January 2009 – It's All Kid's Play

>#15: Write Thank You Letters

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>It’s not too late to send people thank you letters from Christmas. Or maybe you had a birthday recently. Why not send people a note saying thank you and how much you are enjoying your new gift? They are sure to appreciate it! If you haven’t gotten a gift recently, or have already written your

Draw on Someone’s Back

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> With your finger, gently draw on someone’s back. Their job, if they don’t get the shiveries, is to guess what you are drawing or writing. This activity promotes bonding.

>#13: Look at a Map

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> Take a look at a map (or globe if you have one). Where do you live? What are some interesting places that you would like to visit? See if you can find places for each letter of the alphabet. Is there a place that starts with ‘A’? ‘B?’ Which letter is it the hardest

>#12: Duck, Duck, Goose

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>You will need 4-10 people to play this game. (You can play with fewer people or more people, but it isn’t quite as much fun.) Everyone sits in a circle, facing in. One player is chosen to start the game. They walk around the outside of the circle and touch each player on the head

Make Your Own Club

27JanuaryJeankid's play

> Get some friends together and make a club. Do you all like to fingerpaint? Make a fingerpainting club. Maybe you all like to climb trees, make forts, play dress-up or play Uno. Whatever you like to do together–make it a club. You’ll need to give your club a name. If you want you can

>#10: Make Animals Out of Pipe Cleaners

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>Be creative with pipe cleaners. Make animals by twisting and bending pipe cleaners together. Can you make a whole zoo full of animals? If you have googly eyes, you can glue some on like in the photo below. Have fun! Note: You can find pipe cleaners in arts and craft stores as well as most

>#9: Flip a Coin

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> Take a coin and flip it up into the air. Try and catch it. Without looking at it, flip it over and the back of your hand–then peek at it. Is it heads or tails? ‘Heads’ has the picture of the person on it, the other side (usually a plant or animal) is ‘tails’.