#311: Catch Snowflakes on Your Tongue

This is a hard one. Can you catch a snowflake on your tongue? What makes this one so tricky is that your mouth is warm and so is your breath. Before that cold, little snowflake can land on your tongue, it melts!


Hint: The really big, fluffy flakes are great for catching on your tongue. Sometimes you can feel them land before they melt.


Make this a family activity: See if anyone can catch a snowflake.

This activity promotes coordination, science knowledge (temperature, melting point, solid/liquid states).

#310: Write a Letter to Santa Claus

Write a letter to Santa. Tell him how you've been doing and let him know what you would like for Christmas. If you write him now, he might even have time to write you back!



If you want to mail your letter to Santa (don't forget to include your mailing address so he can mail his letter to you):

Santa’s Canadian mailing address:
Santa Claus
The North Pole, Canada
HOH OHO

Santa’s American (United States) mailing address:
North Pole Christmas Cancellation
Postmaster
5400 Mail Trail
Fairbanks AK 99709-9998

Note: You don't have to mail your letter to Santa, you can also leave it by milk and cookies on Christmas Eve and he'll read it when he stops by to fill your stocking.

Make this a family activity: I don't think you are ever too old to write a nice letter to Santa.

This activity promotes the spirit of Christmas and giving as well as literacy skills.

#309: Look at the World Upside Down

Get yourself upside down. Now look at the world. Are you inside? Do the doorjambs look strange? Are you outside? Do the trees look odd?



Make this a family activity: Get the whole family hanging their head off the couch or bed and looking at things upside down.

This activity promotes learning about different perspectives.

#308: Practice Playing an Instrument

Do you play a musical instrument? Practice playing it. Can you learn a new song?



Make this a family activity: Get the whole family practicing songs together.

This activity promotes musical skills which leads to improved mathematical skills.

#307: Find a New Way to Lace Up Your Shoes

Tired of the way you tie your shoes or the way you have them laced up? Try a new way!

If you don't know more ways to lace your shoes and want some ideas, check out your public library's craft section, or do some research online.



Make this a family activity: Teach each other different ways to do up laces.

This activity promotes coordination and spatial awareness.