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Making Your Own Matching Game
There are many great ideas out there for making your own matching game. Matching games are a great learning tool. If you have more than 2 of each card, you can practice patterns, sorting, categorizing, playing Go Fish, and of course, matching.
Here are some ideas, I have done, for making your own Matching Game:
*Paint Sample [...]
Photo Rebus Stories
We love reading rebus stories, and decided it was time to start making and writing our own. (A rebus story is one that uses pictures in the place of some of the words.)
Here is what you need to make your own photo rebus story:
photos of your child or children
stickers
poster
markers
glue stick
Tell your child you [...]
Hand Print Valentine Card
Here is a simple, yet "handy" Valentine's Day card you can make with your children, using their hand prints to make a heart shape. This was very simple and fun to do. Maybe you will want to make one too
Here are the instructions:
1. Fold a piece of white card stock in half. Using [...]
Shower Curtain Play mat
Using a shower curtain from the Dollar Store, we made a city play mat of the places we often go to in our city. A new play mat is always fun, and this one did not take long to make at all- a few hours tops. Plus, this play mat cost ONE DOLLAR! Talk [...]
Making Glurch (or Oobleck)
This stuff is so fun, so easy, and so non-messy! If you are stuck inside on a cold winter day, make some of this with your kids for hours of play! We love to make GLURCH or OOBLECK (from Dr. Seuss).
RECIPE for GLURCH:
In a small bowl mix:
1 cup glue (8 oz. about 2 [...]
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