The Preschooler's Busy Book: 365 Fun, Creative, Screen-Free Learning Games and Activities to Stimulate Your 3- to 6-Year-Old Every Day of the YearThe Preschooler's Busy Book contains 365 activities (one for each day of the year) for three- to six-year-olds using things found around the home. It shows parents, baby-sitters, and daycare providers how to:
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Contents
Help I Have a Preschooler | 1 |
But Theres Nothing to Do | 3 |
Planning Your Activities | 7 |
Stocking Your Craft Cupboard | 9 |
What about Television? | 11 |
A Word of Encouragement | 13 |
Weekly Activity Planner | 14 |
Rainy Day Play | 17 |
Cutting and Pasting | 219 |
Crafts and Other Fun Things to Make | 233 |
Birthdays and Holidays | 263 |
Birthday Celebrations | 264 |
New Years Day | 270 |
Valentines Day | 272 |
St Patricks Day | 278 |
Easter | 281 |
Kids in the Kitchen | 55 |
Outdoor Adventures | 87 |
Out and About | 103 |
Reading Writing Rithmetic and More | 111 |
Reading Readiness | 112 |
Mathematics | 125 |
Geography | 135 |
Basic Botany | 144 |
Music Dance and Drama | 149 |
Music and Rhythm | 150 |
Movement and Dance | 156 |
Dramatic Play | 160 |
Arts and Crafts | 169 |
Drawing | 172 |
Painting | 183 |
Printmaking | 199 |
Sculpting | 210 |
PapierMache | 215 |
Fourth of July | 295 |
Halloween | 298 |
Thanksgiving | 303 |
Christmas | 308 |
Hanukkah | 332 |
Kwanzaa | 339 |
Appendices | 349 |
Fingerpaint | 353 |
Playdough | 354 |
Clay | 358 |
Glue and Paste | 362 |
Other Craft Recipes | 364 |
Crazy Can Activities | 366 |
Gifts for Kids to Make and Give | 368 |
Best Books for Young Children | 370 |
Resources | 374 |
Index | 378 |
Copyright | |