The Preschooler's Busy Book: 365 Creative Games and Activities to Occupy Your 3-To-6-Year-Old PDF
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THE PRESCHOOLER’S BUSY BOOK Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kuffner, Trish. The preschooler’s busy book: 365 creative games and activities to occupy your 3-to-6-year-old / by Trish Kuffner. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-88166-351-4. — ISBN 0-671-31633-8 (S&S) — eISBN 978-1-4424- 4124-1 1. Creative activities and seat work. 2. Education, Preschool. I. Title. LB1140.35.C74K844 1998 372.5—dc21 98-29639 CIP Editor: Liya Lev Oertel Production Manager: Joe Gagne Desktop Publishing: Danielle White Cover Art: Dorothy Stott Illustrations: Laurel Aiello © 1998 by Patricia Kuffner All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or using any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Published by Meadowbrook Press, 5451 Smetana Drive; Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 BOOK TRADE DISTRIBUTION by Simon & Schuster, a division of Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 www.SimonandSchuster.com 04 03 02 01 00 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 Printed in the United States of America Dedication For my husband, Wayne, and our four precious children, Andria, Emily, Joshua, and Johanna. I have learned far more from you than you will ever learn from me. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Help! I Have a Preschooler! “But There’s Nothing to Do!” Planning Your Activities Stocking Your Craft Cupboard What about Television? A Word of Encouragement Weekly Activity Planner Chapter 2: Rainy Day Play Chapter 3: Kids in the Kitchen Chapter 4: Outdoor Adventures Chapter 5: Out and About Chapter 6: Reading, Writing, ’Rithmetic, and More Reading Readiness Mathematics Geography Basic Botany Chapter 7: Music, Dance, and Drama Music and Rhythm Movement and Dance Dramatic Play Chapter 8: Arts and Crafts Drawing Painting Printmaking Sculpting Papier-Mâché Cutting and Pasting Crafts and Other Fun Things to Make Chapter 9: Birthdays and Holidays Birthday Celebrations New Year’s Day Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Easter Fourth of July Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Appendices Appendix A: Basic Craft Recipes Paint Fingerpaint Playdough Clay Glue and Paste Other Craft Recipes Appendix B: Crazy Can Activities Appendix C: Gifts for Kids to Make and Give Appendix D: Best Books for Young Children Appendix E: Resources Index Introduction If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again If I had my child to raise over again, I’d fingerpaint more and point the finger less. I’d do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I would care to know less and know to care more. I’d take more hikes and fly more kites. I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play. I’d run through more fields and gaze at more stars. I’d do more hugging and less tugging. I would be firm less often, and affirm much more. I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love. —Diane Loomans Although coping with the needs of a baby can be tough for new parents, it usually doesn’t take long for most to feel comfortable with changing, feeding, holding, and rocking their infants. As babies grow into toddlers, most parents are able to cope with wiping noses and behinds, making meals no one eats, finding toys and clothes and sticky finger marks everywhere, and, of course, doing laundry, laundry, laundry. But as children leave the toddler stage and become full-fledged preschoolers, their needs change dramatically. Few parents feel
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