A child’s eyes light up when he or she sees something common used in a new way. Common objects like a cotton balls become a source of fun and exploratory learning. If you start playing simple surprise games with common household objects, your child will begin to look for creative connections in other parts of her daily activities. That is, she’ll learn, by following your lead, to think of multiple uses for one object—a key concept for good critical thinking…and it’s fun and virtually free. Here are a fun idea for cotton balls:
Cotton Ball Sculpting
As you can see, the suggestions above are just old-fashioned fun. Fun that brings you and your child closer together and shows your child that one thing can have many, enjoyable purposes.
By Anne Oxenreider
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