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Clipboard Fun

Time

  • 15 to 20 minutes

Materials

  • Clipboard
  • Paper
  • Pen or pencil

Directions

A clipboard is a very grownup tool, so it can make your child feel mature and important. Assign an inventory task, such as tallying the contents of a kitchen or linen cupboard.

Extensions

  • Hang a clipboard by the door with chores listed so your child can use it to check off tasks as they are finished, adding notes about what happened.
  • Take clipboards and head out on an alphabet scavenger hunt, finding an item for each letter of the alphabet. Exchange and check for accuracy when finished.
  • List questions that you make up together and send your child to interview a family member or friend.

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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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