Family Activities to Try at Home

Here is a list of some of the activities you have tried at the OEYC, or things you can do at home with your family. 

Play Dough Recipe

This is the recipe we use at the centre to make our own play dough.  Once you get the hang of it, whipping up a batch is easy!  And don't forget that home made playdough is much cheaper and has fewer strange ingredients to worry about.

Click here for a printable version of the recipe!

Rainbow Stew

Rainbow Stew is easy to make with ingredients you have around your house.  It will help teach colour mixing.

Click here for a printable version of our Rainbow Stew Recipe!

Spaghetti Painting

This recipe makes a fun craft AND a way to make dinner time a little more colourful. 

Read the recipe here!

Songs

We get a number of requests for lyrics to the songs we sing in our classes.  While not all of them are available to post online, here are some of our favourites:

Circle Time List:

• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
• Five Little Monkeys
• Sleeping Monkeys (sometimes known as Sleeping Bunnies)
• Come Under My Umbrella
• Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Hop Little Froggy
• Pop the Popcorn
• Shake Your Sillies Out
• Wheels on the Bus
• Goodbye Song

Mommies and Munchkins:*

• Five Little Ducks
• You Are My Sunshine
• If You're Happy and You Know It
• I See the Moon

*Many songs used in Mommies and Munchkins are written by children's performer Raffi.  Those songs can be found at his website:

Raffi's Website: Songs