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Personal relationships
with peers
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Toddlers Love to Tear
Get some colorful lightweight wrapping paper and tissue paper scraps. You will
also need two pieces of construction paper and glue.
Show your child and a friend how to tear the paper and then give them each
several pieces to tear on their own.
Ask them each to give you some of the torn pieces to glue on a piece of paper.
Use pieces torn by both children.
Make a collage of the torn pieces and talk to the children about how they are
helping to make a pretty picture together.
If they are interested, make two pictures so each will have one.
If the children are siblings, hang the pictures in your home. If the children are
friends, show the pictures to the other parent and talk about how the children
worked together to make them.
Water Painting
You will need two small buckets or bowls of water, two wide paint brushes, and
two sponges.
Go outside and show the children how to dip the brush in the water and “paint”
on the sidewalk, a wall, or a fence. Give them each their own bucket and brush.
You can expect the children to get wet, so dress them appropriately.
If the children are enjoying the activity, give them each a sponge and show them
how to use it to paint, too. Have extra water in a pitcher so you can re-fill the
buckets.
Talk to the children about how they are painting together.
Note: Always supervise children’s activities, especially when water is involved.
Special Needs Tip
Assist children with limited use of their hands by placing your
hands over theirs to help them use the paint brush. Use the
sponge instead, if necessary.
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