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Foundations for writing
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Scribble A’Round
Use the recipe below to make round crayon disks from old crayon stubs for
your toddler to use for scribbling.
Show your child these fun shaped crayons and invite her to see how they work
on the coloring paper.
Here’s the recipe:
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Ahead of time, collect old crayons and remove the papers.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and turn it off.
Put crayon stubs in old muffin tins, sorted by color, and put the tins in
the oven.
Remove the tins when the crayon wax is completely melted.
Allow the muffin tin to cool.
Take a knife to gently lift the edges of the wax disks.
Sidewalk Art
On a sunny day, take your child outdoors to an area where there is a sidewalk.
Take a small bucket of jumbo colored chalk and a folding chair.
While you sit nearby, invite your child to use the chalk on this large “canvas.”
As you observe, talk with your child about the different marks he makes on the
sidewalk.
Say to him, for example, “You used the chalk to make marks that go round and
round.” or “You were making siren sounds. Did your picture make you think of
the fire engine we saw this morning?”