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⽧ If there are siblings or friends, provide the same materials for
everyone so that the little ones can do art beside each other.
⽧ You can play a similar version of this game
using cooked spaghetti and a cloth place mat!
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Children are learning to pay attention to how
the picture is forming, and they are making
creative decisions on what is needed to make
a pleasing design.
The endless variety makes this activ-
ity worthy of long periods of attention.
You’ve Got Mail
It’s easy to recognize most junk mail without even needing to open it. Make
a little postbox for your little one and put your junk mail in it. Let him
know “You’ve got mail.” Your child will love to open his mail while you are
opening yours.
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Junk mail
Shoe box
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Make a mailbox by cutting a slot out of the top of the shoe box. Put the
pieces of junk mail through the slot and let him open it.
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⽧ Have scissors, glue, and markers available so that he can be creative
about what he does with his mail and with his mailbox.
⽧ Have clean paper and envelopes available in case he wants to send out
some mail himself.
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