Originally Posted by spud912:
I agree, it's kind of violent. Maybe as a substitute you can have a superhero theme for the week and tweak it a bit so it's less commercial.
For example, I would start the week with the kids making up their own superhero. Ask them what special powers they have (like flying, seeing through buildings, etc.).
For arts and crafts, I would get squares of various fabrics from a fabric store or something you don't need anymore (old t-shirts, sheets, etc.). Then have the kids each decorate their square with fabric paint and/or markers. Use a clothespin to clip the square into a cape around each child so they can act out their made up superhero.
Find some books about superheros or super powers (that are not the commercial type of superheros).
Talk about real life superheros (firemen, policemen, lifeguards).
another child has already picked super heros...
I asked the child who chose Ninja Turtles if they could come up with somethign else and they said Bey Blades....My son has a million of those, but I don't know how to bring that into a theme