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Make "Bugs on a Log" for a snack. Fill celery sticks with peanut butter and top with raisins. Go on a nature walk and see how many real bugs your child can find. |
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Play a game of leap frog. Measure how far your child can "hop." |
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Play "Hide and Seek" with your child. Hide an object and give your child three easy-to-follow clues to find it. Congratulate your child for listening and following directions when he or she finds the object. |
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Plan a "TV Blackout" night. Instead of watching TV, read aloud or play games, do a puzzle, or sing songs with your child. |
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Make up a song or rhyme using your child's name. Let your child add motions to the song as you sing it. |
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Have a family movie night at home. Pop popcorn and talk about your child's favorite part of the movie. Ask your child what was real and what was pretend. |
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Have your child try to name five things that start with the letter "F, then five things that start with "U," then "N." Write down the words the child mentions. Then write the letters "FUN" to show your child how much fun letters are! |
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Play "Pat-a-Cake" with your child. |
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Fill a low shelf or drawer with safe toys, books, or empty containers for your child. Write your child's name on a piece of paper, let your child decorate it, and then tape it to the "special" place. |
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Count something with your child using the rhyme, "One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more!" |
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Play "catch" with your child. Stand a short distance from the child and toss or roll a large ball back and forth. Count aloud each time someone catches the ball. |
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