MAKE YOUR OWN DOT TO DOT PICTURES

On a sheet of plain paper make a dot to dot picture for your kids. It might be a simple heart or ball shape or as elaborate as a house or animal. You can trace the shape from many coloring books, then just place dots about 1 inch apart and number them. Eventually the kids will get in the groove and make some of their own dot to dots to share with their friends.

CREPE PAPER STREAMERS

Help your child tape three or four crepe paper streamers, or ribbons (2´or 3´ long) together at one end. Let the children run with their streamers blowing in the breeze behind them. To make handles for the streamers, cut out the centers of plastic lids and tape streamers on one side of each ring.

CARNATION SCIENCE

Here is a great little "science" project that will amaze your young child. Get a white carnation. Leave it out of water to 1 - 2 hours until it starts to wilt a bit. Cut 1" from the stem. Place carnation in red-colored water made by adding red food coloring to water. Cover 6" of stem with water. Observe what happens to the carnation.

FINDING NATURE IN THE CITY

A wonderful sense of interconnectedness can be nurtured… even in the city. With a little preparation, a simple trip to the park provides your child with the opportunity to feed small animals (birds, squirrels and chipmunks) and observe their preparations for the winter.

COFFEE CAN BANK

Turn a coffee can with a plastic lid into a bank by decorating the can and making a slot in the lid for coins.