Activities To Do At Home
Mini Waterpark
Get some water balloons, a little pool and a sprinkler and put them in different places in your yard. Have Fun!!
Get some water balloons, a little pool and a sprinkler and put them in different places in your yard. Have Fun!!
Domino Math
Find a set of dominoes. Then provide them to the child and have him/her count them, just like at real school.
Find a set of dominoes. Then provide them to the child and have him/her count them, just like at real school.
Snowball Throw
Collect some Styrofoam cups, cotton balls, and markers. First, draw snowman faces on the cups. Then practice throwing the cotton balls into the cups. Be sure to keep score -- the person who gets the most cotton balls in the cup is the winner!
Collect some Styrofoam cups, cotton balls, and markers. First, draw snowman faces on the cups. Then practice throwing the cotton balls into the cups. Be sure to keep score -- the person who gets the most cotton balls in the cup is the winner!
Scavenger Hunt
Simply choose a specific letter or number you are working on and hide them inside, outside, etc. Then have the child go on a hunt for the chosen number or letter. This is a fun way to learn letter and number recognition!
Simply choose a specific letter or number you are working on and hide them inside, outside, etc. Then have the child go on a hunt for the chosen number or letter. This is a fun way to learn letter and number recognition!
Grass Cutting
Plant some grass in a tray and wait for it to grow. Have the child check on the grass every day; if it looks high, you can give them some scissors and have them cut it. You could also have him/her plant the grass in a cup so that they can draw a face on it and give it a haircut.
Plant some grass in a tray and wait for it to grow. Have the child check on the grass every day; if it looks high, you can give them some scissors and have them cut it. You could also have him/her plant the grass in a cup so that they can draw a face on it and give it a haircut.
Animal Sounds
Choose an animal and have the child make that sound a certain amount of times. Here is an example: Bark four times!
Choose an animal and have the child make that sound a certain amount of times. Here is an example: Bark four times!
Cookie Cutter Panting
Collect a piece of paper, some paint, and cookie cutters. Have the child paint a picture using the cookie cutters.
Collect a piece of paper, some paint, and cookie cutters. Have the child paint a picture using the cookie cutters.
Act It Out
Read one of the child's favorite books and have him or her act it out while you read the book.
Read one of the child's favorite books and have him or her act it out while you read the book.
Who Does What
Make a small chart of your family's chores and have the child assign jobs. Let them do their jobs and you do yours.
Make a small chart of your family's chores and have the child assign jobs. Let them do their jobs and you do yours.
Calendar Fun
Find a calendar and have the child mark each special day on the calendar.
Find a calendar and have the child mark each special day on the calendar.
Pretend Grocery Store
Gather safe and empty food containers/cans and label them with a price. Give the child some pennies, dimes, and nickles. Finally, let him or her buy some items.
Gather safe and empty food containers/cans and label them with a price. Give the child some pennies, dimes, and nickles. Finally, let him or her buy some items.
Popsicle Letters
Provide the child(ren) with several popsicle sticks. Give each child an assigned letter that they can create with popsicle sticks.
Provide the child(ren) with several popsicle sticks. Give each child an assigned letter that they can create with popsicle sticks.
Singing Songs
Here is a list of songs that you could sing with the child.
Row Row Row Your Boat
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
London Bridge Is Falling Down
This Old Man
Here is a list of songs that you could sing with the child.
Row Row Row Your Boat
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
London Bridge Is Falling Down
This Old Man
Making Letters with Your Body
Give a group of children an assigned letter and have them make it with their bodies.
Give a group of children an assigned letter and have them make it with their bodies.
You're The Baby
Let the child pretend that you are the child or baby. Let him/her put you to sleep, sing you songs, and read you stories.
Let the child pretend that you are the child or baby. Let him/her put you to sleep, sing you songs, and read you stories.
Build a Tent
Don't worry if you don't have an actual tent; a blanket tossed over a couple of chairs will work too.
Climb inside and watch a movie or fill it with books and toys so the child can read/play and take a nap.
Don't worry if you don't have an actual tent; a blanket tossed over a couple of chairs will work too.
Climb inside and watch a movie or fill it with books and toys so the child can read/play and take a nap.
Dot Numbers
Get some dot markers and write the numbers 1-10. Then have the child put that number of dots beside the right number.
Get some dot markers and write the numbers 1-10. Then have the child put that number of dots beside the right number.
Water Bottle Bowling
Use empty water bottles as pins and a softball to create a bowling alley. Keep score by having the child write down how many pins he/she knocks down. He/she can write the amount by making a tally for each pin, writing a number, or copying the number you write.
Use empty water bottles as pins and a softball to create a bowling alley. Keep score by having the child write down how many pins he/she knocks down. He/she can write the amount by making a tally for each pin, writing a number, or copying the number you write.
Babysitting
Pretend your are babysitting your brother/sister have fun activities and games to do and do whatever you think a babysitter does when they babysit kids.
Pretend your are babysitting your brother/sister have fun activities and games to do and do whatever you think a babysitter does when they babysit kids.
Pet siting
Get some of your stuffed animals out and have your brother/sister plan the day of pet siting if they get tired of being a worker let them be a dog.
Get some of your stuffed animals out and have your brother/sister plan the day of pet siting if they get tired of being a worker let them be a dog.