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3-Step Raspberry Cheesecake

A festive and healthy dessert that your keiki can help to assemble.

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Apple Oatmeal

Preparing this yummy breakfast is a simple way to make learning fun for your young child.

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Apple Pizza

Cooking teaches valuable lessons such as math and science concepts, fine motor skills, and language

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Artist at Work

Encourage your child to be creative in making her own artwork.

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Avocado Toast

While doing this recipe, sing a song while completing each task.

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Baked Tofu Nuggets

Have your child explore with his five senses by helping you in the kitchen.

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Baked Tofu Sticks

Making this healthy snack is a fun learning opportunity for your little one.

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Ball Drop

Your developing toddler is particularly vulnerable to toxic chemicals in certain plastics because he

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Banana & Nutmeg Smoothie

This sleep-inducing ingredients in this smoothie make it a great bedtime snack for children and adul

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Banana Pops

Delicious healthy snack

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Banana Pudding in a Bag

Let your child help you make this recipe in a bag.

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Berry Brainy Blizzard

Enjoy this brain boosting smoothie together!

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Big Steps

Act out the movements of “Big Steps, Little Steps” with your toddler.

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Bird's Nest

Create this food dish with your child.

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Biscuit ring

Make a tasty treat with your child and connect it to a familiar song.

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Bookworm Apple Bark

A yummy breakfast or snack treat

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Bread in a Bag

Encourage keiki to move while making a delicious treat

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Burger Soup

This delicious soup is a heart-healthy meal that you and your child can make together.

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Car Wash

Allow your toddler to use soap and water to wash the car.

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Caring for Teddy

Have your child follow simple instructions while playing with a teddy bear.

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Carrot Parfait

Enjoy making this health parfait.

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Cereal in a Bottle

Fun game for your child to figure out how things work.

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Cheese Chip Salad in a Bag

Make a delicious meal using a chip bag!

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Cheese Puffs Recipe

This is a simple baking activity to do with your keiki

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Chocolate Banana Drink

Blended drink to enjoy with your keiki

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Choices

Help your child make decisions for herself by introducing choices for her.

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Chore Tunes

While your child does daily routines, have them add a little music to their routine.

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Clean Up Time Song

Introduce a song to make clean up time fun.

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Clothes Pin Drop

Make counting and sorting fun by using clothespins

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Connect the Dots

Play connect the dots with your child.

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Count It!

Play guessing games with counting.

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Create a Piggyback Song

Use a familiar tune to create songs your child enjoys

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Crispy Cauliflower Bites

Enjoy this bite-sized healthy snack with your little one!

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Crumpled Paper Ball Play

This fun activity focuses on the fine motor building blocks of stability and bilateral coordination.

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Crunchy Oat Bar

This tasty snack is also a healthy one to make with your child.

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Dill-icious Herb Yogurt

A healthy snack to eat with vegetables

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Discovering the Usefulness of Containers

Activity of how you can use containers that are familiar to your toddler to support his learning

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DIY Dole Whip

Make your own frozen sorbet for a cool, refreshing, and inexpensive treat.

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DIY Lunchables

Explore shapes while preparing for a yummy meal or snack

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Doodling Together with Crayon

Toddlers are more active in exploring the world around them because of their increased mobility. Tog

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Draw and Scribble

Helpful tips on introducing drawing and scribbling to your toddler.

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Drying Song

Make learning fun, even while taking a bath!

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Easy Gingerbread Cookies

Expand on the familiar Gingerbread Man story to make a delicious snack

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Easy Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

Make a yummy dessert by using active movements

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Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs

Make this meal after reading a story about spaghetti and meatballs such as "Cloudy with a Chance of

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Family Display

Create an area to display photos of families in your program.

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Family Meal Time

Use meal times with family to help your child establish and maintain consistent routines.

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Father’s Day Card

Make a special card for special occasions, such as Father's Day.

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Feeling Dice Game

Games are a great way to build up your brain muscle!

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Feelings Face Matching Game

Make feeling face cards to identify emotions

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Find the Sound

Create a hide and seek type game using an alarm clock or timer.

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Finger and Thumbs, Legs, and Toes

Help your child explore their body parts by singing this rhythm.

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Finger People

Make storytelling come alive by incorporating a finger puppet created with your own fingers

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Flashlight Search

Play a fun game using household items, such as a flashlight.

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Flashlight Search

Help your child learn new vocabulary with this engaging activity.

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Float Your Boat

Support your toddlers development with this activity.

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Flower and Candle Breathing

Teach your child to practice deep breathing to calm her nervous system, reducing anxiety.

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Follow the Leader

A fun activity you can do with your child that encourages following directions and hands on learning

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Food for Thought

Take your toddler along when you go grocery shopping.

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Footprint in the Sand

At the beach, play games such follow the leader and looking at footprints.

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Freeze

This activity encourages listening skills and self-regulation as she practices stopping and starting

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Freezing Water

Introduce your child to how items change (freezing and melting).

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French Bread Pizza

As you make this recipe with your child, ask questions throughout the process to encourage her think

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Friendship Saimin

Try this recipe after reading Plenty Saimin by Feng Feng Hutchins

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Froyo Fruit Cup

This healthy snack is perfect for hot summer days

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Frozen Yogurt Pop

Fun cooking activity that teaches children how ingredients transform when you freeze them.

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Fruit Mosaic Pizza

Cooking allows children to experiment, ask questions, learn routine, and it builds their basic knowl

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Fruit Slush

Simple and refreshing snack recipe to do with your child.

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Fun Fruit Kabob

Arrange fruit chunks to make a fun treat!

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Fun with Colors

Learn about colors using household items, such as toys.

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Fun with Cups

Introduce sizes using household items, such as cups.

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Fun with Finger Play (1)

Finger plays for you to do with your little one.

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Fun with Finger Play (2)

Finger plays for you to do with your little one.

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Fun with Finger Play (3)

Finger plays for you to do with your little one.

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Fun with Movement

Movement activity to do with your child.

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Fun with Play Dough

Make your own Play Dough.

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Getting Lost

Make a tent using a large sheet to create a sense of "disappearing" for your young child.

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Goodbye Ritual

Create a good-bye ritual to ease the separation and provide a sense of comfort and security.

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Gratitude Cookies

This recipe is a sweet way for children to show thanks.

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Green Eggs and Ham

Try this recipe after reading "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss

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Growing Sunflowers

An introduction to gardening

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Ham and Cheese Scones

Cooking teaches valuable lessons. These quick and delicious scones are something the whole family wi

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Hand Turkey

Make animals out of paper.

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Hand Washing Poster

Create a poster to remind your child of the hand washing process

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Hawaiian Papaya Salsa

Use local ingredients to make an easy and delicious snack

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Helping Out at Mealtime

Let your toddler help set the table at mealtime.

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Holiday Colors

As each holiday or special celebration comes around, talk to your child about what it represents and

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Homemade Bubbles

Making homemade bubble solution

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Homemade Granola

Cooking teaches valuable lessons. Enjoy making this snack with your child.

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I Can Do It! (Copying animal movements)

Use a book to encourage movement

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I Have to Pull Harder

Watch as your keiki pulls, shakes, and moves the plunger, encouraging her efforts and problem solvin

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Iced Herbal Tea

Make tea for a garden tea party

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If/Then Sorting Game

Give your preschooler opportunities to sort objects by different attributes.

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It’s Sticky

Outdoor activity that introduces toddlers to different textures.

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Jello Paint

Paint different shapes and lines and explore the feel of textures.

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Kalua Pua'a

Incorporate cultural practices while making a delicious meal

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Kiddy Corn Chowder

A yummy soup recipe

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Kolea (Golden Plover)

Look for the kolea in grassy areas around your neighborhood and do fun activities to learn more abou

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Lasagna Cups

A yummy meal that's perfect for little hands!

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Layered Yogurt Parfait

Use this delicious snack to introduce basic math skills such as patterning.

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Leaf Sensory Bin

This nature-based activity encourages infants to use his senses to crinkle and crunch dry leaves or

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Learning Body Parts

Fun games that help your child learn and identify parts of her body.

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Learning to Predict

Use household materials to make a game to help your toddler learn to make predictions.

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Lego Flossing

A simple and fun way to expose your child to flossing.

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Lemonade Scones

This is a delicious and fun recipe!

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Let's Put the Groceries Away

Let your child be hands on by having him help you put the groceries away after a trip to the market

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Let's Roll!

Let your child experiment with this activity.

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Let’s Paint

Painting activity to do with your child.

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Magic Name

Toddlers develop alphabet knowledge when they are able to explore alphabets through sensory experien

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Mail Time

Make a learning activity using your mail.

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Make Your Own Cloud Dough

Cloud dough has a fun texture and will hold its shape when molded.

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Make Your Own Special Book

Make your own book about a special day or person.

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Make Your Own Tent

Play make-believe! Provide your child with simple toys and props that he can use in a variety of way

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Make Your Own Wrapping Paper

Make your own wrapping paper using your child's handprints.

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Mama or Papa Animals

Encourage movement by pretending to be an animal

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Mashed Potatoes with Homemade Butter

Make mashed potatoes with butter in a kid-friendly way

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Mealtime Magic

During meals, turn the TV off and redirect your child by engaging him in what “special” food wil

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Measuring and Counting

Help your child learn about measurement and counting using household items, such as containers, soap

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Mess-Free Finger Painting

This finger painting activity creates “safe” areas where a child can play independently yet alon

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Mirror, MIrror, What Do I See?

Help your child identify different emotions and facial expressions.

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Monkey Bites

This delicious snack is easy and fun to make with your little one!

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Monkey Bread Cupcake

Here's a simple sweet snack to make with your keiki

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Monster Mash

This delicious and healthy treat is a perfect snack to make with your keiki

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More Fun with Movement

Movement activity to do with your child.

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Mother’s Day Collage

Make a special collage for special occasions such as Mother's Day.

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Mr. Pita Rabbit

A fun Spring snack to make with keiki

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My Turn, Your Turn

Use this game to model words and turn taking

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Name It to Tame It with a DIY Emotions Flip Book

You can support your toddler’s developing brain and ability to self-regulate with this activity

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Noodle Doodle

Make learning fun by using noodles to talk about shapes.

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Okinawan Sweet Potato Ice Cream

Use this local food to make a sweet treat

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Omelet in a Mug

Use a mug to make a tasty breakfast dish

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On the Go Ravioli Spinach Lasagna

Cooking teaches valuable lessons. This quick and delicious lasagna dish is something the whole fami

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Ono Overnight Oats

Preschoolers hear and play with sounds in words through singing and by playing rhyming games. Use th

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Ooh La La Oobleck (aka “Goop”)

This sensory activity encourages little ones to feel new textures

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Pan Sushi

Cooking teaches valuable lessons. Enjoy this delicious sushi recipe with your child!

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Paper Cup Telephone

Have fun making a telephone with your child and help build listening and communication skills.

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Paper Dolls

Make your own paper dolls.

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Paper Plate Umbrella

Make your own paper plate umbrella.

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Peek-a-boo Book

Make a peek-a-boo book with your child.

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Perfect Pineapple Pops

Enjoy this healthy summertime treat

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Pin Drop

Fun activity using items in your home, such as clothespins and containers.

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Pizza Balls

Delicious recipe that will help your child learn how to sequence in a fun way!

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Pizza Roll Ups

This yummy snack allows your child to build his/her own pizza while incorporating counting, sequenci

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Playground Fun

Helpful tips on taking your child to the playground.

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Poetry in Motion

Movement activity that encourages your child to act out the poem.

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Poetry in Motion

Introduce poetry to your toddler.

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Prizeworthy Pretzels

Shape dough into traditional pretzels, shapes, or letters with this yummy pretzel recipe.

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

A fall snack to make together

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Put-Back Potatoes

Have your children learn about food by using their senses: touch, small, taste, sight, and sound.

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Read with Me

Helpful tips on introducing books to your toddler.

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Red Light, Green Light, and Yellow Light Too!

Teach your child safety by playing this interactive game.

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Ruthies Crunchy Chicken

A crunchy meal that allows you to point out the sounds while making this dish with your keiki.

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Safety Hunt

Safety hunt around the home to reinforce safe behaviors

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Santa Hats

Have your little one help make this Christmas themed snack of strawberries, bananas and marshmallows

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Seed Exploration

Toddler benefit from nature-based play. Try this seed exploration activity for a fun sensory experie

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Shake and Sing

Make your own noisemaker to use as an instrument while singing songs.

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Shapes and Sounds

Make learning fun by talking about shapes and sounds using favorite foods.

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Simple Paper Bag Kite

Help your child decorate a paper bag kite by using embellishments she chooses.

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Singing in the Bath

Make the most of daily routines by creating a mural during bath time with this simple bath paint rec

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Sleepover Oatmeal

Prepare this breakfast/snack the night before with your little one.

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Snack Mix to Share

Model the concept of sharing by making this snack and sharing with friends and family.

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Sock Puppet

Make your own sock puppet.

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Sock Puppet

Puppets are a great way to build your child's oral language development.

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Sponge Play

Fun activity using household items, such as a sponge.

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Sponge Play

Discovering sink and float properties

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Stick Book

Make your own book

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Stone Soup

Engage your keiki in adding ingredients to make a yummy soup

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Stop and Go

Increase your child's awareness of his body and listening skills through this fun activity

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Storm in a Bottle

A creative way to reuse empty bottles to create something interesting and engaging for your child.

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Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms

This delicious meal idea is fun to make and eat!

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Sweet Pea Lasagna

Cooking teaches valuable lessons and fosters a child's development. Have fun making this dish with y

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Sweet Potato Custard

This fall desert is something that you and your child can both make and enjoy together.

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Tape Walk

Show your toddler how to walk on the line, putting one foot in front of the other.

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Teddy Bear Cheese Biscuits

A yummy snack to use with a tea party with stuffed animal friends

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This is the Way We Brush Our Teeth

Develop cognitive skills by creating a toothbrushing chart and using words that teach the order of e

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Thumb-in-the-Box Finger Play

Fun finger plays that you can do with your child.

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Thumbprint People

Fun art activity to do with your child.

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Tiny Bubbles

Use soapy water to make a fun learning activity.

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Tippy Toes

Show your child how to walk on tiptoes.

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Tofu Banana Pudding

Make this delicious and healthy pudding recipe with your child.

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Tomato Basil Pizza

Make a delicious treat with your keiki

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Tuna Cakes

Cooking teaches valuable lessons. Enjoy making this delicious dish together.

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Tuna Cheesies

Cooking teaches valuable lessons. This recipe makes the most delicious tuna cheese sandwich that wil

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Turkey Avocado Burritos

Cooking teaches valuable lessons. Enjoy making this burrito with your little one.

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Turkey Bacon Muffin

Enjoy making this recipe with your child.

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Valentine’s Day Card and Rhyme

Celebrate Valentine's Day by making a card and rhyme for your loved one.

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Waiting Hands

Add communication skills when teaching turn taking by adding gestures and words.

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Washing Toys

Use this activity as a time to talk about cleaning while having fun.

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Washing Toys

Let your toddler become an active explorer and increase her curiosity with this activity.

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Weather Watch

Look outside and talk about the weather.

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What is the Shape of Water

You can encourage STEM learning by encouraging your toddler to be curious and ask questions.

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Where's Teddy?

A fun guessing game to play with your child at home.

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Wind Sock

Make your own wind sock.

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Wondering about Birds with the 4E's

Draw on your child's interest by extending her learning

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Zucchini Fries

Make creating this healthy treat an activity you do with your little one!

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