
Activities with crayons
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Paper Plate Faces
15–30 min 3–8 yrs Low mess- paper plates or paper
- something to draw with

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Shadow Drawing
15–30 min 3–9 yrs Low mess- paper or sidewalk chalk
- something to draw with

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Feed the Monster
10–20 min 15 mo–4 yrs Low mess- a cardboard box
- a marker to draw the face
- monster food: pom-poms, rolled socks or soft balls


- Good for siblings

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Cardboard Box Car
20–50 min 2–6 yrs Low mess- a box big enough to sit in
- paper plates
- markers or crayons
- Good for siblings


- Good for siblings

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Numbered Parking Lot
10–25 min 2–6 yrs Low mess- toy carsto buy
- a big sheet of paper or flattened box
- a marker

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Trace and Match Shapes
10–25 min 3–6 yrs Low mess- magnetic tilesto buy
- paper
- a marker or crayon