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Fun, Creative and educational activities for pre-school children
PinkLipgloss
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Hi everyone,
My son currently attends a mummy/toddler group every day however there are no structured activities - just free play.
Being a typical teacher I've been looking for fun educational things to do with him and found some excellent resources that I thought might be helpful to other parents looking to keep toddlers entertained at home:
This website has excellent math, literacy, art and fine motor activities:
http://www.childcareland.com/teach.html
This website focuses on fine motor activities:
http://handsonaswegrow.com/2012/01/30-kids-activities-materials-for-promoting-fine-motor-skills/
Having well developed fine motor skills will give your child an excellent head start when it comes to writing and art activities in school.
My son currently attends a mummy/toddler group every day however there are no structured activities - just free play.
Being a typical teacher I've been looking for fun educational things to do with him and found some excellent resources that I thought might be helpful to other parents looking to keep toddlers entertained at home:
This website has excellent math, literacy, art and fine motor activities:
http://www.childcareland.com/teach.html
This website focuses on fine motor activities:
http://handsonaswegrow.com/2012/01/30-kids-activities-materials-for-promoting-fine-motor-skills/
Having well developed fine motor skills will give your child an excellent head start when it comes to writing and art activities in school.
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