Thursday, January 14, 2010

Circus Time




Balloons are a natural here. By rubbing the inflated balloons against your clothing for a minute, you will create enough static to make them adhere to the walls.
If there's an artist in your family, make some circus posters.
Anyone can draw a large scale clown face onto a big sheet of butcher paper, with a big gaping mouth. Fasten the clown to a large cardboard box; cut a hole in the box for the clowns mouth. Toss a bean bag in to the clowns mouth.
Have guests be circus perfomers. Write stunts on slips of paper and let each child pick one. Then they take turns doing their stunt.
  • Walking a straight line for a tight rope
  • Dancing like a clown 
  • Walking on all fours,like a trained dog
  • swing head to imitate an elephant
  • roaring like a lion
Have the kids dress like circus performers. Be creative and just have some fun on a rainy or snowy day.