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Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places: 200+ Activities for Young Children Using Common Household Objects
Book Description
This eBook is a journey through commonly found objects in and around your home with ideas for using them for educational activities with your young child. While I targeted toddlers and preschoolers, but many of the activities can also be done with kindergarten-aged children. (If you have older children, they will likely want to join in with many of the activities as well.)
Some examples of skills that are worked on throughout this book are:
fine motor skills
hand-eye coordination
gross motor skills
speech
social communication
social interactions
adaptive (daily living skills)
cognitive skills
sensory stimulation
body awareness
spatial awareness
imagination
Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places was written as a reaction to comments that many of the families that I used to see while doing in-home therapy have said. I would often bring toys for the children to play with while we’re working, and many families would say things like, “I need to get something like (that toy)” or “You have all the cool toys.”
I wanted to show those families that there are so many activities that can be done with just objects in and around their own houses. So, I wrote this book with them in mind.
Included in the book are ideas for activities for young children using the following:
Balloons
Balls
Blankets
Blocks
Books
Boxes
Bubbles
Cardboard Tubes
Cookie Cutters
Cotton Balls
Dishpan (Plastic Wash Tubs)
Egg Cartons
Fabric
Just You! (No Props Needed)
Kitchen
Laundry
Lids
Painting
Paper Bags
Paper Cups
Paper Plates
Plastic Bottles
Plastic Easter Eggs
Poker Chips
Sponges
Miscellaneous Ideas (three pages of ideas that don’t fall into one of the above categories)
There is also a section on dyeing pasta/rice, as well as great books for toddlers and preschoolers.
A sampling of some of the activities:
(Cookie Cutters): It’s a Match – Trace several of your cookie cutters onto a piece of construction paper (or other type of paper). Then, give your child the cookie cutters and ask them to match the cookie cutter to the shape.
(Dishpan): Washing Day – Give your child a dishpan of water with a very small amount of very gentle washing machine detergent (or Woolite) in it. Help them to wash some doll clothes (or other small pieces of clothing, perhaps like socks) by hand. Then, set up a string between two pieces of furniture (or outdoors) for them to have their own clothes line to dry their newly washed garments.
(Egg Cartons): Nature Walk Treasures – If your child doesn’t have small treasures, one fun way to fill this might be with a nature walk. They can fill it with things like rocks, flowers, and leaves, as well as any other treasures that they might come across. (Make sure your child knows to only pick up things that you say are okay. Also, if there are very small items in their new nature treasure box, you might want to put it out of reach when you are not able to supervise.)
(Kitchen): Turkey Transfer – While this activity has a potential to be messy, your child will also have a lot of fun with it. If you are worried about a mess, you could try this activity outside instead of in the kitchen. Fill one bowl with water, and have an empty bowl nearby. Show your child how transfer the water from one bowl to another using a turkey baster. If your child has difficulty with the turkey baster, you can try a medicine bulb syringe or even measuring cups.
Some examples of skills that are worked on throughout this book are:
fine motor skills
hand-eye coordination
gross motor skills
speech
social communication
social interactions
adaptive (daily living skills)
cognitive skills
sensory stimulation
body awareness
spatial awareness
imagination
Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places was written as a reaction to comments that many of the families that I used to see while doing in-home therapy have said. I would often bring toys for the children to play with while we’re working, and many families would say things like, “I need to get something like (that toy)” or “You have all the cool toys.”
I wanted to show those families that there are so many activities that can be done with just objects in and around their own houses. So, I wrote this book with them in mind.
Included in the book are ideas for activities for young children using the following:
Balloons
Balls
Blankets
Blocks
Books
Boxes
Bubbles
Cardboard Tubes
Cookie Cutters
Cotton Balls
Dishpan (Plastic Wash Tubs)
Egg Cartons
Fabric
Just You! (No Props Needed)
Kitchen
Laundry
Lids
Painting
Paper Bags
Paper Cups
Paper Plates
Plastic Bottles
Plastic Easter Eggs
Poker Chips
Sponges
Miscellaneous Ideas (three pages of ideas that don’t fall into one of the above categories)
There is also a section on dyeing pasta/rice, as well as great books for toddlers and preschoolers.
A sampling of some of the activities:
(Cookie Cutters): It’s a Match – Trace several of your cookie cutters onto a piece of construction paper (or other type of paper). Then, give your child the cookie cutters and ask them to match the cookie cutter to the shape.
(Dishpan): Washing Day – Give your child a dishpan of water with a very small amount of very gentle washing machine detergent (or Woolite) in it. Help them to wash some doll clothes (or other small pieces of clothing, perhaps like socks) by hand. Then, set up a string between two pieces of furniture (or outdoors) for them to have their own clothes line to dry their newly washed garments.
(Egg Cartons): Nature Walk Treasures – If your child doesn’t have small treasures, one fun way to fill this might be with a nature walk. They can fill it with things like rocks, flowers, and leaves, as well as any other treasures that they might come across. (Make sure your child knows to only pick up things that you say are okay. Also, if there are very small items in their new nature treasure box, you might want to put it out of reach when you are not able to supervise.)
(Kitchen): Turkey Transfer – While this activity has a potential to be messy, your child will also have a lot of fun with it. If you are worried about a mess, you could try this activity outside instead of in the kitchen. Fill one bowl with water, and have an empty bowl nearby. Show your child how transfer the water from one bowl to another using a turkey baster. If your child has difficulty with the turkey baster, you can try a medicine bulb syringe or even measuring cups.
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