Invite your child to explore patterns, colors, and textures through these easy activities.  washable finger paints washable tempera paint paintbrushes blocks pipe cleaners glue old shoes paper 1. Finger Paint Prints. Pour one or two colors of washable finger paint onto a tabletop tray. Invite your child to use his fingers to mix the colors […]
Here is something you can do with paint samples that you can pick up (free) at any hardware store. (They also have Mickey Mouse cards at Home Depo. that are really cute :)) Â Â Cut the cards up if there are multiple colors on one card. Â Get at least 2 cards of each color. […]
Today is a little preschool activity that involves early counting. Â Cut up several pieces of cardstock (according to the size of your pieces) and number them 1-6 (or 1-10 or 1-20). Lay them out in a grid pattern. Gather the pieces you will use from around the house. It is preferable that your pieces […]
The idea is that you want the ants to make it over to the picnic. Â How to make the game: I used a circle punch to make the black circles and glued them on to folder to make a path for the ants to take from the start to the finish, which is the […]
 Practice an ABAB pattern with your preschooler (useful for building pre-math skills) using a large circle and rectanglular strips (1 1/2 by 3 inchs). We alternated yellow and orange several times to fit around the “sun”. We will also be using it as a summer countdown calendar (there are twelve “rays”, perfect for the […]
Use wrapping paper or magazines to make your own matching game cards.  • wrapping paper with various classifications of pictures (or, use pictures cut from magazines) • index cards or construction paper squares of the same color • scissors • glue • plastic zip-up bags to store game cards Select wrapping paper that shows items that fall into different […]
Grab your child’s interest with homemade books. • Drawing paper • Markers and/or crayons • Ink pad and stamps • Bookbinding materials: a stapler, or a hole punch and yarn or small binder rings  The Shape of Things: Can your child identify a circle, square, triangle, or rectangle in the objects around her? Take a walk and encourage […]
