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Activities to do with your child

 

Newsletter

Spring 2008

Mail love notes

Create postcards from 4” x 6” index cards. Have your child draw or paint a picture on one side, then turn it over and ask him/her to dictate a message for you to write. Add the address and a postcard stamp, and you are sure to brighten someone’s day.

Plant a paper garden

Using pinking shears or other decorative scissors, cut tulip-shaped blossoms out of brightly colored construction paper, then tape onto a drinking straw. Set bouquets in vases around the house.

Color Days

Dedicate a day to color. On a red day, dress your little one in a red shirt. At breakfast add a drop of red food coloring to pancakes or scrambled eggs. Go for a walk, pointing out all the red things you see.

Build a House

Call your hardware store and ask if you can have a large appliance box. After you cut out a door and some windows (a sharp knife works well for this), make curtains out of fabric scraps, draw or paint pictures to hang on the walls, and put a throw rug inside for carpet.

Make Wind Chimes

String beads, bells and other noise-making objects onto thin strands of yarn or fishing line. Tie these onto an embroidery hoop or a wire hanger twisted into a circle, with the strings spaced closely enough so the objects strike each other and make music when the breeze blows. Hang the chimes on your porch or in a tree and listen for the soothing sounds.

Feed the Birds

Get or make a couple of bird feeders and a birdbath ( a pie tine works fine). With your child, set out water and birdseed, then plop down on some cushions by the window to see which feathered friends drop in for dinner and a bath. For more tips on bird watching, log on to www.birdsource.org.

· If you have concerns about calming your colicky infant discuss it with your service coordinator or call Amanda.

· If you have concerns about your child’s behavior or your ability to discipline your child discuss it with your service coordinator or ask for a consultation with Amanda.