In light of recent events in our community, we have decided to start up Virtual Camp CaHiTo. We miss our Spring Break Campers and hope we can help keep your kids entertained and learning during this time of uncertainty.
Follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram to see more ideas on staying engaged with your kids. And tag your kid having some Virtual Camp CaHiTo fun with the hashtags #virtualcampcahito and #campcahito
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Dance Freeze – Get ready to move, with this fun and easy game. The great thing about this game is it supports self-management.
Kids Yoga – Yoga can help kids with anxiety, flexibility, strength, confidence and more. Check out some moves with your kids today.
Kids Yoga retrieved from https://www.sclhealth.org/blog/2019/07/learn-all-about-the-benefits-of-yoga-for-children/
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (repeat after me song)
We’re goin’ on a bear hunt
We’re going to catch a big one,
I’m not scared
What a beautiful day!
Uh-uh!
Grass!
Long wavy grass.
We can’t go over it.
We can’t go under it.
Oh no!
We’ve got to go through it!
Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!
Chorus: We’re going on a bear hunt…
Uh-uh!
A river!
A deep cold river.
We can’t go over it.
We can’t go under it.
Oh no!
We’ve got to go through it!
Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh!
Chorus: We’re going on a bear hunt…
Uh-uh!
Mud!
Thick oozy mud.
We can’t go over it,
We can’t go under it.
Oh no!
We’ve got to go through it!
Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!
Chorus: We’re going on a bear hunt…
Grey Squirrel
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel, Swish your bushy tail.
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel, Swish your bushy tail.
Wrinkle up your tiny nose, Hold a nut between your toes,
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel, Swish your bushy tail.
Bazooka Bubblegum
My momma
She gave me a dollar
She told me to buy a collar
But I didn’t buy no collar
Instead I bought some bubblegum
BAZOOKA, ZOOKA bubble gum (x2)
My momma
She gave me a quarter
She told me to tip the porter
But I didn’t tip no porter
Instead I bought some bubblegum
BAZOOKA, ZOOKA bubble gum (x2)
My momma
She gave me a dime
She told me to buy a lime
But I didn’t buy no lime
Instead I bought some bubblegum
BAZOOKA, ZOOKA bubble gum (x2)
My momma
She gave me a nickel
She tole me to buy a pickle
But I didn’t buy no pickle
Instead i bought some bubblegum
BAZOOKA, ZOOKA bubble gum (x2)
My momma
She gave me a penny
She told me to buy some bubblegum
But I didn’t buy no bubblegum
Because I’m sick of bubblegum
BAZOOKA, ZOOKA bubble gum (x2)
Go Bananas
Bananas unite! (place hands together straight up over head)
Bananas split! (open arms and place at sides)
Pick bananas, pick, pick bananas (reach up and pick bananas from a tree)
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas (peel a banana in your hand)
Smash bananas, smash, smash bananas (clap hands)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas (stuff banana in mouth and sing with mouth full)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a crazy dance)
Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics
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Keep your kids learning about the world around them even when they can’t be in school or camp, and there are plenty of follow-up activities or readings you can do after to really engage your kids.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Take your kids on a tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Check out dinosaur skeletons and animals from around the globe.
San Diego Zoo
Visit the World Famous San Diego Zoo right from your couch. Watch penguins, baboons, koalas, giraffes, elephants and more
National Geographic Kids
Take your kids on a journey to the Eiffel Tower in Paris or even the Statue of Liberty in New York. Nat Geo has a ton of resources to keep our kids learning.
NASA Kids Club
This site is great for kids to play games and learn about NASA! Explore our Solar System, test your driving skills with Roving on Mars and more.