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Play Ideas by Age

Imagine your pre-schooler's play possibilities!: ages 3 to 5
- Halloween costumes don't need to be packed away all year long! Dress up and act out fairytales you read together.

- Help your child make a secret hideout by putting a blanket or sheet over a table or chair. Boxes can become furniture and toys and books can help create a "home".

- In a safe place, play tug-of-war with an old blanket or towel.

- Pretend to be different animals, making sounds like that animal and moving around (crawling, jumping, running) like that animal moves.

Nurture confidence and competence
in the primary school years: ages 5 to 8

- Build anything from a castle to a miniature village to a child-sized room using blocks videos or clean milk cartons or old cereal boxes. Tell stories about who lives there and what is happening there.

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