Circus

The circus is in town, and most of the children in our class (and myself as well) will be going this weekend. So this got my wheels turning! I thought what better way to reflect on the wonder and excitement of the greatest show on Earth than to have our very own Circus Day!! So we have all sorts of exciting things to do, and its going to be a great suprise for the kids. Here are some of the activities that we have planned.
Snacks
Popcorn, cotton candy, circus peanuts (you could even bring real peanuts if no one has an allergy) and lemonade!

Group Activities
Face Painting: Little clowns with decorated party hats, or your favorite circus animal
Tight Rope walking:  bring some real rope, or you could use masking tape on the floor, give the kids an umbrella and have them practice heel to toe...very giggly
Jumping through hoops: Hula hoops  of course! Make up your own tricks!
Animal Charades: Kids can pretend to be their favorite circus animal

Art
Cotton candy painting: Make a white cone shape and have the children paste it onto some construction paper. Offer the children some light pink or light blue paint (you could have the children mix dark colors with white paint to lighten it) and some cotton balls to paint with to make cotten candy on their page. (of course it helps when you have the real thing so they have an idea what they are painting :D)

Shape Clown: Circle, oval, triangle shape cutouts of different sizes, and also some doilies for the clows coller if desired