Make homemade suncatchers. Take two CDs and glue them back to back so that both shiny sides are pointed outward. Have the children place stickers of things they enjoy seeing in the daytime on both sides of the suncatcher. Loop a long ribbon through the hole in the middle of the suncatcher and hang it in a window.
Make the ocean in a bottle. Take a baby food jar and fill it with blue-colored water and a little bit of cooking oil. Have the children add small sea shells to the jar. Hot-glue the lid to the jar and wait for it to cool completely. Now the children can shake up the jar and see what happens.
Make a sunflower. Help trace the children's handprints on yellow construction paper. Each sunflower will need at least six petals. Using glue, attach the handprints around the outer edge of a small paper plate. Instruct the children to glue sunflower seeds to the middle of the flower.
Make popsicle stars. Using 10 popsicle craft sticks, form the outline of a star. Glue the sticks where they meet by slightly overlapping the ends. Allow to dry. When dry, paint the stars any variety of colors or use a glow-in-the-dark paint so that they can glow in a dark room. Hang each star with a loop of ribbon. You can also use this star shape on the end of a dowel rod to make a star wand or as a picture frame for a picture of your own little "star."
Make an edible fish tank. You will need blue jello, gummy fish or sharks, and clear plastic cups. Make the jello according to the directions, pour it into the clear plastic cups, and put it in the fridge for one hour. Once the jello is slightly set, put a few gummy fish into each "tank." Put the cups back in the fridge until the jello is completely set, then share the "Day 5" snack with the kids.
Make an animal collage. Give the children a stack of old magazines and have them cut out pictures of all the different kinds of animals they can find. They can then glue the pictures onto a piece of construction paper either in random design or arranged by groups of mammals, reptiles and others that they have found. If there are animals that they want to include, but cannot find in the magazines, they can draw pictures of them.