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Floral Bouquet
Paper, paper, paper!
What you need: Large box filled with many different kinds of paper. ie: magazine pages, tissue paper, newsprint, junk mail, wrapping paper, cardstock, writing paper.
Be prepared for a mess. Open the box and let your toddler explore. Together you can rip the paper, crumple and throw it, spread pages apart and carefully walk on them, make a hat, play peekaboo. Basically let your imagination run wild, being sure to take your cues from your child.
Butterfly Garden
What you Need: Garden that can be viewd from a window, flowers that attract butterflies: zinnies, marigolds, asters, hollyhocks, or purple, orange or yellow flowers.
Butterflies really like purple, orange and yellow flowers with short petals or flat tops for ease landings. Plant the seeds or plants close together. Sit back and ejoy watching the butterlies frolicking in the habitat you created for them.
You can have an older child reasearch what types of flowers you should plant to attract butterflies.
Laundry Day!
What you Need: Plastic tubs or sink, detergent, small pieces of laundry (ie socks, dishtowels child’s underwear)
Most kids love playing in the water, and emulating their parents. This activity incorporates both! Work with your child, either at the sink, or outside at a table to mix a basin of warm soapy water. Show your child how to gently scrub the clothes and wring them out, transfer them to the rinse water and repeat. Hang to dry.
Magic Jello!
What you Need: 1 box lemon jello, red or blue food colouring.
Freeze water that has been coloured with food colouring. Add the coloured cubes to the jello while preparing it, following the “quick set” method. Red cubes will make the jello orange and blue cubes will make the jello green. Talk to your toddler about what is happening while you watch the colour “magically” change.
Try dividing the jello into 3 bowls so you can leave 1 dish yellow, turn 1 orange and 1 green. Layer them into dishes for a “rainbow” treat!
Funny Tee
Dogs have owners, Cats have staff!
Little book of numbers
What you Need: Magazines, Newspapers, scissors, paper, glue.
Help your child look through the newspaper and magazine to find the numbers 1 thorugh 10. Cut out each number and glue onto a separate sheet of paper. Look for pictures for each number and glue them on the corresponding sheet. Example 6 flowers, 2 bees. Try mixing them up and let your child put them back in order, helping them if they need it.
