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Set Up House
Activities to ward off winter boredom |
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If
you've got
stacks of magazines
and holiday catalogs hanging around, let your kids fill an
afternoon or more with this fun and endless 2-D project.
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For each
child, draw a simple house shape on a poster-size piece of
paper, then set out catalogs, scissors, glue sticks, paper and
markers and let the decorating begin. Each person can
custom-design his or her own house--filling it with |
everything
from furniture to teapots to fishbowls.
Encourage
kids to add fantasy touches: What would make houses more fun?
Bunk beds five rows high? A system of pulleys and chutes? To
make their creations more durable, you can help attach the
"permanent" fixtures (couches, tables) to the house by covering
them with clear Con-Tact paper. Objects that might need to be
moved around (pet dogs or people) can be covered front and back
with Con-Tact paper and cut out (double-sided tape on the back
will help them stick in place). Still have catalogs left?
Challenge your kids to make a whole town.
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