The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at the Jewish Community High School of The Bay who have given us access to their beautiful campus and their committed student volunteers, we were able to bring our East Bay Clubhouse program to San Francisco.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

SNOW (From Cloudy to Sunny Skies)

Today, we it was all about SNOW!
Snowman Bowling: We started off with a bowling game to warm up. Our bowling pins were self-made and filled with diluted white paint so they looked like snowmen. We never get tired of bowling.

Science/Art Project “Snow”: 
This activity was messy but super fun. We put on our "protective gear" and worked in small groups:


  • One group made fake snow using diapers and water: Cut off the edges of the diaper with scissors, remove fluffy white stuff and put in bin, slowly add water and stir.
  • The other group used cornstarch (2 parts) and shaving cream (1 part): Put cornstarch in large bin, add shaving cream and stir and mix with hands.
 
We then played with the snow and added some tools such as spoons and containers and cars. Some of us tried to form snowballs. It was interesting to compare the two different types of fake snow. Who would have thought that you can turn a diaper into snow?
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