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Under-Table Starry Night

Steps:

Draw many colorful dots across a flat piece of cardboard using your markers.
Use a pen to poke a small hole through the center of every dot.
Find a stable low table and tape the cardboard to the underside with masking tape.
Help your child lie down on their back underneath the table.
Hand them a pile of Q-tips to hold in their helper hand.
Challenge them to push a Q-tip into every star hole they see above.

Safety Tip:
Ensure the table is stable and the area is clear of hard objects. Always supervise your child while they are lying under the furniture.

The Drawbridge Pulley Master

Steps:

Get a small cardboard box and cut a rectangular door on one side.
Leave the bottom of the door attached so it flips down.
Poke two small holes at the top of the door.
Poke two more holes near the top of the box frame.
Thread a piece of yarn through the door and the box.
Tape a paper roll horizontally to the top of the box.
Tie the yarn ends to the paper roll.
Ask your child to twist the roll to lift the door.
Use a paper clip to clip the yarn to the box.

Safety Tip:
Adult supervision is required for using scissors to cut the cardboard. Ensure the yarn is stored safely after play to prevent any entanglement risks.

The Shimmering Mosaic Lid Garden

Steps:

Place the plastic container on a flat table.
Use markers to draw grass and flower stems on the sides of the container.
Put long strips of masking tape across the lid with the sticky side facing up.
Secure the edges of the tape so it stays on the lid.
Have your child pick up one sequin using their thumb and pointer finger.
Press the sequin onto the sticky tape to make a flower on top of the stem.
Continue until the garden on the lid is full of colorful sequin flowers.

Safety Tip:
Sequins are very small and can be a choking hazard, so please supervise your child closely during play.

Bottle Galaxy Weaver

Steps:

Wash and dry an empty plastic bottle.
Remove the label so you can see inside clearly.
Use a hole puncher to make six holes around the top of the bottle.
Punch six more holes near the bottom of the bottle.
Cut several pieces of yarn into long strips.
Tie a bead to one end of a yarn piece to act as a star.
Thread the yarn through a top hole and pull it across to a bottom hole.
Add more beads as you weave through different holes.
Crumple small strips of index cards and push them into the bottle first to act as planets.
Challenge your child to weave the yarn so the stars rest on the planets.

Safety Tip:
Always supervise children when using a hole puncher. Beads are a choking hazard. Keep them away from younger siblings.

Cosmic Pincer Star Weave

Steps:

Cut a large, sturdy square out of your cardboard using the scissors.
Use your markers to draw a large, bright star in the very center of the cardboard.
Decorate the area around the star with small planet and galaxy stickers.
Use the hole puncher to create a ring of holes all the way around the outside edge of your cardboard square.
Cut a long piece of yarn and wrap a small bit of masking tape around one end to make a stiff ‘needle.’
Tape the other end of the yarn securely to the back of the cardboard.
Challenge your child to ‘weave’ the shooting star by pushing the yarn through a hole from the back to the front.
Have them pull the yarn across the center star and push it into a hole on the opposite side.
Continue this crisscross pattern until every hole has been used and the star is caught in a colorful yarn web!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child when they are using scissors or a hole puncher. Ensure the yarn length is safe for play and collected after the activity.