http://www.ecobabysteps.com/2010/07/12/summer-activities-for-toddlers/ Ecobaby steps for modern parents. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.ecobabysteps.com/2010/07/12/summer-activities-for-toddlers/comment-page-1/#comment-5093 Mapmaking with Preschoolers | ecobabysteps Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:18:36 +0000 http://www.ecobabysteps.com/?p=2159#comment-5093 [...] Children bouncing around looking for summer activities? Preschoolers are at a stage where they start to process more information about the world around them. Much the same way I add carrots and beets to smoothies, I like to suggest delicious and nutritious activities that might stimulate the mind without my children noticing much. For 3 - 6 year old children, I suggest simple mapmaking activities. You can create a multi-step, multi-sensory activity that gets children thinking about the world around them. I like this as a summer activity because it has the potential to spark the kind of interest that can turn into a ongoing project. This could keep them engaged for the summer like Wesley’s project in Weslandia. [...] [...] Children bouncing around looking for summer activities? Preschoolers are at a stage where they start to process more information about the world around them. Much the same way I add carrots and beets to smoothies, I like to suggest delicious and nutritious activities that might stimulate the mind without my children noticing much. For 3 – 6 year old children, I suggest simple mapmaking activities. You can create a multi-step, multi-sensory activity that gets children thinking about the world around them. I like this as a summer activity because it has the potential to spark the kind of interest that can turn into a ongoing project. This could keep them engaged for the summer like Wesley’s project in Weslandia. [...]

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