Read the newspaper comics with your child. Let your child choose a favorite one to cut out, and have your child tell you what is happening in the picture. Your child can even make up a story to go with the pictures!

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Make a bouquet of flowers out of opened-up cupcake liners. Write a message at the center of each flower for someone special. Glue or tape a straw or Popsicle stick for a stem. Tie the flowers together with a ribbon. 

Help your child make an indoor fort using a sheet, blanket, or towel. "Build" it over chairs. Let your child read books with a flashlight inside the fort.

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Plan a "TV Blackout" night. Instead of watching TV, read aloud or play games, do a puzzle, or sing songs with your child.

Cut the letters in your child's name out of a magazine. Let your child glue the letters in the right order on a piece of paper. He or she can also cut out pictures to decorate around the name.

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Let your child use chalk to make sidewalk drawings. Draw a circle on a square. Ask your child to drawn animals out of the shapes.

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Go for a nature walk. Take an empty egg carton to collect treasures along the way. Later, let your child glue the things that have been collected on paper and write the name next to each item.

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Sketch an American flag on a piece of paper. Tear up pieces of red, white, and blue construction paper and have your child glue the pieces onto the picture, making, a "mosaic" flag.

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Let your child help set the table for dinner. Practice counting out forks, plates, or cups.

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Put together a costume box for your child. Have your child dress up in old clothes, hats, scares, and shoes. Then, your child and friends can act out a favorite story or make up a new one!

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Ask your child to study town history from old newspapers

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Write a list of your child's favorite animals. Talk about what makes each animal special.