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This is a part of [[GEEK FAIR]]
 
This is a part of [[GEEK FAIR]]
  
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2008 Kids Area Activities
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These activities have all worked out for past Geek Fairs.
  
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== Mouse ball fishing w/ hard drive magnets (2007 repeat) ==
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[[Image:Kidsarea.png|200 px|]]
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Materials:
 
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* Kiddie pool
 
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* Bucket of mouse balls
 
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* Sticks
 
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* String
 
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* Simple hard drive magnets
 
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* Kitchen timer
 
  
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Kids will create their own fishing poles using sticks, string, and hard drive magnets. The mouse balls will be dumped into the kiddie pool. Kids will then try to fish out as many mouse balls as possible in X period of time.
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Along with the materials listed for the activities, the kids area needs:
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* Carpet/area rugs
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* Pillows
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* Light sabers
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* Other toys
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* Sidewalk chalk
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* 1 - 3 extension cords
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* 1 - 3 power strips
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* 1 - 2 6' tables
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* 3 -5 chairs
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This stuff can all be found at the Geek.
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== Mouse ball fishing ==
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A fun and geeky sport that can be competitive or cooperative.
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Materials ('''bold''' designates something inside Free Geek):
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* '''Kiddie pool'''
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* '''Bucket of mouse balls'''
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* 5 Sticks
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* 10' String
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* '''5 simple hard drive magnets'''
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* 5 small plastic containers, less than 6" in diameter
  
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== Keyboard door hangers (2007 repeat) ==  
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Procedure:
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Materials:
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# Cut string to be 1 - 2 ft.
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* Keyboard keys
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# Lace string through hard drive magnet holes and tie a knot
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* Cardboard or flat circuit boards
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# Attach the other end of the string to a stick
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# Repeat for all pieces of string, hard drive magnets, and sticks
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# ''Optional:'' Decorate mouse balls
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# Dump mouse balls into kiddie pool
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# Hold the fishing poles with hard drive magnet into the pool
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# Catch mouse balls and collect them in plastic containers!
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== Keyboard door hangers ==  
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Materials ('''bold''' designates something inside Free Geek):
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* '''Keyboard keys'''
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* '''Cardboard or flat circuit boards'''
 
* Glue gun
 
* Glue gun
 
* Glitter glue
 
* Glitter glue
 
* Foam pieces
 
* Foam pieces
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* String
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* String, twisties, or pipe cleaners
  
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Keyboard keys will be glued onto cardboard/flat circuit boards and decorated with foam pieces and glitter glue. They can hang on doors with string.
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Procedure:
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# Show kids they can select whichever keys they want to spell words or make pictures
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# Help them select a circuit board or cardboard for a surface
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# When they are ready, use the glue gun to glue their keys to the surface
  
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== Read-alouds ==
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== Rock Painting ==
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Materials:
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Materials ('''bold''' designates something inside Free Geek):
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* Books
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* '''Paint'''
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* Rocks
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* '''Paper'''
  
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There will be a storytime, either in the schedule or when enough attention is drawn, highlighting recycling and/or computers.
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Procedure:
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# Select a rock
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# Paint it color by color as not to mix paint
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# Write names on paper to designate whose rock is whose
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# Set rock on paper to dry
  
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== (Potential) rock decorating ==
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== Face Painting ==
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* Deborah will probably bring rock decorating things
 
  
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== Face Painting ==
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[[Image:Facepainting.png|200px]]
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Laurel 1.0 will decorate our cheeks.
 
  
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== Miscellaneous ==
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Materials ('''bold''' designates something inside Free Geek):
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* Sidewalk chalk
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* '''Face paint'''
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* Maybe a little fort or something if I can find it
 
  
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Procedure:
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# Find a kid
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# Paint their face
  
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I want to chuck these activities (+ more) into a timeline.
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Laurel Hoyt is good at this.
  
 
[[Category:Geek Fair]]
 
[[Category:Geek Fair]]

Latest revision as of 12:33, 2 September 2008

This is a part of GEEK FAIR

These activities have all worked out for past Geek Fairs.

Kidsarea.png

Along with the materials listed for the activities, the kids area needs:

  • Carpet/area rugs
  • Pillows
  • Light sabers
  • Other toys
  • Sidewalk chalk
  • 1 - 3 extension cords
  • 1 - 3 power strips
  • 1 - 2 6' tables
  • 3 -5 chairs

This stuff can all be found at the Geek.

Mouse ball fishing

A fun and geeky sport that can be competitive or cooperative.

Materials (bold designates something inside Free Geek):

  • Kiddie pool
  • Bucket of mouse balls
  • 5 Sticks
  • 10' String
  • 5 simple hard drive magnets
  • 5 small plastic containers, less than 6" in diameter

Procedure:

  1. Cut string to be 1 - 2 ft.
  2. Lace string through hard drive magnet holes and tie a knot
  3. Attach the other end of the string to a stick
  4. Repeat for all pieces of string, hard drive magnets, and sticks
  5. Optional: Decorate mouse balls
  6. Dump mouse balls into kiddie pool
  7. Hold the fishing poles with hard drive magnet into the pool
  8. Catch mouse balls and collect them in plastic containers!

Keyboard door hangers

Materials (bold designates something inside Free Geek):

  • Keyboard keys
  • Cardboard or flat circuit boards
  • Glue gun
  • Glitter glue
  • Foam pieces
  • String, twisties, or pipe cleaners

Procedure:

  1. Show kids they can select whichever keys they want to spell words or make pictures
  2. Help them select a circuit board or cardboard for a surface
  3. When they are ready, use the glue gun to glue their keys to the surface

Rock Painting

Materials (bold designates something inside Free Geek):

  • Paint
  • Rocks
  • Paper

Procedure:

  1. Select a rock
  2. Paint it color by color as not to mix paint
  3. Write names on paper to designate whose rock is whose
  4. Set rock on paper to dry

Face Painting

Facepainting.png

Materials (bold designates something inside Free Geek):

  • Face paint

Procedure:

  1. Find a kid
  2. Paint their face

Laurel Hoyt is good at this.

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