Activities With Children

Arts, Crafts, and Fun Things to Do and Make with your children

Toss any magazine older Work them out. The problem with bad weather is that children don’t get enough exercise. Play “freeze dance” stopping in position when the music goes off. Pile up pillows and encourage the kids to gallop over them on hobbyhorses. Get out the tutus and do a dance show. The storm has hit and you are stuck indoors with small lightening fast children. Kids are bouncing off the walls. You’re just about to go bananas. You take a look, but the pieces to Candyland are missing. Maybe a boardgame can save you?
 
Grab some couch cushions or an large box and drape a sheet over them. Put toys and kitchenware for the kids to play with underneath. They can make a walkway to the structure with blocks. Set it up and hand out the invitations to all of the stuffed friends. It could be your dog or cats birthday, or your child’s favorite stuffed animals birthday. Decorate white paper plates for party invitations by coloring them and personalizing them. Bake up some cookies or have a popcornfest. Stretch out the preparation. Throw a ten minute party. Fill plastic bottles with whatever is on the shelf to make potions. Toothpaste, ketchup, food coloring - the yuckier the better. Add baking soda and vinegar and watch your concoction fizz. Clean out the magazine rack and have your kids clip pictures and paste them on paper. Suggest a theme, such as animals. Toss any magazine older than your toddler. Work them out. The problem with bad weather is that children don’t get enough exercise. Play “freeze dance” stopping in position when the music goes off. Pile up pillows and encourage the kids to gallop over them on hobbyhorses. Get out the tutus and do a dance show. The storm has hit and you are stuck indoors with small lightening fast children. Kids are bouncing off the walls.

 
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November 7, 2007

Educational Fall Activities

Filed under: Alphabet / Letters,Arts & Crafts,Holidays,HomeSchool Preschool,Math,Music Education,Numbers,Phonics,Preschool Activities,Preschool Social Skills,Reading,Science,Seasons,Social Studies,Writing — admin @ 2:16 pm

TheNanny612 article, brought to you using rss feeds. It’s got some great activity ideas.
Here’s a brief portion of the article
Fall may be a terrific time of year for fun crafts but you don’t want
to be so focused on the fun that you forget about the great educational opportunities
that the season presents. Sure, it’s great to carve pumpkins and make
Thanksgiving turkeys out of construction paper during […]

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October 9, 2007

Preschool October Themes – As Fall Continues

Filed under: Arts & Crafts,Holidays,HomeSchool Preschool,Nutrition,Preschool Activities,Science,Seasons,Social Studies,kids fitness — admin @ 10:03 pm

contact article, brought to you using rss feeds. It’s got some great activity ideas.
Here’s a brief portion of the article
October
just might be the most fun month there is as far as fall preschool themes go.
It’s early enough in the year that there are still plenty of outdoor activities
that can be done with preschoolers. It’s also early enough in the year
that you’re not […]

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September 3, 2007

Top 5 Labor Day Activities for Kids.

Filed under: Arts & Crafts,Holidays,Preschool Activities,Social Studies — admin @ 9:08 am

TheNanny612 wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
Today is Labor Day.
Labor Day is a day to celebrate the economic and social achievements
of workers. This day can be a difficult day to explain to Preschoolers. Yes,
it’s a Holiday, but it is a tough one for young children to grasp.
A couple of days
[…]

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