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Water Drops on Wax Paper

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Sweet Pea is 39 months old.

From: I found this excellent activity at The Adventures of Bear.

Material:

Wax paper.
Permanent marker.
Eye dropper (We found ours at Micheals, but you could also use an old Children’s Tylenol bottle dropper.)
Small bowl.
Liquid water color or food coloring.
A piece of blank paper.
Smock (Optional.)
Jelly roll pan (Optional, but good for containing spills.)

Procedure: [...]

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Giant Connect-the-Dots

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Sweet Pea is 39 months old.

From: I found this fast and fun idea at What Do We Do All Day?

Material:

Large sheet of paper.  (We used a big roll of butcher paper from Sam’s Club.)
Washable markers.

Procedure:

Make sure you are on a hard washable surface.  Vinyl is good.  Carpet is bad. 
Draw about 10 [...]

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Penny Drop Game

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Sweet Pea is 39 months old.

From: I was inspired by this penny drop game at Tired, Need Sleep.

Material:

10 Muffin tin liners, coffee filters or paper circles.
2 Crayons.
10 Pennies.

Procedure:

Let your tot color half of the circles one color while you color the remaining ones a different color.

Place all of the circles on the floor.
Stand up [...]

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Hole Punch

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Sweet Pea is 38 months old.

From: This is another very simple idea from Teach Mama.

Material:

Paper.
Hole Punch.

Procedure:

Show your tot how to carefully line up the piece of paper into the business end of the hole punch.
Demonstrate squeezing the handles together to punch the hole.
Next give your tot the hole punch and help him or her [...]

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Sidewalk Water Painting

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Sweet Pea is 38 months old.

From: This is a very fun and easy outdoor activity that I saw on the excellent Teach Mama blog.

Material:

Pleasant weather.
An old paintbrush.
Bowl of water.
Concrete, wood, rocks or any other object that can be “painted” with water.

Procedure:

Bring your materials and your tot outside.
Wet the paintbrush and show your tot [...]

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Sticker Number Line

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Sweet Pea is 38 months old.

From: This really fast activity is from Life with My Giggly Girls, who originally got it from No Time For Flashcards.

Material:

Stickers.
Sheet of paper.
Marker.

Procedure:

Fold the paper into 3-10 sections, depending on your tot’s counting ability.

Unfold the paper and draw a line along each of the folds to create several [...]

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Matching Color Shades

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Sweet Pea is 37 months old.

From: I saw this on Giving Up on a Clean House, Crunchy and Green, and Chasing Cheerios.  Also, the Montessori Color Tablets, Box #3 exercise is a somewhat similar activity.

Material:

Paint sample cards.  Select 2 identical sheets for each color you want to use.
Clothespins.
Scissors.
Glue. (I prefer these glue dots.)
Strips of cardboard [...]

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Sweet Pea is 37 months old.

From: I found this quick activity on Counting Coconuts.

Material:

Clean plastic container with a tight fitting lid.  (I used an old Gerber Puffs container.)
Box cutter or knife.
Poker chips or fake coins.
Bowl or basket to hold the poker chips.

Procedure:

Carefully cut a slit in the top of the plastic lid.  Test [...]

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The Category Game

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Sweet Pea is 37 months old.

From: My parents used to play this super quick and easy game with me.

Materials:

At least 2 willing players.

Procedure:

Ask your tot if they would like to learn how to play ” The Category Game”.
When your tot agrees, say, “I am going to come up with a category and then [...]

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Sweet Pea is 37 months old.

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