| There seems to be more and more pressure
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| | and jump around. By the age of three they
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| on parents these days to enrol their pre
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| | will already have some favorites which
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| school children in all sorts of
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| | will probably have actions to match.
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| innovative learning programs. There are
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| | Given the opportunity to march, stomp,
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| music and swimming classes, craft centres
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| | clap or any other loud action will be
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| and activities to promote movement, motor
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| | happily accompanied by any musical
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| skills or sporting ability.
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| | instruments that you have around the
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| Did you know some of the best learning
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| | house. If you don't have any, a pot and
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| tools for your kids are right at your
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| | wooden spoon will do just fine!
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| fingertips, literally! We as parents are
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| | 4. Craft- By using recycled materials you
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| the primary carers and therefore the
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| | just need some glue, a little
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| first teachers of our children before
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| | inspiration, and your child's creativity
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| they start school. Without all the
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| | will do the rest. Materials can be used
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| classes and activities that we could pay
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| | to create collages, space rockets,
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| for them to do, just playing simple free
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| | animals and a whole lot more. Keep a
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| child games, your kids will get all the
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| | ready supply of recyclables by keeping
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| stimulation and encouragement that they
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| | cereal boxes, toilet rolls, candy
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| need to get the best start.
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| | wrappers, magazines and yoghurt
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| By providing them with an enriched
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| | containers. Other crafty ideas can
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| environment with free activities based
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| | involve play dough, paint, crayons, chalk
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| around your home and neighbourhood you
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| | and modelling clay! The ideas are
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| will get more quality time with your
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| | endless.
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| children while enhancing their
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| | 5. Board Games and Card Games- Fun for
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| imagination and creativity.
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| | the whole family or just two bored kids
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| Top 5 Free Child Games / Activities-
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| | looking for something to do on a rainy
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| Indoors
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| | day. For younger children these games
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| 1. Storytelling- Telling stories to
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| | help them with numerical skills, taking
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| children promotes language, listening
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| | turns and gamesmanship, as well as the
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| skills and imagination. Don't feel
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| | concept of chance and that anyone can win
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| confined to reading from books, tell your
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| | the game. Super for holidays as they are
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| children a special family story that
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| | easy to set up and can last for hours.
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| helps them to know their place in the
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| | There are many card games to learn from
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| world. How mum and dad met, how great
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| | easy kids games right up complicated ones
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| grandpa sailed in a tall-ship to start a
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| | for teenagers and adults. Best of all,
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| new life in a new country, or the story
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| | the only equipment needed is a deck of
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| of their birth. These tales will delight
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| | cards. Board games like Scrabble and
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| them time and time again, perhaps you
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| | Monopoly have been played for generations
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| have photos to help them put faces to
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| | and will continue to be, unless
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| names.
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| | everything becomes computerised!
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| 2. Dressing Up- As children the dress-ups
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| | Most of these activities will be known to
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| box was always our favorite treasure
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| | you, but have you played them all? If
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| trove for creating characters for a play
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| | not, then get out there and enjoy some
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| or story. Pretending to be dinosaurs,
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| | free child games with your tribe, they'll
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| truck drivers, doctors, zoo keepers or
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| | love you all the more for spending some
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| even mum can keep children entertained
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| | one on one time with them.
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| for hours. The more props the better so
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| | The place to go for all your games needs
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| always have a store of blankets for
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| | for 0-6 year olds is Kids Fun and Games.
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| cubbies or tents and assorted boxes for
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| | Educational baby and toddler games, party
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| cars, dolls beds or wherever their
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| | games, crafts, indoor and outdoor games,
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| imagination takes them.
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| | festivals and more.
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| 3. Music- Children love a chance to dance
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