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Stay Home Summer Camp 2020 Archives: Fairy Tale Camp!

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Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp was a project I developed during the isolated summer of 2020. For each theme I provide a menu of options to choose from, including: virtual learning resources, easy craft & snack ideas, simple activities, books, and movies/TV.

Trust me, whether you do it for a full week or just for a day, there’s something magical about doing a bunch of activities that all share the same theme. In fact, even though my kids will be traveling and attending regular summer camp this year, they’ve also requested some Stay Home Camp – so stay tuned for a couple of new themes!! I’ve also added “field trip ideas” to themes from past years as well.

I hope these ideas will provide your family with a little fun – while at the same time making summer a bit easier for you!!

Love, Mariah

FAIRY TALE CAMP!

While my own family is getting prepared to head back to school (online!), a friend of mine gathered some great ideas for me to share with you for a BONUS WEEK of Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp: Fairy Tale Week! Below are ideas for things to watch, books to read, and activities to do that focus on different fairy tale stories.

NEW! Field Trip Ideas:

Rapunzel

  • Things to watch:
  • Things to read:
  • Thinks to make:
    • Rapunzel’s Tower Craft
      • Recommended materials: yarn, string, paper towel roll, construction paper, scissors, crayons, glue
      • Instructions: innerCHILD FUN

Snow White

The Princess and the Frog

Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Things to watch:
  • Things to read:
  • Things to make:
    • Harp Lacing Card
      • Recommend materials: cardstock, ribbon or yarn, hole punch, printer
  • Things to do:
    • Build A Castle in the Clouds
      • Recommended materials: blocks, shaving cream, bin to do the activity in (or do it in the bathtub or shower for super easy cleanup!)
      • Instructions: Fun Learning for Kids
    • Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Matching
      • Recommended materials: straws, wooden chopsticks or skewer, play dough (or other item to hold up the sticks), printer
      • Free printable: Teach Beside Me

The Three Little Pigs

  • Things to Watch:
  • Things to Read:
  • Things to Make:
    • Paper Plate Wolf
      • Recommended Materials: paper plate, brown tissue paper, construction paper, glue, scissors, stapler
      • Instructions: Glued to My Crafts
      • Note: The instructions say Little Red Riding Hood but the craft works for this story as well!
  • Things to Do:
    • Three Little Pigs STEM Project
      • Recommended materials: straws, popsicle sticks, wooden blocks, string, masking tape, rubber bands
      • Instructions: Teach Beside Me

The Gingerbread Man

  • Things to Watch:
  • Things to Read:
  • Things to Do:
    • Make gingerbread cookies together! Or use play dough to cut out and decorate gingerbread people!

Puss in Boots

Pinocchio

  • Things to Watch:
  • Things to Read:
  • Things to Make:
    • Dog Marionette
      • Recommended materials: 3 toilet paper rolls, paint, scissors, googly eyes, glue, pencil, 2 wooden sticks, 5 pipe cleaners, yarn, 1 bottle cork, craft knife
      • Instructions: Easy Peasy and Fun

Shrek

After you’ve done all/some of these materials, cap of Fairy Tale week by watching Shrek and seeing all the characters together in one story!

Need more inspiration? Check out the Mamas Facing Forward Stay Home Summer Camp Archives!

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Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and motherhood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting women with chronic illness who are or want to become mothers. She launched Mamas Facing Forward in 2015 as a private Facebook support group, followed by this website in 2018.

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