Tea Party

Make snack time extra special by having a tea party.
Include a favorite stuffed animal, special plates, napkins, a teapot and cups. Let your child pour the tea.






Expect a few spills (just don't use your best tablecloth).

Tea parties are a perfect time to work on table manners while having fun.

Camp In

Kids will have a great time camping inside.

Items needed:
1.sheet placed over a table for a tent (a sheet lets in more light than a blanket)
2.a few paper towel tubes for fire wood - red/yellow tissue paper, f you have it stuffed in each end for fire.
3.small frying pan for cooking.
4.stuffed animals for wild life. Hide them and go on a hike around the house and look them.
5.books for reading in the tent
6.Snacks in a bag or backpack for snack time
7.sleeping bag for taking a nap
8.leaves.
9 crayons and thin paper for Leaf rubbings
10.Flashlight

Refresh your memory of camp songs so you can sit around your fire and sing some songs.

Playing Store

Don't toss your empty cereal boxes!
Empty, clean food containers are perfect for starting a store. With a few items, a shopping bag (reusable, paper, or whatever else is handy)you can set up a shop in your house.

Preschoolers have wonderful imaginations, often better than we realize. No cash register for your store? Pretend you have one. Describe it to your child. Press the buttons and make beeping noises. Call a pretend worker for a price check or for clean up in aisle 2. If your child has been to the supermarket with you, he'll catch right on.

If you're inspired, you can make signs with prices on them. You can use real money and coins or pretend.

A great way to end playing store is with a clean up and a few real cookies and a real glass of milk, all bought at your store, of course.

(Looking for reusable bags? Poksak.com sells reusable bags. Poksak supports the Orphan Fund of America)