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Puddle Jumping

Time

  • 5 to 10 minutes

Materials

  • Puddles after a rainy day or a lawn watering

Directions

Being told that it is OK to jump in puddles will bring squeals of delight. Go out together dressed in rain gear and stomp in the puddles.

Extensions

  • Model dragging your feet gently through the water.
  • Play "follow the leader" as you play in the water.
  • Hold hands and jump with both feet into shallow puddles.

More on: Activities for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Children

Excerpted from:

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

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