Decorative Drinking Straws

Materials:
Craft Foam, straws, and scissors

Instructions:
Cut out a two to three inch shape out of craft foam, such as a star or a heart. Carefully fold the shape in half. Cut two small slits about 1/2 " apart in the center of the shape. Pull straw through the loop. Now your straw is ready to brighten day when you take a sip of your nice cool drink. :)

Jellyrolls

Materials:

Bread
Jam or Jelly
Rolling Pin

Directions:

1. Roll out bread as flat as possible. Kids love doing this! If you don't have a rolling pin you can use a large cup or glass.

2. Spread jelly on bread.

3. Roll bread into a cylinder shape.

4. Eat up!

Popcorn Pictures

Materials:

Construction paper or Cardstock
Popcorn
Elmer's Glue
Paints (optional)

Instructions: Sing "popcorn popping" with your child, or some other song about spring. Then pop some popcorn in an air popper or a stove popper. Draw a picture of a tree on construction paper, you can use colored construction paper to make nature objects like grass and the sun or clouds. Then using Elmer's glue, glue the popcorn onto the tree. You can also paint the popcorn in purples or pinks to show some pretty colored blossoms.