Do you have some electrical tape sitting in the bottom of a tool box somewhere? Or maybe some masking tape instead? Dig them out and help your children design a city on the floor – or even up the walls! Help your children learn to cut the tape themselves by sticking one end to the edge of a table, unrolling just the bit that they need, and then cut. Add small pieces of cardboard to your design for bridges, tunnels and ramps.
This project would work well as a city for small cars, a zoo for toy animals, a coral reef for pretend fish – whatever your imaginations can dream up!
Photo courtesy of Raising Twins.
What is your child’s favourite animal? With Google’s new 3D animal feature, you can make a tiger – or lots of other animals – appear right at your kitchen table. Here’s how to do it:
1. Use your mobile or tablet to do a Google search for the animal you would like to meet (e.g. ‘tiger’).
2. In the search results, you should see a white box that says ‘Meet a life-sized tiger up close.’ In that box will be a button labelled ‘View in 3D’.
3. Once you’ve tapped the ‘View in 3D’ button, you will automatically be switched over to your phone/tablet’s camera.
4. Move your camera around a bit and, after a few seconds, a moving, breathing 3D tiger will suddenly appear on your screen, as if it was standing right in front of you.
Looking for some other animals to invite to your next family meal? Lions, penguins, pandas, hedgehogs and sharks are all favourites!
Do you have a budding fairy at home who is desperate to stretch his/her wings? This post from Let’s Play Music recommends some great classical music tracks to inspire your children’s imaginations and get them moving. Just add a sprinkle of pixie dust!
