Spring Has Sprung at Children of the Moon

HEY! Spring is here! The following links will help you in your quest for Springtime fun, and each will open in a new browser window. When you are ready to return, simply close that window and Children Of The Moon will be here waiting for you.

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graphic New Science The First Day of Spring
Everything you want to know about Spring! Well from the scientific view point. They even have a mixed-up word game for you to play.
 
     
graphic How The Seasons Were Set
Read an alternative view of how the seasons originated. This traditional Native American Story about how pan-ah-wich, the night bird came up with a solution to a very perplexing problem.
 
     
graphic Visit The Ness Gardens!
Take a virtual tour, and learn the fascinating history behind this beautiful garden in the United Kingdom.
 
     
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Black Baseball History
What's Spring without baseball? Visit this excellent site to learn about the important contributions that African Americans have made to one of the world's favorite sports
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graphic WordBall
So you think you have a good vocabulary, so you are a good speller, so you like to play baseball. . .try your hand at WordBall the online word baseball game. See if you can beat "Homer" the computer! Great fun, various skill levels. No plugins required.
 
     
graphic The Butterfly Project
The East Silver Spring Second Graders have put together a very interesting project about butterflies. Visit their site to learn all about the project and tour other butterfly websites.
 
     
graphic Make A Butterfly Puppet
Create these lovely puppets from ordinary materials found around your home.
 
     
graphic Franklin's Forecast
Spring can bring rapid changes in weather and temperature. "With Franklin's Forecast, you can build your own weather station, learn about today's sophisticated weather technologies, and check the weather right now. Don't be otherwise. Be weatherwise!"
 
     
graphic Twisters!
Spring is the time for Tornadoes and Gander Academy has a fabulous website for all the junior storm chasers out there! Everything you want to know and more!
 
     
graphic Flower Children Start Of Spring
Read this beautifully illustrated online book about Spring. You can even listen to the story told in German while you read it in English. Delightful!
 
     
graphic Go Fly A Kite!
Kites For Kids Only is a great site for kite lovers everywhere. Instructions for making your own kites as well as other great kite links. Be sure to read the link on Kite safety. We at Children Of The Moon vote for decorating your kite with glow in the dark paints and glitter and trying a little night flying. Be certain to always fly in wide open areas where no power lines are present!!
 
     
graphic Make A Bouncing Egg!
Spring seems to be the time when eggs abound! We found a great science experiment for all of you kitchen scientists out there. Did you know that with only 2 ingredients that you can turn an egg into a bouncing ball? Visit this site to discover how.
 
     
graphic Visit The Farm
Uncle Jim's WORM FARM that is! Hey, don't laugh! Uncle Jim has a delightful and informative site filled with all you want to know about becoming a first rate worm farmer. What are our favorite worms? Well the NIGHT crawlers of course!
 
     
graphic The Ant Colony
Don't care for worms? Well, how about ants, those other creatures that seem to magically appear in Spring?
 
     
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Mother's Home has a wonderful paged filled with creative activities and crafts for Spring. Just the thing to perk up any day of the week!
 
     
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Springtime Coloring Book
Seven pages of pictures to print and color. Hey you could use them to make cards, or pretty paper to write letters on!

 

 

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Thank you for visiting Spring Has Sprung At Children Of The Moon! If you would like to read some story books about Spring, here are a few that you might enjoy:


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Joan Anderson, Matthew Cavanaugh; Lodestar Books; ISBN: 0525675116
Norman Bridwell, Teresa Mlawer (Translator);
Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0590041584
Sandra De Coteau Orie, Christopher Canyon; Walker & Company; ISBN: 0802783503
Carrie J. Taylor; Tundra Books; ISBN: 0887764134




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