10 Things to Do With Potatoes
Did you forget to bring toys on your vacation? No worries! Here are 10 fun things that you can do with potatoes.
Make potato stamps by cutting shapes into the potato and using it as a stamp. Use the potato to make a marble maze. Bake potato skins as a fun snack. Carve a potato into a sculpture. Have a potato race and see who can roll their potato the farthest.
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10 Ideas for Spring Break Projects
Here are 10 ideas for spring break projects!
Build a birdhouse: Provide materials such as wood, nails, and paint for children to create a birdhouse to hang in the backyard. Plant a garden: Help children create a small garden bed or container garden, and teach them how to plant and care for flowers and vegetables. Make a kite: Provide materials such as paper, string, and sticks for children to create and decorate their own kites to fly on a windy day.
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10 Games for Family Roadtrips
Here are 10 games that you can play on your next family roadtrip!
I Spy: A classic game where one player chooses an object and says “I spy with my little eye, something that is [color]”, and the other players have to guess what the object is. The Alphabet Game: Players look for words on signs, billboards or license plates that follow a specific sequence of the alphabet. 20 questions: One player thinks of an object or person and the other players take turns asking yes or no questions to try to figure out what it is.
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10 Games for Kids and Their Friends
No toys? Here are a few games that kids can play with their friends.
Tag: A classic game where one player is “it” and tries to tag other players, who then become “it”. Red Light, Green Light: A game where players take turns being the person in charge who calls out “green light” or “red light” and players have to freeze or move accordingly. Simon Says: A game where players follow the commands of the person who is “Simon” but only if the command starts with “Simon says”.
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10 Card Games Kids Can Play
Here are 10 card games that kids (4-8) should be able to play.
Go Fish: A classic card game where players ask other players for cards to make sets of four. Crazy Eights: A game where players try to get rid of all their cards by matching the number or suit of the card in the middle. Old Maid: A game where players try to avoid getting the Old Maid card at the end of the game.
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10 Things That Kids Can Draw
Here are some ideas for things that kids can draw:
Simple shapes such as circles, squares, and triangles Stick figures Houses Flowers Trees Animals such as dogs, cats, and birds Cars and trucks Sun and moon Clouds People, such as family members or friends, using basic shapes to build the structure of the figure.
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10 Art Project Ideas for Kids (3-6)
Here are 10 ideas for art projects for kids (3-6):
Handprint art: Have the children make handprints on paper using paint or ink, and then use the handprints to create a scene or picture. Collage: Provide children with a variety of materials such as construction paper, tissue paper, and magazine cutouts, and let them create a collage on a piece of paper or cardboard. Finger painting: Give children paint and a large piece of paper and let them explore different colors and textures using their fingers.
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