In our area May and June has been a wash out. So much rain that the kids are going stir-crazy. All this rain was a great way to learn about the weather.
Milk a cow: fill a rubber glove with milk and poke a small hole in the end of each finger. Have the children milk the “udders” into a small bucket. If you have a stool, straw hats and rubber boots the kids will love to dress up.
Farm animal charades: each child can act like an animal and the others can guess.
Make butter! Place some heavy cream in a baby food jar. Have the kids shake the jar. If desired, mix in a pinch of salt and a few drops of yellow food coloring. Spread the butter on crackers for kids to taste. If you insert a clean marble into the jar, it will not need to be shaken as long.
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Farm Work
tune: Mary Had A Little Lamb
Farmers [work hard on their farms] [on their farms][on their farms]
Farmers [work hard on their farms]
Each and Every Day!
use variations [feed their pigs][milk the cows][gather the eggs][stack the hay].
