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Let your children cover a piece of paper with glue, then sprinkle on confetti for a collage.
(Process Art)
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Sing “Happy New Year to You” to the tune of “Happy Birthday”
(Music)
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Ring in the New Year with a variety of bells.  Discuss the sounds they make. 
(Science)
5

Place salt in a box lid.  Have your child write letters in the salt.
(Writing)
6

Make a playhouse for your child by covering a table with a blanket.
(Imagination)
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Give your child a pile of mittens to sort and match.
(Sorting)
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Read the story about the “Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens” 
(Language)
9

Cut the fingertips off of an old glove to make finger puppets.
(Language)
10

Go on a hunt around your house looking for white objects.
(Color)
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Make a real or giant paper snowman.  Have your child measure how tall he is.
(Size)
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Collect some snow and have your child think of ways to keep it from melting.
(Problem Solving/Science)
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Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
 
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Make a new friend today.
(Social Awareness)
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Discuss the different shapes you can make when cutting a sandwich in half or in fourths.
(Shapes)
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Let your child help make a hot and cold snack.
(Cooking/
Opposites)
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Write familiar words in the snow for your child to read.
(Beginning reading)
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Help your child set out bird seeds for the winter birds.
(Kindness)
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Help your child practice putting on and taking off winter clothes.
(Coordination Skills)
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Let your child help make cinnamon toast for breakfast or a snack.
(Cooking)
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Help your child discover why a glass of ice gets water drops on the outside of the glass.
(Science)
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Show your child how to fold a piece of paper in fourths, then snip the edges to create a snowflake.
(Folding/
Cutting)
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Sing some of your favorite snow songs together.
(Music)
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String cereal on a piece of yarn.  Have your child count the pieces.  (Math)
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Freeze ice in containers to make ice sculptures.
 (Creative Art)
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Give your child a small basket to pick up his small toys with.
(Size Discrimination)
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Give your child a large basket to pick up his large toys with. 
(Size Discrimination)