⽧ For
a whole other focusing game, blow up a balloon, hold it up for a
moment to give
your child time to get ready, and then let it go. As the
balloon whizzes around the room, your child tries to catch it.
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Children are learning about timing as well
as improving their eye-hand
coordination. They have to pay attention to the trajectory of the falling
scarf, judge when it’s the
right moment to catch it, and determine where
their hands have to be to be successful.
Later they will transfer that awareness and timing to catching a ball.
Instant Picture
If you are going on a long car or plane ride, here is a game you might want
to tuck into a plastic bag and take along.
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Piece of coarse sandpaper
Bits
of colored yarn
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Cut pieces of different colors of yarn in various lengths and show your
child how she can stick the yarn to the sandpaper and then pull it off.
Make a design together. First, she puts
down a piece of yarn and then,
inspired by that placement, you add your piece next to hers. She
then adds
another piece to the growing design, and you both
continue on until all the
yarn is used up or the design feels complete.
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Take all the yarn off and create another picture together or let her
experiment on her own.
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