February 2009 – It's All Kid's Play

>#43: Crazy Arms

>Try this tricky business: Stand in a doorjamb with your arms out at your sides. Push the tops of your hands against the doorjamb. Push as hard as you can for about thirty seconds. It has to be for a long time, otherwise it won’t work. Step out of the doorjamb and relax your arms.

Tell Jokes

27FebruaryJeanbirthday party games, kid's play

>Now that the It’s All Kid’s Play website is up, pop over and check out the jokes. Share them with a friend and laugh until your cheeks and stomach hurt. 🙂 This activity promotes people and humour skills.

>#41: Speed Read

26FebruaryJeanreading activities and writing activities and math activities

>How fast can you read? A page in two minutes, one minute, thirty seconds? The more you read, the faster you’ll get. This activity promotes the development of literacy skills.

>#40: Apple Bear

25FebruaryJeanbirthday party games, word games for kids

>You can have as many players as you want, but 2-5 is a good number. Start with ‘A’. The first player says a word that starts with A, then next player repeats it plus adds something that starts with the letter B, and on and on until the players are through the alphabet. The trick

Dress in Your Favourite Colour

24FebruaryJeankid's play

>What’s your favourite colour? Try and dress in only your favourite colour today. This activity promotes visual/colour awareness.

>It’s All Kid’s Play Website

24FebruaryJeanmessage from Jean

>The It’s All Kid’s Play website is now up! Tell your friends, tell your neighbours and definitely tell your kids. www.itsallkidsplay.ca has over 700 activities listed so you’ll never hear those dreaded words “I’m bored” again! Pop over and visit the same great activities you’ve been finding here plus many more. As well, find jokes,

>#38: Pick and Count

23FebruaryJeantravel games

>To keep you from getting bored while in the car, pick something to count (like trees, red cars, dumpsters, cows) and see how many you find. You can set a time limit, like two minutes to make it more of a challenge. You can also play against someone on the other side of the car.