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Learning Activities
Entertainment and Activities, Learning Activities
Entertainment and Activities, Learning Activities
By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff
Entertainment and Activities, Learning Activities
By Rachel Sokol
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    Have your toddler fill cups with the right number of pompoms, based on the number of dots painted on the side of each cup.

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    Toddlers can have fun filling up baskets with just about anything in the pretend grocery store.

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    Demonstrate a scientific principle for your child. This activity shows that water doesn't like mixing with wax.

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    Here's a great activity that will give your child lots of practice with writing, and help her keep track of the books and authors she likes.

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    This science activity demonstrates how chemicals change when they're combined.

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    Keep your child occupied by asking her to sort a bowl of mixed pasta shapes.

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    Decorate the inside of a box with mirrors and your toddler's pictures, and then ask her whom she sees.

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    Use toothpicks with a raisin on each end to play a letter construction game with your preschool child.

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    Teach your child how to measure precipitation after every storm, with this homemade rain gauge.

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    Try these activities with your child. They will make the calendar more meaningful to him.

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    Teach your toddler to recognize which object is larger. Here are some tips.

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    This activity demonstrates how plants drink water through their stalks.

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    Help your child overcome his fear of doctors by setting up a hospital for his stuffed animals.

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    In this activity, children draw a subject card and a predicate card, and then illustrate the results.

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    Try this list of brainstorming activities to help develop creative thinking skills in your child.

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    This activity challenges your toddler to match two measuring spoons of the same size from different sets.

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    The more players in this game the better! Snap, clap, and declare items related to the topic, but stay on the jingle's beat.

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    These alphabet journal activities are perfect to try with your preschooler on a rainy day.

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