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Shape Shake

In this fun activity, your child attempts to shake the shape from one side of the room to the other!
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Preschooler's Busy Book

Shape Shake


Materials

  • Cardboard
  • Scissors
  • String

Directions

  1. Cut out a cardboard shape and pierce a small hole in the center.
  2. Tie one end of a string to the doorknob of your child's room and thread the opposite end of the string through the shape's hole.
  3. Have your child stand across the room holding and shaking the free end of the string.
  4. See how long it takes her to shake the shape from one end to the other.

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