| Kids today need Healthy Foods and Snacks
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| | level)your neither up nor down. (throw
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| more than ever. Poor diet, junk foods,
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| | your hands up and down quickly with
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| lack of physical and mental activity,
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| | words)So roll your hands so slowly, (make
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| cause lazy , over weight children with
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| | fists with hands and roll about chest
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| poor concentration/social skills as well
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| | level like your punching a bag)and roll
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| as poor learning skills.Here are a Few
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| | your hands so fast, ( same action as
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| Ideas for Your Kids:HEALTHY SNACK IDEAS
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| | above except fast)give your hands a clap
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| FOR KIDS:Introducing healthy eating
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| | clap clap and fold them in your lap tap
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| habits to your kids is very important.
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| | tap. (follow directions in this line)Talk
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| Especially these days where take-out and
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| | to the children about balloons and
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| drive throughs are very popular. Eating
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| | balloon safety. Ask open ended questions
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| healthy foods and snacks is a very
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| | such as "Where have you seen balloons
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| important factor in all children's
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| | before?" "What different shapes and
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| physical and mental development. Here are
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| | colours of balloons can you remember?"
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| some ideas for fresh, tasty, healthy
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| | "Why or where do we use balloons?"Have a
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| snacks in mid-afternoon and other times
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| | bag of different shaped balloons with
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| of the day.Things you will need:
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| | you. Blow up a balloon and talk about the
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| knifenapkinscelerycream cheese or peanut
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| | shape and color of it. Ask, "What do you
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| butter (or both)crackersolive
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| | think will happen if I let it go?" ( let
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| slicesraisins
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| | balloon go).Blow up a different balloon
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| Have chopped celery sticks on the table.
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| | and talk about the shape and colour of
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| Ask the children if they would like their
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| | it. Ask "What do you think will happen if
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| celery filled with either cream cheese or
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| | I pull the bottom blow whole tight and
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| peanut butter. If they don't want any
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| | slowly let the air out?" (Make high pitch
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| filling, don't force it. Ask if they
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| | noise with balloon).Then blow up a third
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| would like to decorate their cream cheese
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| | balloon and talk about the shape and
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| with olive slices or peanut butter with
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| | colour. Ask, "What do you think will
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| raisins.Do the same as above with
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| | happen if I hold the balloon and let the
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| crackers. Great choices for crackers are
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| | air come out by itself without touching
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| Ritz, Breton, and/or Graham Crackers.
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| | the blow whole?" (Let the air out so it
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| Makes a Great, Healthy and Fun Snack for
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| | makes a low airy sound).Have children
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| kids.Have fresh juice, milk or water
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| | stand up and sing The Balloon Song:
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| available to drink.Circle Idea For Kids
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| | (tune- Here We Go 'Round The MulBerry
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| Using Balloons:This Circle Idea should be
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| | Bush)I'm a balloon can't you see, can't
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| implemented with children at least 3
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| | you see, can't you see, I'm a balloon
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| years of age and up. Any children who are
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| | can't you see so please do not pop me.
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| still in the stage of exploring sensory
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| | (float/dance around like balloons)I can
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| oraly need to be supervised with great
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| | fly and dance around, dance around, dance
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| caution. Balloons are serious choking
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| | around, I can fly and dance around (stop
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| hazards so please use caution when
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| | dancing and say) "OH NO! YOU POPPED
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| implementing the activities mentioned in
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| | ME!"Have the children pretend the air is
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| this Circle Idea. It is a good idea to go
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| | going out of them and fly around like the
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| over the safety issues with children so
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| | balloons at circle time that lost their
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| they understand the risks as well.Opening
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| | air.Now have all the children sit down in
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| Song: (sung to - Farmer in the Dell)Hello
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| | a circle again and hold hands.Then sing
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| to everyone, ( wave to children)and how
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| | the "End of CircleSong" (tune-Skip to my
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| are you today?We come to our circle
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| | Lou)Shake hands with friends 'cause it's
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| time,to laugh and sing and play.And when
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| | time to go, Shake hands with friends
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| you're up you're up, (hold hands in the
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| | 'cause it's time to go, Shake hands with
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| air)and when your down your down, ( place
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| | friends 'cause it's time to go.....We'll
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| hands on floor)and when your only half
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| | see you again next time.
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| way up, (hold hands about chest
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