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Mirror Play

Time

  • 15 to 30 minutes

Materials

  • Mirror
  • Dry-erase pen

Directions

  1. You can make yourself look silly with new features without any mess if you try this activity. Stand very still in front of a mirror and use the dry-erase pen to add features on your reflections by drawing on it.
  2. You may want to add freckles, red hair, a clown hat, or a big nose.

Extensions

  • Make your child's reflection into an animal face.
  • Squeeze close together and do features on both of your face at the same time.

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Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann. Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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