60. Experience Oklahoma of the past in interactive school, bank, grocery store and cabin vignettes at the Edmond Historical Society & Museum, scheduled to reopen in June. 61. Order caterpillars online and follow the instructions to watch them turn into butterflies. 62. Create an adventure box around a subject you’d like to learn more about. Find our tips to get started at metrofamilymagazine.com/summer-adventure-boxes- by-jennifer. 63. Take part in a local virtual story time program until they can be held in person again. Find our readers’ favorites at metrofamilymagazine.com/ story-times-in-the-okc-metro. 64. Run through the sprinklers. 65. Make bubble art. Find tips at metrofamilymagazine. com/slide-into-summer-fun. 66. Make a rocket fueled by water and dish soap to fuel your STEAM learning until Science Museum Oklahoma reopens later this summer. Check out all the #SMOatHome experiments, story times and tutorials at facebook.com/ScienceMuseumOk.
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Craft a beautiful bouquet out of coffee filters!
5. After the coffee filters have dried, you are ready to assemble. Older youth can probably handle this on their own, but family members may want to help younger children. To make your flower, either use one filter or stack two, three or four on top of each other to make a fuller flower. 6. Fold the filter(s) in half. Fold in half again. 7. Now create a zig-zag by folding the top section of your coffee filters and fold it backward onto itself. Then flip the filters over and repeat for the other quarter section. Use a chenille stem to tightly wind around the point of your folded coffee filters. Be sure to cinch it tightly so it holds. Gently separate the folded pieces from one another, and then you’re done! Check out how you can attend VIRTUAL summer camp, with weekly opportunities offered by Camp Fire starting June 1. Through live group chats and Camp-In- A-Box full of supplies and instructions, campers will participate in online adventures full of songs, games, activities and STEAM lessons. Visit campdakani. org for more information.
Materials : • Coffee filters (1-4 per flower) • Spray bottle • Water • Chenille stems • Markers • Wax paper Instructions :
1. Protect your work surface with wax paper. The marker will soak through the paper layers so it’s important to protect the surface from stains. Lay the coffee filters flat onto the wax paper. 2. Now comes the fun part! Use markers to color all over the coffee filters. 3. Next, spray the filters with your spray bottle of water. You only need about 5 good sprays. When the filters get wet, the marker colors will travel across the filter, creating a kaleidoscope of color. 4. Set the whole sheet of wax paper aside while you wait for them to dry. The colors will continue to bleed as they sit. Be mindful that the color may bleed a bit through the wax paper, and complimentary colors (such as orange and purple) will bleed to make brown.
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