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Stephanie and Tim
do something fun. I cannot think of anything. Painting is fun for him for a
while, but boring for me. Help, please!
S
just me
"Stephanie and Tim" <stowevtcanne...@sover.net> wrote in message
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play dough?
tent made of blanket over chairs?
making cookies together?
making jello together [faster than cookies]
picnic on the living room floor instead of lunch or snack?
I'm sure others will have loads of ideas, but maybe this will get you
started while you wait for the other thoughts to come on in.
-Aula
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toto
Put on some music and dance to it.
For some variation, tape crepe paper streamers to his shirt and let
him pretend to be the wind while he dances.
Or pretend to be an animal and dance like the animal moves (you
can also make animal sounds with this one)
Use a large towel or sheet as a magic carpet and pull him through
the house for a ride.
Play Ring a Round the Rosy.
Color to music. You can tape a large paper to the table or to a wall,
put on fast music and color than change to slower music and see
what kind of coloring he does to each one.
Make a musical shaker out of an old plastic container using beans
or rice inside and shake it to the music.
Make a block box and use it. Take a box with a lid and cut a hole in
the top. Use small blocks and show your child how to push them through
the opening. Take off the lid, empty the box, and begin again. Many
different items can be used instead of blocks for this activity, so
take a look around and try something new for variety.
Make a homemade puzzle. Take pictures that you don't want because
they were overexposed or underexposed or just not quite up to album
standards. Cut them out to collage unto a styrofoam tray from the
grocery store, then cut them into puzzles. If you haven't got any
photos to use, you can cut pictures of familiar objects from
magazines.
Make a paper bag puppet. Color eyes and nose and mouth. Glue on
yarn for hair and scraps of material for clothing. You can use an old
sock instead of a paper bag too.
If you have clear contact paper around, you can help him make his own
placemat. Tape the contact paper sticky side up to the table and
let him put scraps of colored paper that you cut into shapes on it
(You can let him tear tissue paper if you want him even more involved
in the activity). Then put another piece of contact paper over it and
press down. Cut around the edges to seam it together. Then use your
placemats when you have snack.
Use sponges to stamp paint with instead of brushes. Or simply use
other kinds of brushes to paint with. Old toothbrushes work well,
Qtips also work well with paint. Use cookie cutters to stamp paint
with also.
Get a small box the size of the paper, put paper in and dab a marble
in paint and let him make a painting with the marble. Put one marble
in at a time with a single color then switch colors to see the
combination that two colors make. Or take some of the small cars
he has around and let him paint with car wheels dipped in paint.
Use dark blue paper and cotton balls to make a cloud collage.
You can use clear or white contact paper sticky side up glued to
the blue paper to make a cloud shape for him to stick the cotton
balls on, or you can have him use a glue stick and then glue them
down in his own shape.
Take a clean empty plastic bottle, have him cover it with pieces of
masking tape and then color the tape with marker. You can use the
bottle as a pretty vase for flowers or as a container for something
else depending on the size and shape of the bottle. These bottles
look great and have texture. If you want less mess or don't want to
use marker, try using stickers instead.
Dorothy
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Make your own play dough, and it will add to the time it takes and make it
more fun for him. (You'll have to do part of it on your own, since it does
involve the stove, but he can help measure and stir, and do the kneading
afterwards.) This is a tried and true recipe that we used when I was a kid
(one batch makes a lot, so I often do it in half-batches, or leave the food
coloring out of the mixture, and knead it into smaller portions that I
divide it into afterwards--kids love to see the color slowly mixing through
the dough):
Mix together in a bowl:
2 c. flour
2 Tbsp. alum
Heat to boiling:
1.5 c. water
.5 c. salt
1 Tbps. oil
food coloring
Stir liquids into dry ingredients. Knead until smooth. Store in airtight
container.
Other ideas:
-if you have a bunch of old buttons, get them out and play sorting/stringing
games
-indoor basketball--small balls and a bucket that they have to aim for from
diff. distances
-indoor bowling--same idea, but set up some plastic bottles for him to knock
over
-put on some fun music and dance, play instruments, etc.
or just put on some old clothes and go puddle hopping.
--
Jodi
Mom to Oliver 2.17.01 & Arwen 4.14.03
toto
This is a good recipe, but there are many other good ones that
don't require heat.
Try this one:
SHINY DOUGH:
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 cup salt
food coloring (optional)
Let children, measure and mix the ingredients together. If you
want to use food coloring, squeeze a few drops into the water.
Pour the mixture into a plastic squeeze bottle (ketchup or mustard
bottles) The salt makes it sparkle when dry.
or this one
*Cornmeal Playdough
2 C. cornmeal
2 C. flour
1/2 C. oil
Mix all ingredients, adding water until the desired consistency
is reached.
or this one:
*Oatmeal Dough
1 C. Flour 2. C. Oatmeal 1 C. Water
Gradually add water to flour and oatmeal in bowl.
Kneed until mixed (this dough is sticky, but unique
in texture. Model as with clay.
VARIATIONS: Add cornmeal in small quantity for texture,
Add coffee grounds in small quantity for texture.
or this one:
*Oatmeal Playdough
1 C. oatmeal
2 C. flour
1/2 C. salt
1 1/2 C. water
1/2 C. oil
Mix all ingredients to the desired consistency, adding more
water as needed.
or this one:
* Glue Clay
3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup white glue
1/4 cup thick shampoo
Combine all & knead. Add flour if needed. Roll out, shape, or
cut designs. Can be painted when dry.
or this one:
* Puff Dough
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 bag cotton balls
Mix flour & water toghter to make a paste. Roll cotton balls
in paste & carefully lift out, allowing excess to drop off. Form
into desired shapes on a baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour at 325
degrees. Can be painted when cool.