April 21st, 2008
Here is a great activity you can do with those plastic easter eggs that you have left over from your egg hunts:
Aquire a variety of different coloured eggs and scatter all the halves on the floor or table and have your children match the colours together. For children who have not yet learned how to [...]
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April 16th, 2008
Spring is here and this is a wonderful way to spend some quality time outside with your children learning about birds.
String bits of food – such as bread, nuts, or popcorn on a thin string or thread. Space the food several inches apart and tack both ends of the string to a tree trunk [...]
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April 7th, 2008
Research shows that positive sensory experiences coupled with social interaction contributes to a baby’s cognitive abilities. Lightly blow, touch or kiss a baby’s body part and in a singsong voice tell baby what that body part is. Ex. These are baby’s hands.
You can use the poem below for this activity:
Hello: With your face close to [...]
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April 2nd, 2008
The weather is warming up and what better way to let your children show their creativity through colouring than to have them colour on the driveway or sidewalks. Spray your childrens artwork with water from a pump bottle to create a cool water design on the chalk art.
Materials: Coloured chalk and plastic pump bottles. Fill [...]
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