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
- Baked Pancakes
 - Whipped Cream (contest!)
 - (If you feel inclined to donate any amount between $5-20, please follow this link: Paypal link to Donate.Venmo handle: @culinaryartistas)
 - You can follow their YouTube channel here.
 
