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October 20161 Help your child

make a paper chain with one ring for each day until the end of the month. Every day, remove a ring.

2 Give your child play dough, a

rolling pin and some cookie cutters. Let him cut out “cookies.”

3 Ask your child to draw a picture of

herself today. Was she feeling happy, sad, confused, angry?

4 Go on a color hunt. Make a list of

colors with your child. Try to find one item of each color in your home.

5 Make a “letter tree.” Draw a

large tree on a piece of poster board. Glue letters on the tree as your child learns them.

6 Ask your child to give you words

that rhyme with words you say: clap (tap), walk (talk), cat (pat).

7 Give your child crayons and a large

sheet of paper. Put on some favorite music and draw or scribble to music together.

8 Involve your child in a job you have

been meaning to do. Organizing toys is a great idea.

9 Take out your child’s baby book

and look through it with him. Read it and tell stories.

10 Have a pretend phone call with

your child. Talk about what she did yesterday and what she wants to do tomorrow.

11 Ask your child, “What would it

be like if your favorite zoo animal lived in your room?”

12 Have your child practice

counting to five. If this is easy for him, have him count to 10 or 20.

13 Look in the mirror together.

Ask, “What color are your eyes? Your hair? How many hands do you have?”

14 Encourage some creativity

with unusual questions. Ask your child, “What if your hair were made of spaghetti?”

15 Does your library have a

list of recommended books for preschoolers? Check some out to read with your child.

16 Gather some floating and

sinking objects. Ask your child to test which will float or sink in water.

17 Give your child an empty plastic

bucket and a wooden spoon. Let her tap on her “drum” to the beat of her favorite song.

18 Watch or read the weather

forecast with your child today. Locate the hottest and the coolest locations on a map.

19 Start a made-up story. “A man

went down the road and he met a ... .” Let your child finish the story.

20 Model good table manners

for your child. Say “Please pass the ... ,” and “Thank you very much.”

21 Keep the TV turned off

tonight. As a family, read or play games instead.

22 Make a paper crown and let

your child play “King” or “Queen” for a day. What rules would your child set?

23 Teach your child a new

game today.24 Hug your child,

for no reason other than loving him!

25 Make your child laugh!

Tell a joke, read a funny story or poem, sing a silly song or draw a cartoon.

26 Talk with your child

about something she has done well today.

27 Give your child a measuring

tape. Help him measure and record the dimensions of objects in your house.

28 Ask your child what she would

do if she were invisible for a day.

29 Share something of yours with

your child today. It’s the best way to teach him to share with others!

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30 Read a book with your child

today.31 Sing your

child’s favorite song together.

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