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ARTICLES on ACTIVITIES Finger-painting Fun Imitation is a great teacher! Have fun teaching your child all the colors in the rainbow and then put them to good use in this finger-painting activity. Learn to Grow A Miniature Flower Garden Plants grow up too! A great way to show your child the miracle of growth with flower seeds. Learn to Make Your Own Mobile Here's a way to learn shapes and colors too! Children love creating their very own room decorations. Making a mobile from different colors of construction paper results in a great teaching tool. Learn to Make an Apple Plate Red apples and green apples are fun to make. Using finger paint, kids can make these very simple artsy apples. Learn to Sing: Here We Go Round The May Pole Sing and dance the joys of Spring with this traditional May Day song. Whether it is the exhilaration a toddler feels when beating on a bevy of kitchen pots, or the way a familiar tune can soothe a crying infant, music is a powerful influence in every child's life. Make Your Own Egg Carton Caterpillar Egg cartons turn into caterpillars. Transform an empty egg carton into a fuzzy, segmented caterpillar. Sail Sail Sail Your Boat A few simple bath toys are all you need to keep baby entertained in the tub. A few colorful, waterproof toys are all you need to make bath time fun for baby. Make Your Own Refrigerator Heart Frames Adorable photo+heart frame=irresistible magnet. Make the front of your fridge a photo gallery with simple magnet frames that feature little ones' smiling faces. Make Your Own Shining Sun The sun is shining! Making a sun is a very simple activity to excercise fine motor skills. Make Your Own Night Sky Stars, moons, and comets dot the sky. Kids can learn about the night sky through this simple creative starry night activity. How to Play Charades Here's a great way to spend a rainy stay-at-home day! This classic game exercises kids? creativity as well as their bodies?and the best part is, you can play it rain or shine, just about anywhere. Make a Bean Pasta Mosaic Make a work of art from your pantry closet. Search through the pantry closet for items such as beans and pasta, add a bit of glue and create!!!Your child will have fun making pictures come to life with materials from her own kitchen. Make an English Muffin Pizza Let's make pizza the easy way using English Muffins. Going out for pizza is always fun. However, you and your little one can open your very own pizza parlor right at home. Learn to Sing: Open/Close Them Use song and movement to teach your baby body awareness. New words to this familiar tune teach babies about the parts of the body while acting as the catalyst for some wonderful, interactive time between parent and child. Learn to Sing: The Itsy Bitsy Spider The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout... What would life be like without spiders? No Itsy Bitsy Spider, no spider rings, no spider webs! Introduce your child to these unique and amazing creatures by acting out the hand motions to this silly song. Learn to Sing: A Sailor Went to Sea 2 A sailor went to sea, sea, sea... Whether it is the exhilaration a toddler feels when beating on a bevy of kitchen pots, or the way a familiar tune can soothe a crying infant, music is a powerful influence in every child's life. Learn to Sing: London Bridge London Bridge is falling down.... Whether it is the exhilaration a toddler feels when beating on a bevy of kitchen pots, or the way a familiar tune can soothe a crying infant, music is a powerful influence in every child's life. Umbrellas Everywhere Create a sea of umbrellas inside! Create a sea of umbrellas with a few simple craft supplies. And while you are cutting and pasting, talk to kids about how the first umbrellas were invented over four thousand years ago. Learn to Make Wind Socks Breezy little wind socks are fun to make. Children love to learn about the weather, especially the wind, and you can use wind socks to help them learn. Make your own flower hat Paper plates make terrific toppers! Baseball caps and sun hats are great, but sometimes kids love donning a hat that has nothing to do with function and everything to do with whimsy. |
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