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This fun, food-themed day is about more than just cheese and crackers. Cooking together connects math with literacy skills, science, and more. With the rise in childhood obesity, you can encourage healthy nutrition and fitness habits at home and in the classroom. Create your own healthy snacks and share the recipes and photos of your creations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the #WOYC21 hashtag.
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When children build together they explore math and science concepts and develop their social and early literacy skills. Children can use any building material—from a fort of branches on the playground to a block city in the classroom, or a hideaway made from couch pillows at home. Build and share pictures of children’s creations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the #WOYC21 hashtag.
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Think, problem solve, create! Children develop creativity, social skills and fine motor skills with open-ended art projects where they can make choices, use their imaginations, and create with their hands. On Artsy Thursday celebrate the joy and learning children experience when engaged in creative art making. Use any materials—from crayons to paint, clay to crafts! Create and share photos of your children’s creations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the #WOYC21 hashtag.
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Engaging and celebrating families is at the heart of supporting our youngest learners. NAEYC applauds family members’ role as young children’s first and most important teachers. Share pictures and stories about your family on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the #WOYC21 hashtag.
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When children sing, dance, and listen to music, they develop their language and early literacy skills while being active and encouraging movement. Make up and record your own unique version of a song or write your own, and share it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the #WOYC21 hashtag.
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For this activity, children can create their own butterfly maracas to help with their language and cognitive development. It is a simple and fun activity to incorporate music into a child's life along with being a fun craft. Below is a file that will include a list of materials needed, video tutorial, and rationale for this activity.

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For this activity, families will work together to create a family portrait. Working on this as a family can let everyone’s artistic abilities come together in a fun way. This can also encourage infants and toddlers to use their imagination and make it come to life. Get creative!

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For this activity. families will create a single Tweet explaining why they love each other. This is a great way for families to get together and reflect their relationships between each other. The "Why I Love My Family" Activity supports infants and toddlers by helping their language skills. Remember to use the hashtag #ILoveMyFamily!

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Puzzles are both educational and fun. Many parents may ask, can infants and toddlers even do puzzles? The answer is, of course, they can! Puzzles play an important role in infant and toddler development; they help build hand-eye coordination, strengthens cognitive and memory skills, enhances problem-solving skills, social development, and an increase in self-esteem. Below is a Google Slides presentation with information on the perfect types of puzzles for infants and toddlers and the benefits of children playing with puzzles.

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Dancing is a physical body activity. Dancing is a fun way for everyone of all ages - mom, dad, sibling(s), infant, and toddler to let the body loose. Everyone likes a good beat to dance to. All you need is a good tune and the dancing comes naturally. Below is a Google Slides presentation with a dance party playlist ready to go, an infographic on the benefits of dancing, and a short model video of a dance party. I hope you enjoy!

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For this activity parents will work with their children to create images of their family. The activity can be posted on the internet showing off what their child has created. Also the children will listen to a book and learn not only about their family but different types of families

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The dancing in these songs, with have the kids learn how to do hand movements during the songs. The kids will move to the songs in all the different movements. The children can do this with not only there family but their extended family.

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For this activity, families will get to engage in the kitchen by setting up their own fruit salad bar together. This activity is not only fun but is delicious to eat and introduces a healthy snack to infants and toddlers! Enjoy!

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For this activity, families will be able to improve math skills and allow infants and toddlers to explore colors.

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For this activity, families will be able to get the little ones outside to explore new things and enjoy everything nature has to offer

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Want to get moving and grooving in your household? Try this fun musical dice activity! Musical dice is an activity in which children and family members decorate cubes that represent different songs and dance moves. Then when each die is thrown, picks the song and move you will dance and sing to for that round. Invite the whole family over, because the fun is about to begin! Get ready to create a fun and developmentally appropriate activity with your children, and make memories that will last a lifetime! Click on the link below to get started!

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What is relaxing, fun, and developmentally appropriate for infants and toddlers? A paint night! Enjoy a night full of conversations and fun, while painting something that makes you happy! To complete this activity you will only need a couple of things: paints, canvases or pieces of paper, and a big enough space where everyone can express their creativity! End a night filled with the stress of the day in a relaxing way. Make time for the one time that matters most, which is family time. Click on the link below to get started!

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This activity has families working together with their infants/toddlers and building an obstacle course inside of their home using different household items. After the obstacle course is made have them run/walk through and if you want to get competitive you can time it.

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Who’s ready to make some noise? For this activity, families will get the chance to create their own band with their children! You and your child will find some objects and materials in your kitchen that you can use to create sounds. Once you have your instruments, start making music! There are fun handouts and coloring sheets to go along with this activity that promotes motor skills as well as fosters coordination and curiosity. Below is a presentation that will walk you through the activity and includes all of the materials you will need! Enjoy making your own sounds!

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In this activity, infants and toddlers are introduced to household chores with a fun game. Infants and toddlers will sweep up all the materials on the floor by the time the buzzer stops and work together with friends and family. Enjoy!

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Time to let that inner rockstar come out and explore! With this exciting activity, you and your infant and/or toddler will engage in a creative musical activity by creating a beautiful drum from a shoe box. Then using that same drum you and your infant and/or toddler will pat along with a YouTube video full of nursery rhymes! Hope you enjoy!

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It is time to let out your infants and/or toddlers inner artist and let their creativity explode! For this activity, you and your infant and/or toddler will create a collage! Instead of using brushes, you will be using your own hands and feet! Hope you enjoy!

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This activity is fun and exciting and allows children to unlock a new level of creativity. This can easily be an activity for all ages. It involves using paint, cotton balls, and a lot of imagination.

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This activity allows children to create their own flower out of a paper plate. It requires few materials that you will probably be able to find around the house and it is perfect for spring time. They will be using their motor skills, cognitive skills, and creativity to create a one of a kind piece of artwork. Below includes some of the benefits to doing this craft with children along with a template for the flower!
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This activity allows children to play and create outside while embracing nature. Using mud, children can use their imagination to build different things. The opportunities are endless!

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In this creative activity, children and their family members will create their own unique work of art that can be kept forever! Infants and toddlers will have the opportunity to build relationships with their family members, develop fine motor skills, express creativity, explore, develop independence, and learn colors. Below is a Google Slides presentation with all of the information needed for this activity. I hope you all enjoy!

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It is time to get messy! Painting is more than just having a fun time and expressing yourself! Painting with young children helps them to develop in many different areas such as their socio-emotional development, cognitive development, and motor development. For this activity, infants and toddlers will have the opportunity to create artwork and then will display their creation afterwards!

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This game will have you and your children yelling, "BINGO!" Bingo games are both fun and educational and have been around for generations! Engaging in Bingo games with your child comes with all sorts of benefits. Bingo games help to promote healthy cognitive development in children of all ages but can also improve your brain’s processing speed, alertness, and memory capabilities. Enjoy and have fun!

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Families should look at my activity to expose themselves and their child to different foods and spices. My activity will also stimulate the infant’s/toddler’s taste. This activity will have families and children work together to create different foods that are not of their culture and a food that is out of their comfort zone. For infants families should be more careful with the spices and instead of meals I would suggest snacks from different cultures and soft foods.

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This activity is about letting your creativity flow! This mess-free painting activity is the perfect activity for those little ones who love playing with paint, but for the parents who don’t like the cleanup.

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Grab your favorite cookie recipe and interact with this fun shaping game! Follow all the slides and learn how to form some shapes and letters (and enjoy them after)!

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In this tasty activity, children and their family members will create artwork from food and then enjoy their creation afterwards! Infants and toddlers will have the opportunity to build relationships with their family members, develop fine motor skills, express creativity, and develop independence. Toddlers even have the chance to improve upon math skills. Below is a Google Slides presentation with all of the information needed for this activity. I hope you all enjoy!

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Who’s ready to cook? For this Tasty Tuesday activity, families and their toddlers will have the opportunity to work together in the kitchen and cook. You will be cooking your favorite recipe and sharing it with everyone, and by the end we will have one big classroom cookbook to share! Throughout this activity there are handouts to work on and fun articles to read. Overall, this activity engages children and focuses on their motor skills, cognitive development, and gives them a fun tasty treat to eat at the end! Below is a slideshow presentation that includes everything you need to complete this activity. Happy cooking!

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The activity is all about flowers. An activity fitting for the upcoming spring. Children love playing with paint, and activities in which they can create art themselves. With this activity  any parental figure or family member such as grandparents, aunts or uncles etc can help the children make flowers. This activity is made for infants but can be extended to toddlers as well. Priscilla Tapia

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After a long week, spending time with family is so important. Choose your favorite family photo and decorate away in this family photo scrapbook that you will cherish forever!

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Family Friday: Family Photo Scrapbook! Amanda LiPera

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People who have a strong skill of working with others are valuable because there will be numerous times when people need to work with other people. Developing the skill of teamwork as early as infants and toddlers will help them in the future. A fun way to introduce the idea of teamwork is by reading a story like “Gigantic Turnip” by Aleksei Nikolayevich Tolstoy and doing a team bonding activity. The activity that is easy to do is the Tower of Cups. Click through the Google Slides to find out more!

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This activity is all about family and the people in our lives that make our family. This activity children are given a cut out house and cut out pieces of people. The children can use crayons to color in the different family members and glue them to the house. The family cut outs have no “mom”or “ dad” on them to accommodate and acknowledge all types of families.  Each child can choose which colored house they wish to glue their family in

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Families spending time with their children is vital for their development. Thus, parents need to create time to spend with their children. One way to spend time with children is by having a Family Game Night. Some families may have traditional board games or card games, but I got them covered if families do not have those games. I have three activities that families can do, and the best part is most of the materials needed for the activities can be found in your home! Click through the Google Slides to find out what are the three activities.

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For this activity teachers can combine movement and music. The teacher can play an audiobook that incorporates movement words. The teacher will have her students stand up in an area where there is enough space. Then the teacher will play the video or audio book. The teacher will have her students follow her lead. If the song says “jump” or “run”, the teacher can jump up in place or run in place so that she can still keep control of the students.  If necessary the teacher can even have students moving around the classroom so they can walk around the classroom until the audio says to do a specific movement.

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For this fun activity children get to learn about food groups. Parents or teachers can show a video on food groups. After they can cut out pictures of their favorite foods and glue them one a brown paper lunch bag.

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Happy Tasty Tuesday! This activity is a healthy and delicious way to get children involved in the kitchen. Cooking from an early age helps children in mathematical reasoning as well as science and language skills! Invite family and friends over to partake in this activity. Mangia!

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Tasty Tuesday: English Muffin Pizzas! Amanda LiPera

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Have you noticed that  kids love mixing colors? It’s so much fun to see what colors they can create by doing a little color mixing. This creative butterfly activity introduce children to basic color theory and allows them to have tons of fun with color mixing.