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Stage A Table Play

January 1, 2012January 23, 2014 - by Meghan G - 1 Comment

If you’re thinking that you don’t have any wooden peg people or that you aren’t that crafty, think again. You can make some characters from clothes pins, play dough, or …

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Write with Invisible Ink

December 28, 2011January 23, 2014 - by Meghan G - 2 Comments.

Do you remember writing with lemon juice as a kid? Yeah, me too. Do you remember why it works? Nope, me either. Mostly what I remember was that it didn’t …

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Indoor sandbox

Indoor sand/rice play

December 27, 2011January 23, 2014 - by Meghan G - 1 Comment

Everyone who knows me has remarked on my indoor sandbox at least once. If you don’t have the stomach for sand in the house, get a 20 lb bag of …

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Kid drumming

Children’s Percussion (More Make Your Own)

October 23, 2008March 13, 2014 - by Meghan G - Leave a Comment

A while back, the Joy Troupe NOVA Playgroup did an event we called “Percussion Factory,” where we got together and made percussion instruments out of recyclables and found objects. It …

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Shaving Cream Play video

Shaving Cream Play is not for me.

March 18, 2008June 7, 2014 - by Meghan G - Leave a Comment

Get more great play ideas in from our Pinterest Education board: Follow Meghan Gray’s board Education on Pinterest.

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