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Fun activities to do in the sun, during summer. (Sun portraits/ Solar-powered photos / Sunshine tea)

Resources

Sun portraits:

● Large piece of paper
● Rocks
● Friend
● Markers
● Paint
● Leaves, sticks, seeds
● Glue

Solar-powered photos:

● Flat objects like keys, leaves, and flowers
● Safe scissors
● Stiff cardboard
● Flat pan, glass baking dish or sheet of clear acrylic
● Light-sensitive paper (such as Sunprint brand paper)

Sunshine tea:

● 1-quart glass or plastic jar with top
● Water
● Tea bags

Instructions

Sun portraits

Calling all Picassos! See what happens when you use the sun to draw a sun portrait. Learn how to do this creative sun activity.
1. On a sunny morning, place a large piece of paper on the ground and put
some rocks on the corners of it to keep it from blowing away.
2. Stand next to the paper so that your shadow falls on it.
3. Then have your friend trace the outline of your shadow onto the page.
You can do the same for your friend.
4. Now you're ready to get a little creative with your ‘shadowy’ self.
5. Using paint or markers, color your shadow or make crazy designs inside
of it. If you like, make a collage inside your shadow using leaves, seeds,
sticks, or whatever else you find around the yard.
6. Come back to your creation later in the day and trace another shadow
next to the one you traced earlier. Since the sun is in a different place in
the sky, your shadow will have a whole new look.

Solar-powered photos

Here is another great sun activity -- making solar-powered pictures using sunlight.
1. First, assemble the materials you want to make prints from. Grass,
leaves, and flowers make good prints. You can also look around the
house for small objects such as keys, paper clips, and shaped erasers.
2. Cut a sheet of stiff cardboard a little larger than the printing paper.
3. In a dim place, lay your objects on the cardboard and decide how to
arrange them.
4. Then set the objects aside and make a print.
5. Pour water in a flat pan and have it ready to develop your prints.
6. Open the package of light-sensitive paper and remove one sheet.
7. Lay the sheet on the cardboard, then arrange your objects on the paper.
8. Set the glass baking dish or clear acrylic on the paper.
9. Lift the whole stack and let it sit in the bright sun for three to five minutes.
10. Remove the paper and soak in the water for about one minute.
11. Set your print in a dry, shady place to dry.
12. You will see white shadows on a blue background.
Frame your finished prints and decorate your bedroom wall with them, or use them to make cards, bookmarks, party invitations, or anything you think of.

Sunshine tea

Prepare some tasty herbal tea by cooking it with sunshine!
1. Fill a clear jar with water.
2. Add three tea bags of your favorite tea.
3. Cover the jar, and set it outside in the sunshine on a warm sunny day.
4. Let the tea brew for four hours.
5. Remove the tea bags, and refrigerate until cool.
Then treat yourself and your friends to a cool sun-brewed drink!

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• fun in the sun
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• Summer activities
• Summer fun
• Trefoil News
• Trefoil News 2023
• Trefoil News Summer 2023

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