materials:
  • Craft/popsicle Sticks
  • glue
  • Markers or paint
  • Picture you want to frame

DIY Puffy Paint with Olivia
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Shaving Cream 
  • White Glue
  • Medium Mixing Bowl
  • Small Mixing Bowls
  • Mixing Utensils
  • Food Coloring
  • Glitter (optional)

T-Shirt Toe Bag with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • T-shirt 
  • Scissors

DIY Hair Mask with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Coconut oil
  • Castor oil
  • Vitamin E oil
  • Aloe Vera gel
  • Mixing bowl
  • Mixing tool
  • Measuring spoon

DIY Indoor Beanbag Toss with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Paper
  • Markers
  • Tape
  • Beanbags, or another soft item you can throw

STEM Activities

2 Ingredient Play-Dough with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Mixing bowl
  • Mixing tool
  • Measuring spoons
  • Lotion
  • Cornstarch
  • Glitter (optional)

2 Ingredient Play-Dough with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Paper
  • Tape
  • Book(s)

Balloon Experiment with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Balloon
  • Plastic bottle
  • White vinegar
  • Baking soda
  • Funnel
  • Spoon

Popsicle Stick Catapult with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • popsicle/craft sticks
  • rubber bands
  • water bottle/milk/sometime of small lid 
  • glue
  • cotton balls/other things they can launch

Rain Cloud in a Jar with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • Clear jar
  • Water
  • Food coloring 
  • Shaving cream
  • Straws or plastic pipettes

Marbleized Egg Design with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • White egg
  • Food coloring 
  • Shaving cream
  • Boiling water 
  • Chopstick 
  • Pan
  • Spoon 
  • Paper towels

Tornado in a jar with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page
Supplies:

  • jar with lid/water bottle 
  • water
  • liquid dish soap
  • blue food coloring

Physical Activities

Roll the dice to work out with Hannah
Use dice or online dice (https://onlinedicefree.com/#dice)
1: Jog in place for 30 seconds
2: Bear crawl across the room and back
3: 20 tree-trunk twists
4: 15 jumping jacks
5: Plank for as long as you can
6: High-knees around the room 5 times

Spell Your Name Workout with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page

  • A – 5 pushups
  • B – 10 jumping jack
  • C – 10 sit-ups
  • D – 5 lunges
  • E – Run in place for 30 seconds
  • F – 15 second wall sit
  • G – Stretch for 2 minutes
  • H – 10 arm circles
  • I – 5 sit-ups
  • J – 5 pushups
  • K – Dance in place for 2 minutes
  • L – 15 arm circles
  • M – Stretch for 5 minutes
  • N – 20 second wall sit
  • 0 – 30 second plank
  • P – Run in place for 1 minutes
  • Q – 5 jumping jacks
  • R – Dance in place for 1 minute
  • S – 10 lunges
  • T – 5 pushups
  • U – Stretch for 2 minutes
  • V – 15 jumping jacks
  • W – 15 second wall sit
  • X – 10 sit ups
  • Y – 20 arm circles
  • Z – 5 push ups

Yoga with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page

Fitness Tic-Tac-Toe with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Paper
  • Pencil/pen/marker
  • A friend to play with 🙂 or you can play against yourself

Chalk Games with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Chalk

Minute to Win It with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Toilet paper roll
  • Chopsticks
  • Cotton Balls
  • Small cookies
  • Deck of cards
  • Timer

Cooking

Ice Cream in a Bag with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • 1 cup half and half
  • 3 cups of ice
  • 2 tbsp. sugar 
  • Sandwich and gallon size resealable plastic bag 
  • ½ tsp. of vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup of kosher salt
  • Measuring cup
  • Any other extra toppings you want to add!

Rice Krispy Treats with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Microwave safe bowl/container
  • 1 cup of marshmallows
  • 1 teaspoon of butter
  • 1 cup Rice Krispies

Guacamole with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Mixing bowl
  • Mixing utensil 
  • Knife 
  • Avocado
  • Tomato
  • Onion Salt 
  • Pepper
  • Lime
  • Jalapeno

Popsicles with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Juice or soda
  • Ice cube tray
  • Toothpicks/popsicle sticks
  • Plastic wrap
  • (Optional) Frozen fruit, gummies, etc.

3 Ingredient Pancakes with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Flour
  • Ripe banana
  • Egg

3 Ingredient Cookies with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • 2 Bananas
  • 1 Cup Oats
  • ⅓ Cup Chocolate Chips
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Baking Sheet

Smoothies with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Blender
  • Fruits and/or Vegetables
  • Base (Milk, Non-Dairy Milk, Coconut Water, etc.)
  • Optional: Nut Butter, Yogurt, Honey, whatever else you’d like!

Oat Bites with Emilyann
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Mixing bowl
  • 1 cup of oats
  • ½ cup Nut/Seed butter
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • ⅓ cup honey OR maple syrup
  • Dash of vanilla extract
  • Optional: Coconut, Chia seeds, Cranberries, Nuts, Seeds, etc.

Sugar Cookies with Taylor
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  •  ½ cup of softened butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cup of flour
  • Blue and green food coloring
  • 2 bowls 
  • Mixing spoon

Strawberry Cookies with Alexis
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Measuring spoons/cups
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk/ mixing tools
  • Cutting bard
  • Knife
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup vegetable il
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup chopped strawberries

Cake in a Mug with Hannah
Video tutorial here, instructions with video on Vimeo page Supplies

  • Microwave safe mug
  • Flour – ¼ cup
  • Cocoa powder – 2 tablespoons
  • Baking powder – ¼ teaspoon
  • Sugar – 2 tablespoons (or more)
  • Salt – a pinch
  • Milk – ¼ cup
  • Vegetable/canola oil – 2 tablespoons
  • Chocolate chips

Videos from our enrichment partner, Culinary Artistas