If your child is afraid of sparklers but wants to feel part of the action on 4th of July, you can make this sparkler wand. From Kaboose

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What to do with those seashells you've collected? Turn them into a fun mobile! This project rated as easy by Kaboose.

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Create your own soap on a rope. Difficulty rated as easy from About.com

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A fun outdoor blowing game using straws, paint and newspapers. From Preschool Alphabet

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In this video series, Beth Wise shows step by step instruction for making bubble print art, crab and penguin race, octopus lunch, making giant bubbles for kids, leap frog and make a water octopus. From MonkeySee (less)In this video series, Beth Wise shows step by step instruction for making bubble print art, crab and penguin race, octopus lunch, making giant bubbles for kids, leap frog and make a water octopus. Fr... (more)

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Leave some crayons in a cup in the sun and see what happens. From Havingfunathome

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Get creative and decorate an entire window with vibrant tissue paper designs. Also create your own light box for assorted visual and tactile opportunities. From Filth Wizardry

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Here are some messy art ideas that encourage children's creativity and work on tactile defensiveness. From Filth Wizardry

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Picture symbol instructions for creating signs to be used in a vegetable garden. From Slater Software - Use this link for vegetable pics http://www.slatersoftware.com/vegetable%20signs.pdf

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