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The Silent Bubble Walk

Steps:

Cut two wide strips of bubble wrap using your scissors.
Wrap one strip gently around each of your child’s shins.
Secure the wrap with a small piece of masking tape.
Ensure the tape is not tight against the skin.
Use masking tape to mark a zigzag path on the floor.
Ask your child to walk the path in total silence.
The goal is to reach the finish line without popping any bubbles!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child to ensure the tape is not too tight and the plastic is handled safely.

The Pool Noodle Steamroller

Steps:

Use masking tape to mark a start and finish line on a soft rug.
Place several stuffed animals in a row between the two lines.
Give your toddler a long pool noodle to hold with both hands.
Encourage them to roll the noodle over the toys while crawling.
Have them push down hard to steamroll each fluffy friend.
Put the toys in a basket once they reach the finish line.

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play to ensure they stay safe. Pool noodles can be a choking hazard if small pieces are swallowed.

Cosmic Tissue Bottle Push

Steps:

Adult: Give your child several sheets of colorful tissue paper.
Child: Tear the paper into small pieces using both hands.
Crumple each piece into a very tight, round ball.
Adult: Secure two pipe cleaners over the bottle mouth in an X shape.
Use masking tape to hold the pipe cleaners to the bottle sides.
Child: Hold the bottle steady with your helper hand.
Use your pinching fingers to pick up a paper ball.
Push the ball hard through the fuzzy pipe cleaner gate until it drops inside.

Safety Tip:
Tissue paper and pipe cleaners can be a choking hazard. Always supervise your child during play to keep them safe.

The Fuzzy Pipe Cleaner Bridges

Steps:

Tape your piece of cardboard flat on the table so it stays in one place while you play.
Use the hole puncher to make two columns of holes down the cardboard, leaving space in the middle.
Ask your child to pick up a pipe cleaner and push one end into a hole.
Show them how to slide a few colorful beads onto the pipe cleaner one at a time.
Help them bend the pipe cleaner and push the other end into a hole on the opposite side.
Keep going until you have a row of fuzzy, beaded bridges across your cardboard!

Safety Tip:
Beads and pipe cleaner pieces can be small. Always watch your child closely to make sure they do not put any materials in their mouth.

Sticky Balloon Treasure Peel

Steps:

Blow up a balloon and tie it securely.
Wrap several strips of masking tape around the balloon.
Make sure the sticky side faces outward.
Press several cotton balls onto the sticky tape.
Ask your child to hold the balloon with their helper hand.
Have them use their other hand to peel the cotton balls off.
Drop the rescued cotton balls into a basket.

Safety Tip:
Balloons and broken pieces are a serious choking hazard. Always watch your child and pick up popped pieces right away.