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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 collection of bells.  Discuss their sounds. 
(Science)
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Let your child cover a piece of paper with glue, then sprinkle on confetti.
(Art)
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Snow is white.  How many white things can you find in your house?
(Math/Colors)
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Make a snowman.  Measure your child and the snowman.  Who is tallest?
(Size)
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Show your child how to fold a piece of paper in fourths, then snip the edges to make a snowflake.
(Cutting)
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Write “I Love You” in the snow for your child to read.
(Beginning Reading)
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Help your child practice putting on and taking off winter clothes.
(Coordination)
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Let your child help make cinnamon toast for breakfast or snack.
(Cooking)
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Give your child a pile of mittens and have her sort them into pairs.
(Sorting)

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Read the story about “The Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens”
(Language)

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Discuss the different shapes you make in cutting a sandwich in half or fourths.
(Shapes)
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Let your child help you make a hot and a cold snack. (Cooking/ Opposites)
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Cut the finger tips off of an old glove to make finger puppets.
(Dramatics)
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Place salt in a box lid.  Let your child write letters with her finger.
(Writing)
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String cereal on a piece of yarn.  Have your child count the pieces.  (Counting/Math)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day
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Clean up by putting large toys in one container and small toys in another.  (Size)
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Make games out of left over holiday boxes, cards and paper.
(Recycling)
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Plan an indoor parade.  Decorate boxes to pull.
(Dramatics)
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Fill a bag with small objects.  Pull out one at a time and make it part of a story.
(Language)
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Make a play house for your child.  Cover a table with a blanket.
(Imagination)
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Freeze ice in containers to make ice sculptures.
(Art/Science)
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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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Investigate the life of a Penguin.
(Science)
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