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21st
Jul 2012

Children’s Activity 74: House Detective

A Children’s Indoor Play Activity

In Hide It (Childrens Indoor Play Activity 69), you played the classic “warmer / colder” finding game with your child. Now give your child clues about common objects hidden in your house. Tailor the clues to your child’s abilities.

Materials Required:

  • Your Time

Optional Materials:

  • Scraps of paper

Instructions:
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17th
Jul 2012

Children’s Activity 71: Home Planetarium

An Indoor Play Activity
These days, a good planetarium projector costs a little over $300,000. That may be too pricey, but you can create a pretty wild – and even educational – light show with nothing more than a flashlight and some common household items.

Materials Required:

  • Flashlight
  • Large juice can
  • Paper
  • Tape or rubber band
  • Scissors or X-acto knife (adult use only)

Instructions:
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12th
Jul 2012

Children’s Activity 67: Heavy Stuff

A Children’s Indoor Play Activity
Does your kid think a pound of bricks weighs more than a pound of feathers? This activity can clue you into your child’s understanding of the physical world. 

Materials Required:

  • Dowel (3 feet) or card board tube from wrapping paper
  • Wire hanger
  • String
  • Clay
  • Strawberry or paper baskets

Instructions:
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