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Make the most of good weather and paint outside!
Use pieces of paper from around the house. Set up a tray or table outside with paints and paintbrushes.
Join in if you like and paint the world around you. OR to support body awareness, place a mirror outside too and point to different parts of your child’s face.
You could draw an outline of a face and encourage your child to paint in the different parts of their face!
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MORE Sensory FUN
Create your own sensory ‘goo’ with chia seeds.
Combine ¼ cup (60 ml) of chia seeds with 1 ¾ cups (310 ml) of water and a splash of food colouring. Mix well and refrigerate for at least a few hours, or overnight.
Before using, give it a stir and pour it into a shallow sensory tray. Add spoons or cups or encourage getting hands messy… let the sensory play begin!
For more summer ideas, have a look at our Summer Fun Highlights!
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Sensory FUN
Kinetic sand is a great way to create a sensory tray. Place items like scoops and spoons inside the tray for children to fill and empty. Try pretending you are at the beach and building sand castles OR why not build towers?
Look out for another post later this week for an alternative to Kinetic sand.
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Fairy Cakes
What’s a holiday without a little baking? These cupcakes are simple with just a few basic ingredients. Younger children can help adding ingredients and mixing. Older children can help with measuring too!
Don’t forget the decorating!
Tip: if you don’t have time to bake, you can buy plain cakes or even tea biscuits to ice and decorate.
Swipe to see the recipe we used fr@bbctheoneshow @goodfoodeveryday . Save for later.
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BUBBLES!
We love bubbles – they are a fantastic attention grabber, and can be added into an attention bucket activity at home, or used for fun outside.
You can make the most of the activity by promoting turn-taking through ‘ready, steady go’ games as well as ‘my turn’, ‘your turn.’
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