Index  Fun at Home
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Bubble Prints  You need: 1/2 cup bubble solution, 1/4 cup tempera paint (or drops of food colouring), straws, paper for printing
Mix together the bubble solution and paint or food colouring in a shallow container (a pie tin works well). Usi...
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Sewing/Lacing You need: plastic needles, yarn/thick thread, paper plates and a hole puncher
Punch holes around the edge of the paper plate. Thread the needle with the yarn and tape the end of the yarn to the plate to hold it in place. Then sh...
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Autumn Collage You need: glue, coloured construction paper, leaves, acorns, twigs, etc.
Go for a walk with your child to observe all the different coloured leaves in the fall. Collect and examine closely leaves, twigs, acorns etc. When back at...
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Painting with Ice Cubes You need: thick paint, manila paper or finger paint paper, ice cubes, paper towel
Put a blob of paint on the paper and then your child can push the paint across the paper with an ice cube to make designs. Wrap the ice cube in ...
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Painting with Coloured Chalk You need: coloured chalk, pan of water, manila paper
There are two ways to do this. For the first, have your little one dip the end of the chalk into the water and then use it to colour on the paper. With the second, your child ...
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