~ MAKE A POINT TO WHISPER SOMETHING ENCOURAGING IN YOUR CHILD'S EAR EVERYDAY ("You are so smart/I love you") Doing so will mean we got down to their level and we probably touched them on the back or head...two things we may not do often enough!
~ PRACTICE MATH AND LISTENING SKILLS BY PLAYING IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT...STOMP SIX TIMES, KICK REALLY SOFT, JUMP REALLY SLOW, HOP UP HIGH, SNAP EIGHT TIMES, BLINK THREE TIMES, SPIN VERY SLOWLY.
~LET YOUR TODDLER RIDE THE LAUNDRY BASKET SCHOOL BUS. YOU ARE THE DRIVER AND HE/SHE IS THE PASSENGER. MAKE STOPS TO PICK UP OTHER PASSENGERS. WAVE BYE TO MOMMIES AND DADDIES. STOP AND GET GAS. YOU COULD ALSO RECYCLE AND USE A PAMPERS/HUGGIES BOX INSTEAD IF THEY CAN FIT INSIDE!
~PLAY BEAUTY PARLOR AND ASK YOUR CHILD TO MAKE YOU INTO A MOVIE STAR!
~EAT DIRT AND WORMS....MAKE CHOCOLATE PUDDING, PUT CRUSHED OREOS ON TOP, AND GET GUMMY WORMS TO STICK DOWN IN IT! My boys love when we have this treat!
~WHEN IT IS ABOUT TO GET DARK, HIDE 4 OR 5 STUFFED ANIMALS OUTSIDE AND GIVE YOUR CHILD A FLASHLIGHT.
~MAKE PRETEND SPIDERS TO EAT FOR SNACK USING RITZ CRACKERS (BODY), PEANUT BUTTER (INSIDE AND TO MAKE EYES STAY ON), PRETZEL STICKS (LEGS), AND MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS (EYES).
WHAT FUN THINGS DO YOU DO WITH YOUR CHILDREN?
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