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We cook!
Cinnamon shortbread
It’s in season! Here is an easy recipe to make with the little ones: just mix 120 g of flour, 60 g of brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 60 g of softened butter and 1 egg. The dough is spread over about 1/2 cm and the shortbread is cut out with a cookie cutter. And hop, we bake at 170 ° C for 10 minutes. Yum ! From 2 years old.
Blind-test of flavors
Want to have fun at the snack? Seasonal fruits are cut into small pieces (apple, pear, banana, clementine, etc.) and placed in ramekins. Your child is told to close their eyes and taste, then guess which fruit it is. A fun way to discover tastes. To be used with vegetables … From 3 years old.
A picnic … in the living room
It’s cold outside, so we’re having a lunch on the grass… but at home. We install a large blanket in
in the living room, we take out cardboard plates and prepare sandwiches, raw vegetables to dip in sauces, hard-boiled eggs… Everything we usually take on a picnic. And let’s go for a festive lunch!
It’s manipulative
Discovery baskets
In a basket, we have an apple, squash, a plastic bottle filled with pompoms… And we let our little one handle them. Let’s go for sensory experiences. We stay close to accompany him. You can vary and choose other elements. Find this activity on Maman Nougatine’s blog, www.blog-parents.fr/maman-nougatine. From 12 months.
Sensory bins
The principle is simple, we take a basin and we put inside colorful feathers, pompoms, magic sand, pasta, rice… We can hide toys, provide containers (cups, spoons…) so that our little one has fun manipulating textures. From 12 months.
Make music with water
We fill 4 to 6 glass jars with water, varying the amount of liquid. We close and let the child tap on it with a wooden spatula. To compose pretty melodies. Yes Yes…
Magic sand house
It is possible to make your own magic sand in 15 minutes flat! Just put in a bowl, 7 measures
of flour for 1 measure of sunflower oil. To color it, grate chalks of several colors and pour the powder into freezer bags. Add magic sand and mix. From 3 years old.
Galaxy modeling clay
This glittery plasticine is all the rage in the United States and can be made at home.
Recipe :
We put in a saucepan of black liquid watercolor, 1 cup of water (240 ml), 1 tsp. of gelatin, 1 cup of flour, a little white vinegar, 1/3 cup of salt, 1 tsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Heat until the dough thickens. Then we spread it out. When it is cold, add glitter of different colors and knead well. From 3 years old.
We create !
Oh my Boat!
You can make boats with walnut shells. To do this, we open the nuts and collect the shells, fill them with a little melted candle wax and plant a toothpick on which we have glued a paper triangle. To float in the tub or basin. From 3 years old.
Salt paint
The ink from two cartridges is distributed in containers. Add a little water according to the desired intensity. Then you have your child make a drawing on a sheet of paper. Coarse salt is added to the still wet realization. Leave to dry, then remove excess salt. Magic, here is an aquatic work! From 3 years old.
We all play together!
Party animals
We put cards with animals in a bag. Each player draws one and must imitate the animal that is represented. Fun ! From 2 years old.
Mime game
It’s a classic that always pleases. We choose a theme, for example the kitchen, and each player
must mimic an action that takes place in this room. Examples: washing dishes, cutting vegetables… The other players have to guess. To be declined with animals, school … From 4 years old.
Board games to create
The little horses, the game of the Goose… allow you to boost concentration and the sense of observation while having fun. But it’s even better when you make them yourself. On momes.net, find lots of patterns to download, such as a game of little horses unicorn version. All that remains is to cut and glue the pieces. Come on, let’s play! From 3 years.
Riddles
No equipment needed for this game. The rule: the first player thinks of something. Anything. The other players try to guess by asking questions: Is it an animal, a plant or a mineral? Can it be eaten? Be careful, we can only answer yes or no. Simple but very addicting. From 5 years old.
Game from A to Z
We choose a theme, for example “cities”. The first player names a city and the next player must find the name of a city starting with the last letter of the last named city. For example: Paris, the second player must find a city starting with “S”, for example Strasbourg, and the next player must continue with a city starting with “G”, etc. From 6 years old.
A great treasure hunt!
How about transforming the house into a place of exploration? Just download a free kit from petiteschassesautresor.com. Challenges, puzzles, clues to hide… there is everything you need to organize a fun treasure hunt. In addition, there are treasure hunts and lots of ideas for fun activities for children. From 3 years old.
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