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Little actors

Play an audio story and afterwards have your child & a friend pick the character they liked best & find some clothes around the house for a costume (pillow case for a cape, or a hat).   Use an old sheet for a curtain in a doorway & have them make their grand entrance to act out the whole or part of the story! 

 

Group story

A fun way to play and stimulate creative thinking is by playing the beginning or half of an audio story and then have each child tell part of the story and then move on to the next child.  Or have each child do one sentence based on what was said by the children before him until the story is complete.

 

What did you see?

A great game for when you go to a park, restaurant or at home.  Simply ask your child/ children to close their eyes & describe from memory everything that is around them the best they can.  When they are finished they can open their eyes & see what was or wasn’t there!

 

Jars with a twist

A creative gift to make with a child

 

Candle votive with paper or lace

 

Ingredients: (For tissue paper)

Baby food jar / clear glass jar without label

Colored tissue paper cut 1” X 1”

White glue

 

Mix ½ glue & ½ water ratio in container

Paint exterior of jar

Apply tissue paper to exterior & let dry

 

Ingredients: (For lace)

Thick lace

Fabric stiffener spray

 

Cut lace to fit diameter of jar (lace should not go underneath bottom of jar)

Place narrow rubber band around lace & spray with fabric stiffener & let dry.  Remove rubber band.

 

Place votive in jar & have parent light & enjoy!

 

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