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Non-Stop Fun for Pre-Schoolers
by Janine Lynn
Description: Activities for keeping your preschooler busy.
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Is your pre-schooler starting to drive you crazy from boredom?
Janine Lynn is sure to help out with these sample ideas, straight from
her children’s activity book, “Help! I’m Bored!” Remember, busy
kids are happy kids!
CARPET TUNNEL
Roll up a scrap piece of carpet or foam mattress to make a tunnel to crawl
through. Tie to secure.
RADICAL RAMPS
Build ramps or tunnels for your toy cars to run down by balancing skinny
boards or tubes on chairs or stairs.
WONDERFUL WET-PRINTS
Pour water into cake or bread pan. Dip your bare feet or hands into water
and make “wet-prints” on the sidewalk.
BAGEL BIRDFEEDER
Sandwich bagel between plastic lids. Thread string through hole in
lids and tie a big fat knot on bottom. Hang on tree for birds to enjoy.
COUNTING CRUNCHIES
In turn, two or more players shake a dice and take that number of
Cheerios from a bowl. When bowl is empty, count your Cheerios
to see who has the most.
PUDDING PAINT
Make your favorite flavor of pudding, according to the directions. Then, use
clean fingers or kitchen utensils to “paint” designs on a cookie sheet. Have
a few licks now and then!
PEANUT BUTTER PLAYDOUGH
Mix together 1 C. peanut butter, 1/2 C. honey or corn syrup, and 1 C icing
sugar (or Graham Wafer crumbs, powdered milk, or flaked coconut). Use
a rolling pin, cookie cutters, forks, garlic press, or your fingers to make
various creatures or shapes.
PAINTED TOAST
Stir a few drops of food coloring into 1/8 C. milk. With a pastry brush,
paint a face or design on bread. Toast and serve.
COLORED MACARONI
Sprinkle several drops of food coloring into a bowl of dry macaroni.
Mix well, and spread on cookie sheet to dry. Glue different colors
onto heavy paper to make a picture.
KITCHEN SANDBOX
Partly fill a large plastic tub with cornmeal, rice, or colored macaroni, as
described above. Then, use cups, spoons, colanders, sieves, etc. to dig,
scoop, and measure “sand”.
Reprinted with permission. Janine Lynn is a parent, author, and educator. Born and raised in
Alberta, she is the author of “Help! I’m Bored! - Over 300 Children’s
Activities for Ages 2-12”.
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