Quarterly Activity Ideas

1. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:

• Indoor: Cultural Hall or Class Rooms
  
  
• Table games: Checkers, puzzles, Monopoly, Candyland, etc.
  
• Floor games: Board games that have been enlarged with burcher paper using childrn or large item as the playing pieces.
  
• Skill games: Beanbags, balls, rings, driving course, (bigwheels, trikes, etc.)
  
• Circle games: Young children
  
• Physical fitness: Relay games, races, exercises, etc.
  
• Team games: Basketball, volleyball, table tennis, Frisbee.

2. Outdoor:

• Team games: Softball, soccer, Frisbee throw, tug of war, etc.
  
• Track/Field: Primary Olympics, high jump, broad jump, hurdles, shuttle relay.
  
• Kite making/flying
• Miniature golf: Make own course.

3. Theme Ideas:

• "Fun in the Sun": Swimsuits, water balloons, water slide, hose, spray bottle.
  
• "Hobo Party": Picnic (bag or can lunch) games, scavenger hunt.
• "Fitness Fair": Basic Food Groups with tasting tables, Physical Fitness -- a coach teaching exercises, correct posture, etc.
• "Summer Cruise Party": Tickets, paper hats, games (fish pond, sailor toss, etc.)
• "Under the Big Top": Ringmaster conducts, games (balloon balance), tight rope walker (string on floor), stunts, constumes.

4. Cultural Activites:

• Art, Music, Drama, and dance: "Spring-Sing": Talent Show with music and dance presented by age-groups.
• Songfest of National or international songs.
• Original Art Show by Primary children.
• Drama or puppet show using Pioneer Heritage Theme.
• Dance Festival -- international theme or local traditions.

5. Family and Heritage:

• Heritage Fair - arts and crafts.
• Family Tradition Day
• Ancestor Birthday Party - honor an older member of a famly or ward.

6. Worldwide Customs and Cultures:

• Cowboy Round-up or Indian Pow-wow
• Bastille Day (French)
• Girl's Boy's Day (Japanese Kite Holiday)
• Posadas (Mexican pinata party)

7. Holiday Traditions:

• Chirstmas Primary Open House
• Thanksgivign Pilgrim Party
• Pioneer Covered Wagon Day
• Unbirthday Party
• Leap Year Frog Party with physical activities
• May Day Maypole Dance.

8. Creative Activities:

• Arts and Craft Fair: Pioneer crafts: wood carving, clay or salt dough sculpture, fabric design, candle making, quilting, corn husk dolls, leather crat, rock painting.
• Science, Pet-Animal or Hobby Fair.
• Food Fair: Experiment with foods: breadmaking, butter churning, ice cream making, cake and cooking decorating, taffy pull, jam and jelly making, freezing and drying foods.
• Music Fair: Talent show, rhythm bands.

9. Creative Ideas:

• Create-an-art (using raw materials): paint, brushes, butcher paper, cardboard boxes, wood, hammer and nails; chalk, paper weaving, paper folding, yarn and string pictures; sand and snow sculpture, footprints in tempera, crayon designs.
• Creat-a-song (Using rhythms and melodies)
• Create-a-dance (circle, folk, creative)
• Create-a-musical (write, direct, costumes, props)
• Create-a-story, poem, or drama (using puppets or people)
• Creat-a-vidio, or home movie of class activities.
• Creat-a-cirucs (using simple materials)
• Creat-a-trip (plan and learn about foreign countries)
• Create-a-parade (bicycles, pioneer, heritage, etc.)
• Create-a-game (charades with Primary fun songs, Monopoly adapted to local or Church historical places, scripture game)

10. Plant a garden:

• Weed, feed, harvest, preserve, report on.

11. Nature:

• Take walks, create cloud pictures, observe nature.