>Send a friend or family member a text message, instant message or email. Did you meet a friend over the summer and want to stay in touch? Want to say, ‘hi’, to your mom or dad? Send them a message to let them know you are thinking of them. Make this a family activity: Everyone
>Look at things through a magnifying glass (or microscope if you can get your hands on one). A magnifying glass makes things look bigger and often, you can see things that you wouldn’t be able to see with just your eyes. What would you like to look at? Your toys? Leaves? Grass? Insects? Words in
>Have a staring contest. Find a friend and stare at each other. See who blinks first or looks away. Make this a family activity: See who can stare the longest. This activity promotes body language awareness.
>Grab a ball, glove and a friend or family member and play catch. How many times can you pass it back and forth without dropping it? Make this a family activity: Get the whole family out there catching the ball. This activity promotes eye-hand coordination.
>If you could plan a perfect ‘dream’ day, what would you do? Would you go for a plane ride? Would you go to Disneyland? Would you dig for worms? Would someone bring you French Toast in bed? Would you spend the day in the swimming pool? Would your brother or sister have to be your
>Have you ever tried drawing a whole picture without lifting your pencil off the paper? First, find something you would like to draw. You can start with something simple, like a table. Decide what part of the table you want to start drawing. Put your pencil on the paper, start drawing and keep your pencil
>Take a look around outside, are there any flowers still blooming? If you live in the southern hemisphere (south of the equator), are there are first flowers of spring yet? Pick a few flowers you would like to keep. Place them between two pieces of newspaper. Put a flat, heavy object like a big book
