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WHAT YOU NEED
  • Room with lots of floor space. Living room or family room might work best.
  • Large sheets of yellow, white and black construction paper (If you use 8-1/2-inches x 11-inches size, you will have to tape or glue them together)
  • Large blanket or table cloth
  • CD or tape of Summer music and player
  • Shorts, sunglasses and sandals
  • Picnic meal in basket
  • Paper plates and napkins for everyone
  • Cellophane tape or string
  • Plastic trash bag

HOW TO DO IT
  • Cut a big, funny sun out of yellow construction paper and hang it from the ceiling or on the wall. Cut a few white, puffy paper clouds and hang them from the ceiling, too. Use tape or string to attach.

  • Spread a large blanket on the floor.

  • Using the shape of the number "8", cut some ants out of black construction paper and scatter them around the edges of the blanket.

  • Play beach music. Have everyone change into shorts and sandals. Of course, they'll need sunglasses.

  • Make sandwiches and snacks, ice cold NESTLÉ NESQUIK, and NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE cookies. Neatly pack in picnic basket.

  • Arrange paper plates and napkins on the blanket and serve lunch.

  • Remind your picnic guests not to litter. Pass around a plastic bag for trash.

  • Lie on the blanket on your backs, counting clouds and brushing away the ants.

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Posted on: 11/17/2011 2:16 PM

Posted by: Karmalita Q

City: Chicago

Adding a heat lamp would really make this fun. Sitting on the floor in the winter can be very chilly, and the added warmth would be heaven!

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Posted on: 11/14/2011 2:46 PM

Posted by: David J

City: a

Fun looking winter activity for my family. We deal with a lot of snow and rain and its hard to find ways to keep the kids entertained over the holiday break. This is a great idea for a family thats cheap and isnt about TV or video games. Kids just dont learn how to socialize anymore.

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