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Start teaching young children to write letters using fingerpaints. This removes the added complication of holding a pencil.

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Make safe finger paint for little ones with a mixture of plain yogurt and flavored drink mix such as Kool Aid.

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Have children make their own paper dolls by gluing magazine pictures to cardboard, then cutting out the desired shapes.

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Protect your table from a finger painting project by laying down a plastic shower curtain. Throw in the washer when done.

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Mount your child's artwork on cardstock and use as greeting cards to send to family and friends.

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If your fresh bouquet is starting to wilt, help your children dissect some of the wilting flowers and do some online research to learn about the different parts together.

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Use crayon stubs for creating "stained glass" art. Grate the stubs then have your child arrange the gratings on a piece of waxed paper. Place another sheet of waxed paper on top, cover with a towel and iron until the wax melts.

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Sit on the floor and play with your children. They won't be young for long, so take advantage of it while you are able.

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A simple rainy day activity for young children is to drape a blanket over a table to create an impromptu fort.

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Save the cardboard inserts from new shirts for your children's art projects.

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If planting a family garden, include some sunflowers. They are easy to grow and you can have each family member be responsible for a few and see whose grows the tallest.

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When making pizza as a family, let your children cut out shapes in the dough with cookie cutters and assemble the toppings onto the shapes.

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Invest in some inexpensive disposable plastic tablecloths for when your children do art projects at the table. It makes cleaning up a breeze.

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For an inexpensive preschooler craft, cut drinking straws into 1 inch lengths and let the child string them like beads onto a piece of yarn.

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Save money on amusement park or zoo trips by researching policies on bringing in your own food or the ability to leave and return. If either are an option, pack a lunch and snacks.

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Encourage your child to read by making a book about him/her. Together write a story and add photos or drawings. Anything is more interesting when it is all about you.

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Help prevent losing game board pieces by keeping them in sealed plastic bags labelled with the number and type of pieces that need to be placed in the bag after playing.

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For children's puzzles, write the name of the puzzle on the back of each individual piece to easily match loose pieces to the correct puzzle.

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When making art projects with young children, let them use small pieces of Play Doh as glue to help avoid a mess.

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