Weekly FPL Challenges & Activities

Building Boom Challenges

Text reads Virtual Building Boom. Do you miss Lego club and our building boom afternoons? Don't worry, we're bringing them to you! Legos not required. Please use the building materials of your choice.   Building Boom Challenge text reads a House you'd live in   Building Boom Challenge text reads something that transports you

Building Boom Challenge text reads design your ideal bedroom   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a maze   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a bridge that can hold one book

Building Boom Challenge text reads design an animal   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a castle   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a simple machine

Building Boom Challenge text reads build only using one color   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a pyramid   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a character from your favorite book

Building Boom Challenge text reads build a mosaic using Legos as your medium   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a marble run and test it out   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a box with a lid

Building Boom Challenge text reads build a tower   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a pencil holder   Building Boom Challenge text reads build a tablet or phone stand

Building Boom Challenge text reads build a shelf that can hold one book   Building Boom Challenge text reads build your favorite star wars character   Building Boom Challenge text reads build your favorite star wars scene from the movies or tv shows         

Go Outside! Challenges

Text reads nature collection. Bring a bag with you to collect whatever you find. Find the following: something smooth, rough, a round rock, a pointy rock, an acorn, a flower, a pine cone, a leaf with a smooth side, something you find beautiful.     Test reads bark rubbing. Look at the trees around you. Look closely at the patterns on their bark. Choose your favorite tree bark. Place your paper up against the bark. Use your crayon to rub the pattern of the bark onto your paper. Voila! You have made a bark rubbing!

Text on image reads Pet rock. Make a pet rock. FInd a cool and interesting rock outside and decorate it! You can use paint, nail polish, markers, glue, and found objects. Tag us in your pictures of your new friend at #fplreads.     Text reads Natural art. Go outside & collect some natural objects like rocks, flowers, twigs. use these as your artistic medium to create a work of art. You could make an abstract picture, a landscape, a mandala, anything! tag us in your pictures of your creation. #FPLreads

Text on image reads Senses Scavenger Hunt.Use your senses to find and identify these sights, sounds, and feelings. See Notice, what color is the sky? 3 different trees with buds 3 different types of birds Green Grass A fluffy Cloud Touch Something smooth Something rough Something wet Something dry. Hear A car driving by The wind blowing through the trees Birds singing The sound of your heart beating The sound of your breathing

Activities

Text on image reads Newspaper planters. Reuse old newspaper to make a planter to seeds. Once your seeds sprout you can place your newspaper planter directly in the ground. The newspaper will break down and your plant will continue to grow. Snap a picture of your creation and tag us on Social Media. Materials needed: 1 newspaper page 1 canned good Garden soil Seed of your choosing.1. Lay out your newspaper page so that the long side is facing you. 2. Fold your newspaper into thirds, top to bottom. 3. Place your can on one end of the folded newspaper. 4. Tightly roll the newspaper around the can. 5. Roll until you reach the end of the paper. 6. Gently wiggle the can out of the newspaper slightly, so there is about 2” of rolled paper no longer hugging the can. 7. Take the 2” of paper you just freed & tuck it up under the can. Make sure you tuck all the excess paper tightly so that your soil will stay in place. 8. Gently wiggle out the rest of the can from the paper. 9. Grab your soil, moisten slightly so that the soil is damp like a sponge but not dripping. 10. Fill the newspaper planter with moist soil. 11. Plant your seed according to the directions on the seed packet. 12. Leave in a sunny window & keep moist.     Text on image reads 1000 paper cranes. There is an ancient Japanese legend promising that a person who folds 1000 paper cranes will be granted one wish by the gods. Cranes are sometimes given to those who are ill in hopes of a recovery.

Text reads chalk messages. Write an inspiring message to others with sidewalk chalk outside your house and/or write an inspiring message on a piece of paper or poster to hang in your window.     Text on image reads DIY chalk paint. With nicer weather on our way, what better way to spend outside than to make chalk designs and pictures on the ground! Instructions: 1. Add 1 cup of water to 1 cup of cornstarch in a mixing bowl. 2. Stir until there are no clumps of cornstarch. 3. Pour the mixture into the cups of muffin tin or into small plastic containers. 4. Add a few drops of your choice of food coloring to each cup and mix until fully blended. 5. Go outside and paint your chalk on the pavement!

Text reads DIY Puffy Paint, Learn how to make your own puffy paint to make some fun 3D paintings! Supplies: - Shaving Cream - White School Glue - Paper - Mixing bowls - Food Coloring - Paint Brushes. Instructions: 1. Add equal parts shaving cream and white school glue in separate mixing bowls. 2. Stir until mixed. 3. Add a few drops of your choice of food coloring to each cup and mix until fully blended. 4. Grab some paper and a paintbrush and paint away! 5. Let dry before displaying your artwork.