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Summer Fun Bag #1: Tangrams

The thing I love most about summer is that my kids get to have those long unstructured blocks of playtime that they need and crave. However, I know I will hear, “There’s nothing to do…” more than once! In the interest of being proactive, I’m putting together some Summer Fun Bags – ziploc [...]

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7 Fun Ways to Explore Shapes

1. Draw shapes outside with sidewalk chalk. Give your child shape challenges, like “march around the square,” “jump in and out of the circle,” or “count the sides on the triangle.”
2. Go on a shape hunt. Give your child a clipboard and paper with two or more shapes to find. Hunt inside, outside, [...]

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Shape Collage

Step 1: Surprise your young artists with a tray of colorful paper shapes.

Step 2: Make sure the glue is handy. Stand back and let the creating begin!

Step 3: Ooh and aah over the shape-inspired masterpieces.

The girls spent a good amount of time creating shape pictures over the weekend, and have continued [...]

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