Weekend Fun Time
Break the Routine: Play Scavenger Hunt, Make a Kazoo & Bake Cauliflower Pops
As we approach weekends, our hearts fill with excitement of getting a break from our daily routine and school. Weekends mean fun, learning, memories and time to innovate.
While it sounds exciting, we often run out of ideas and things to-do that delight our weekend. So, this weekend, we gathered some creative ideas that can help you make and play your own innovative musical instrument called: Kazoo.
You can do much more than just play, if you decide to play new games. We present one such easy, fun game: Maths Scavenger Hunt. Finally, no day is complete without a sumptuous meal. So, prepare Cauliflower Pops and surprise your family.
Kazoo Fun
Materials Required
• Hole punch
• Empty toilet paper tube
• Wax paper
• Rubber band
How to make your own Kazoo?
1. Using a hole punch, punch a hole into the toilet paper tube, about 3 ⁄4” (2 cm) from the end.
2. Cover the end of the tube near the hole with wax paper. Put a rubber band over the wax paper to secure it. (Take care not to cover the hole you punched.)
3. Hum into the open end of the tube. If the opening is too large for the child, show her how to cup her hand over the end to make the opening smaller.
4. Practice, practice, practice!
5. Encourage the children to try and make different sounds. For example, they can make busy bee sounds (“bzzzzz”), foghorns (“Baa-ahhh”), bird sounds (“caw, caw, caw”), and engine sounds (“brroommm, brroommm”). Making these sounds help the children, lower and raise their voices, pause, and repeat sounds
Math Scavenger Hunt
Object of the Game
Are you ready for a scavenger hunt?
Find, make, or draw 15 of the 18 items from the list to be a Scavenger Scholar!
Materials
• Math Scavenger Hunt Record Sheet. Print the image shown or write the numbers 1–18 on paper as shown.
• Something to write with (a pen, pencil, crayon, or marker)
• A curious mind
• Extra paper for drawings (optional)
Skills
This game helps us practice
● Recognizing math in our world
How to Play
1. Let’s begin. Search your home for examples of the items on the list.
2. Check off each item when you find it. You can draw or write to describe what you found, too. Use separate paper, if you need to. (Hint: If you can’t find something on the list, make it or draw it yourself.)
3. Find, make, or draw 15 of the 18 items to win.
4. For an extra challenge, try to do every one.
5. Have fun!
Tips for Families
1. If you don’t have a copy of the record sheet or can’t print a copy right now, have your child make a numbered list or grid from 1 to 18 on paper and then check off each numbered item they find, make, or draw. Consider encouraging your child to include a drawing or brief description of what they found.
2. You don’t have to complete the scavenger hunt all at once. You can come back to it later.
3. If your child can’t find something, remind them that it’s okay for them to make or draw it.
4. You can make groups of objects using small common objects, like buttons or coins. Arrange the objects in rows or groups to make them easier to count.
Change It Up
Making even small changes to a game can invite new ways of thinking about the math. Try making one of the changes below.
• Set a timer! How long does it take you to find 15 items? Did it take you more or less than 20 minutes?
• Make your own math scavenger hunt! Help your family find the items.
Cauliflower Pops!
Ingredients
• 1 head cauliflower
• 1 cup almond meal
• ½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 organic or free-range egg
Equipment needed: baking tray
How to prepare your delicious meal?
1. Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Cut cauliflower into florets (reserving the stalk and leaves to use in a soup or stir fry).
3. Place cauliflower in a small pot of boiling water for 5 minutes until just tender.
4. Drain cauliflower and allow to cool slightly.
5. Whisk egg in a large bowl.
6. To make to crumbs: combine almond meal, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, paprika, turmeric and thyme in a separate bowl.
7. Toss cauliflower through egg until evenly coated.
8. Add crumb mixture and gently combine with a spoon or your hands (take care not to over mix here as the crumb will begin to go all clumpy).
9. Spread coated cauliflower evenly out over a lined baking tray and drizzle with olive oil.
10. Cook for 20 minutes, turning the pieces over half way so that they brown evenly.
11. Sprinkle with sea salt and enjoy whilst still warm and crunchy.
Break the Routine: Play Scavenger Hunt, Make a Kazoo & Bake Cauliflower Pops
As we approach weekends, our hearts fill with excitement of getting a break from our daily routine and school. Weekends mean fun, learning, memories and time to innovate.
While it sounds exciting, we often run out of ideas and things to-do that delight our weekend. So, this weekend, we gathered some creative ideas that can help you make and play your own innovative musical instrument called: Kazoo.
You can do much more than just play, if you decide to play new games. We present one such easy, fun game: Maths Scavenger Hunt. Finally, no day is complete without a sumptuous meal. So, prepare Cauliflower Pops and surprise your family.
Kazoo Fun
Materials Required
• Hole punch
• Empty toilet paper tube
• Wax paper
• Rubber band
How to make your own Kazoo?
1. Using a hole punch, punch a hole into the toilet paper tube, about 3 ⁄4” (2 cm) from the end.
2. Cover the end of the tube near the hole with wax paper. Put a rubber band over the wax paper to secure it. (Take care not to cover the hole you punched.)
3. Hum into the open end of the tube. If the opening is too large for the child, show her how to cup her hand over the end to make the opening smaller.
4. Practice, practice, practice!
5. Encourage the children to try and make different sounds. For example, they can make busy bee sounds (“bzzzzz”), foghorns (“Baa-ahhh”), bird sounds (“caw, caw, caw”), and engine sounds (“brroommm, brroommm”). Making these sounds help the children, lower and raise their voices, pause, and repeat sounds
Math Scavenger Hunt
Object of the Game
Are you ready for a scavenger hunt?
Find, make, or draw 15 of the 18 items from the list to be a Scavenger Scholar!
Materials
• Math Scavenger Hunt Record Sheet. Print the image shown or write the numbers 1–18 on paper as shown.
• Something to write with (a pen, pencil, crayon, or marker)
• A curious mind
• Extra paper for drawings (optional)
Skills
This game helps us practice
● Recognizing math in our world
How to Play
1. Let’s begin. Search your home for examples of the items on the list.
2. Check off each item when you find it. You can draw or write to describe what you found, too. Use separate paper, if you need to. (Hint: If you can’t find something on the list, make it or draw it yourself.)
3. Find, make, or draw 15 of the 18 items to win.
4. For an extra challenge, try to do every one.
5. Have fun!
Tips for Families
1. If you don’t have a copy of the record sheet or can’t print a copy right now, have your child make a numbered list or grid from 1 to 18 on paper and then check off each numbered item they find, make, or draw. Consider encouraging your child to include a drawing or brief description of what they found.
2. You don’t have to complete the scavenger hunt all at once. You can come back to it later.
3. If your child can’t find something, remind them that it’s okay for them to make or draw it.
4. You can make groups of objects using small common objects, like buttons or coins. Arrange the objects in rows or groups to make them easier to count.
Change It Up
Making even small changes to a game can invite new ways of thinking about the math. Try making one of the changes below.
• Set a timer! How long does it take you to find 15 items? Did it take you more or less than 20 minutes?
• Make your own math scavenger hunt! Help your family find the items.
Cauliflower Pops!
Ingredients
• 1 head cauliflower
• 1 cup almond meal
• ½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 organic or free-range egg
Equipment needed: baking tray
How to prepare your delicious meal?
1. Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Cut cauliflower into florets (reserving the stalk and leaves to use in a soup or stir fry).
3. Place cauliflower in a small pot of boiling water for 5 minutes until just tender.
4. Drain cauliflower and allow to cool slightly.
5. Whisk egg in a large bowl.
6. To make to crumbs: combine almond meal, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, paprika, turmeric and thyme in a separate bowl.
7. Toss cauliflower through egg until evenly coated.
8. Add crumb mixture and gently combine with a spoon or your hands (take care not to over mix here as the crumb will begin to go all clumpy).
9. Spread coated cauliflower evenly out over a lined baking tray and drizzle with olive oil.
10. Cook for 20 minutes, turning the pieces over half way so that they brown evenly.
11. Sprinkle with sea salt and enjoy whilst still warm and crunchy.