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Chick

1

Visit a pet store to see some baby chicks.  (Animals)

2

Glue some
yellow
feathers
onto a duck shape.
(Art)

3

Let your child
help you
make egg
salad sandwiches
for lunch.
(Cooking)

4

Draw faces on your child’s
fingers to
make simple finger puppets.
(Lang. Dev.)

5

Draw with chalk on wet paper to
make brightly colored designs.
(Art)
6

Fill a yellow
basket with
yellow items.
(Color/
Problem Solving)

7

Make a basket using a small box, add a handle. Let your child decorate.
(Art)

8

Knock down blocks or plastic bottles with a ball.  (Coordination)

9

Read the rhyme “Humpty Dumpty” to your child.
(Rhymes)

10

Show your child examples of hard boiled
and soft boiled eggs.
(Opposites)

11

Hide plastic eggs for your child to find.
(Problem Solving)

12

Easter
Easter Basket

13

Give your child
a bunny “nose” kiss.
(Self-Esteem)

14

Sing your
favorite
bunny song.
(Music)

15

Make a bunny ears headband for your child to wear and pretend to be
a bunny.  (Imagination)

16

Easter Bunny

17

Visit a petting
zoo to touch
a real bunny.
(Nature)

18

Encourage your child to tell you about her day.
(Lang. Dev.)

19

Place salt on the bottom of
a box.  Let your child
write in it with a craft stick.  (Beginning Writing)
20

Roll a ball back
and forth with
your child.
(Coordination)

21

Clap your hands to the rhythm of
your favorite song.
(Music)

22

Read a story
about the
rain.
(Literature/
Science)

23

Listen to the rain – what sound does
it make?
(Listening)

24

Wear boots and go out splashing
in rain puddles.
(Movement)

25

Umbrella

26

Have your
child paint with purple paint.  When dry, cut out a purple egg shape.
(Art)

27

Eat some purple grapes for snack.  Be sure to cut them in half
for safety.
(Snack)

28

Grapes

29

Make purple play dough
for your child to play with.  (Art/ Sm. Muscle Dev.)
30

Always supervise play dough play, so that your
child does
not eat the dough.  (Safety)