| Cozy Read Aloud |
Come hear stories read aloud while eating fresh popcorn and relaxing in the big house. |
K - 2 |
| From Jazz To Singing Games Around The World |
We will jam to jazz and then learn some singing games from some parts of the world (Brazil, Italy, Portugal, France, Russia, USA).
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K - 3 |
| Nature Walk |
Take a short walk into the woods by Fresh Pond with Meg. What animals do you think we will see? Birds? Fish? Turtles? Dragon Flies? |
K - 3 |
| Gum Drop Towers |
How high can you build? What can you create out of gumdrops? The sky's the limit as you build with toothpicks and gumdrops - come create imaginary creatures, a city...whatever your heart desires. |
K - 4 |
| Soccer at the park! |
Dribble, pass, shoot! |
K - 4 |
| Play With Your Food |
Have you ever heard someone say, "Don't play with your food?" Well you won't in this project devoted to enjoying your food by turning it into works of art. Once you're finished your food creation will be photographed for you to display as you wish. |
K - 6 |
| Apple Pie Making |
Yum, yum bring a fresh apple pie home to your family |
K - 8 |
| Bagel Making |
Mix, knead, boil, bake & eat -- Yum |
K - 8 |
| Breads and Spreads |
Try your hand at making chapatis, roti, tortillas (and eating them too with homemade butter & spreads). If you love to cook, to eat, to experiment and to get your hands in the dough, this project is for you. |
K - 8 |
| Breaking Rocks in the Hot Sun |
We will provide the rock hammers and goggles so you can safely crack open your very own geode. This year, we are trying out a new kind from Mexico. We will also collect rocks from around the neighborhood and open them up to see what's inside. |
K - 8 |
| Camping |
Have fun setting up a tent with your friends. Climb inside, consider the possibilities and take the tents down again. Special skills -- teamwork and problem solving. Who knows what pieces might be missing! |
K - 8 |
| Coke and Mentos |
You've seen it on YouTube. Now you can create your Coke and Mentos explosions. |
K - 8 |
| Crazy Hats |
We'll learn how to make the best basic paper hat ever and much much more!
Make hats for yourself, your friends and your whole family. |
K - 8 |
| Domino Rally |
Create a domino path from here to there. We'll have hundreds of dominoes and we'll zig-zag paths across the room, over ramps and through tunnels! We'll set them off at the end. |
K - 8 |
| Duct tape Wallets or Mini-purses |
What is better than a new shiny Duct Tape wallet or mini purse? You could go traditional silver - but now duct tape comes in a rainbow of colors! What fun! No equipment needed, make it simple, make it fancy, it's all up to you! |
K - 8 |
| Egg Drop |
Can you design a contraption that allows an egg to survive a high drop? |
K - 8 |
| Fairy Houses |
Come build magical homes for local fairies & nymphs |
K - 8 |
| FSS (fabulous student stylist) Hair & Nails Salon |
Participants will be able to receive the following services:
manicure
nail design
hair styling
hair braiding
hair coloring
tattooing
You will enjoy having extra treatments such as snacks, music and videos while you wait for service.
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K - 8 |
| Gak Attack |
Make it, squeeze it, stretch it, play away! |
K - 8 |
| Games, games, games |
Apples to Apples, chess, checkers, Pictionary, Scrabble, Clue, etc. Sharpen up your gaming skills and join some friends for some downtime around a game of your choice. |
K - 8 |
| Giant Marble Run |
We are creating a giant marble run with various tubes and other materials.
Each new group will build on the work in progress from the previous sessions. The first two will be focusing on the structure building. The latter teams on the fine tuning and special effects. |
K - 8 |
| Happy Birthday to...ME! |
It's my birthday - come help me celebrate! We'll decorate a cake or cupcakes, play party games, and see if I can actually blow out 43 candles (42 for my age and one for luck)! No presents required, but come ready to have fun. |
K - 8 |
| Paper Bouqet |
Daffodils, pansies, tulips... Do you love all the beautiful flowers in bloom during spring? Learn how to create your own paper flowers that will stay in bloom all year long. |
K - 8 |
| Parachute-making |
Make your own parachute -- big or small! First you'll decorate cotton fabric so you'll see your special design when your parachute comes floating down; then you'll hook up a way for your parachutist to be attached to his or her parachute. Then we'll test them! |
K - 8 |
| Pasta making |
Make your own pasta! Lots of flavors and colors. How long of a piece of spaghetti can you make? |
K - 8 |
| Playing With Babies |
Do you like being with babies? Want to hone your babysitting skills? Join us for Playing With Babies! |
K - 8 |
| Sew What? |
Sew What? Whatever you want: small bags, pillows, skirts, small stuffed animals. Use your imagination and we'll help you sew it. (3rd to 8th graders ~ If you want to make something complex, sign up for 2 sessions.) |
K - 8 |
| Stupid Sock Creatures |
We will take old socks and gloves, cut them up and sew them into crazy creatures! Glove fingers will become ears, arms, tails or tongues! They can be as simple or complex as your sewing skills permit. Who knows - you may create a new best friend! |
K - 8 |
| Summer Birthday Bash |
Does your birthday fall in the summer months and you NEVER get to bring cupcakes to school, have people sing happy birthday to you in morning meeting, and are often alone with your family on your special day since your friends are off at camp or on vacation? Well then this project day project is for you! We'll decorate a cake (or cupcakes), wear party hats, play party games, and celebrate!!! You must have a summer birthday to join this project. |
K - 8 |
| Ultimate Frisbee Game |
Come play! |
K - 8 |
| Wiffle Ball |
Come test your skills and play Wiffle Ball at the park. |
K - 8 |
| Top Secret Spy School |
You will need your sneakiness, craftiness and code-breaking abilities for Top Secret Spy School. Please wear quiet shoes so you won't be noticed when sneaking around the school! |
1 - 4 |
| Alka-seltzer Rockets and Levitation Machines |
Create a rocket with paper, a film canister, water and alka-seltzer, and/or create a "Bernoulli Ball" (levitation device) with tubes, ping pong balls and wire/pipe cleaners.
Must be good with scissors and tape. Some patience may be required. |
1 - 8 |
| Embroidery |
Relax while stitching small embroidery projects. |
1 - 8 |
| Fresh pond bird walk |
Hawks, ducks, owls, and bluejays, Oh My! Come and see how many birds we can find as we walk around Fresh pond. Bring a pair of binoculars and a picnic lunch. Tuesday morning(we'll be back by noon) |
1 - 8 |
| Hiking in the Blue Hills |
Come leap over boulders as we hike to the observatory tower in the beautiful Blue Hills. This is an all day field trip. Wear comfortable shoes, bring a picnic lunch and plenty of water - we'll picnic on top. |
1 - 8 |
| Juggler's Workshop |
Juggle Away |
1 - 8 |
| Make Your Own Dog Biscuits |
Come learn how to make, Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers, homemade treats for your dog. They are healthy for humans too! PEANUT BUTTER WILL BE USED. |
1 - 8 |
| Nature Jewelery |
Take a walk outside and look for items in nature that you can transform into jewelery using other items such as wire, beads, and hemp. |
1 - 8 |
| Tents of Hope |
Paint a canvas tent that will be sent to a refuge camp in Darfur. Paint whatever you like, encouraging words, hopeful pictures. Remember with each brush stroke you make a difference. Build bridges between places in need and the FSS community.
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1 - 8 |
| The Lightning Thief |
If you have read the Lightning Thief and would like to help write a script of it to put on as a play, this is for you. I don't know how far we will get in our script, but this is an opportunity to meet with other Lightning Thief fans and act out your favorite scenes from the book. |
2 - 6 |
| Project Runway |
Are you interested in fashion? Are you interested in design? Do you like fun challenges and thinking in creative and interesting ways.
You will work to design an outfit out of unpredictable materials. You will come away with a new appreciation for design, a pride in your creative efforts, and perhaps, a new wardrobe. |
2 - 8 |
| Card Sharks |
Want to sharpen your poker skills, or learn the game? Beginner's luck is welcome! |
3 - 6 |
| Art of Maki Sushi |
Come roll sushi with Iku. Vegetable, herbs, sweet eggs, and fruits (YES!) can be all arranaged to make an artful roll. Eat your creation on the spot, or take it home for dinner!
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3 - 8 |
| baseball game |
The Yellow's and the Blue's battling it out... who will be the true FSS baseball champion in '08? We will break up in two teams and play baseball at the park. |
3 - 8 |
| Capture The Flag |
Come play! |
3 - 8 |
| Fox Mind Tournament |
Can you out-build and out-puzzle the next team? Come join a tournament of crafty games and find out! |
3 - 8 |
| Friendship Bracelets |
For beginner to advanced bracelet weavers! Make your first bracelet ever or try out a new technique. Keep one for yourself and make one for a friend! |
3 - 8 |
| Lego Robotics Challenge |
Build Lego robots/cars using Lego, yellow bricks and some wires. Learn how to program your robots and cars to follow a light. You could also learn how to make your Lego robots and cars be remote controlled and do little flips and tricks.
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3 - 8 |
| Making Miniature Books |
Make beautiful small books out of recycled materials - books for gifts, journaling, poetry... |
3 - 8 |
| Scrabble |
Come play with words. |
3 - 8 |
| Soccer |
Soccer at the park. Run, shoot, score! |
3 - 8 |
| Stilt Walking |
Take a stroll up high in the air |
3 - 8 |
| Sushi Making |
Come roll sushi! We will have plenty of nori, rice, wasabi, ginger, vegetables and other garnishes to choose from. Eat your creation on the spot or take it home |
3 - 8 |
| Wog Bag Skits |
Take a bag of wacky items, and create a skit. Then perform!
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3 - 8 |
| Cow eyeball dissection |
Don't mind if your science lab is looking back at you??? Dissect a cow's eyeball. |
4 - 8 |
| Outdoor watercolors |
Take a walk outside and find a beautiful spring scene to recreate with watercolor paints. Relax, enjoy nature, and paint. |
4 - 8 |
| Scratch Programing |
Learn to program computer animations.
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4 - 8 |
| Basketball Clinic/Tournament |
Students in grades 5-8 will have the opportunity to work on improving their basketball skills as well as compete with each other in small teams. |
5 - 8 |
| Calculus... what is it? |
Have you ever wondered "What is calculus?" Does the phrase "golden ratio" make your ears perk up? Are you curious about math that's beyond what you'll see at Fayerweather? If you answered yes to any of these, this is the project for you! We'll explore different aspects of mathematics and look at how they relate to the real world. Also, we will eat snacks. |
5 - 8 |
| Computer Hardware |
Your two instructors, Zak and Jonah, will explain all about how the insides of a computer works, and how what you see on the screen gets there. . We will also talk about how Windows works, what an operating system is, and how it interacts with the hardware of your computer. |
5 - 8 |
| Donuts and Churro Making |
Come learn how to turn fried dough into tasty delights. Make donuts and churros with Unit students Kate and Adrian. |
5 - 8 |
| Freedom Trail and North End Lunch |
Take the T down to Park Street Station and follow the Freedom Trail down to the North End. We'll learn the history of the area along the way and enjoy pizza and Italian pastries. You MUST wear good walking shoes and be willing to walk and learn. |
5 - 8 |
| Nuts and Bolts |
Help Rob sort and organize the miscellaneous mountain of nuts, bolts and fasteners that have accumulated. We will listen to music, and go to town using magnets and other grabber type things.
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5 - 8 |
| Open Source Software |
Come and use an open source operating system. Name all the computer programs you use at home, and we can tell you another program, that's both better and free. |
5 - 8 |
| Sights, Sounds and Tastes of the 60s |
So what were the Baby Boomers (a.k.a. your parents and grandparents) watching and eating when they were your age? Join Maxwell Smart, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Beaver Cleaver and their pals for a session of TV and treats from the 1960s. |
5 - 8 |
| Writing Movies |
Calling all movie fans!! Ever wonder how your favorite movie gets to the big screen? Screenwriter Phil Landa will discuss the process of writing movies.Got an idea for a movie? Bring it! We won’t shoot video or act out scenes, but we’ll discuss some of the secrets that go into movie storytelling and check out examples from hit movies like The Incredibles, Shrek and Ratatouille. |
5 - 8 |
| Poker |
You know it, you love it! Pass the Trash, Follow the Queen, Laugh/Cry, Acey-Duecey...and even a little Texas Hold'em. Play the poker games you know and learn some variations to impress your friends in high school. Eat junk food in a supportive environment. Tell your parents it's all about number theory... |
6 - 8 |
| Room Packing |
Come help Grace sort pack her room. Where should calligraphy brushes and colored photos of Zhang bronzes go? We'll figure it out, and share stories and homemade snacks as we work. |
6 - 8 |
