![]() Encourage your child to make a variety of shapes, numbers, letters, and objects. ![]() Make playdough - Here’s a great recipe for homemade playdough.Read more about this on Choosy blogger Kerry’s post, Family Meals for Healthy Kids. Remember that there are many benefits of eating dinner together as a family. Perhaps even ask children to create their own healthy meal to include as part of the main dinner meal. Make dinner together - Encourage your child to help create dinner.Don’t forget to encourage imaginative play and let little hands draw to express themselves. Sidewalk chalk (ABC’s, 123’s and pictures) - Grab some sidewalk chalk and begin having fun with your ABC’s and 123’s.Go to the park - Visit the local park and encourage active play!.Make and blow bubbles - Check out this excellent blog post on making your own bubbles and wand! Get creative and make the wands out of pipe cleaners.Play ‘Choosy Says’ - Start off each phrase of the game with “Choosy Says” then ask the child to “touch a nose, point to a knee, or show me how to brush your teeth.”.Help your child locate each of the items and check them off of your Choosy list! Create a Choosy scavenger hunt - Print off some healthy food options, and scatter the prints throughout the house. ![]() Start a scrapbook - Begin photographing each event and summer idea you complete for your very own “100 Choosy Summer Ideas” scrapbook.Make homemade healthy popsicles - Take a look at some of these super healthy frozen treats!.Join in on the fun to ensure they stay engaged. Grab some yarn and ask your child to draw letters, shapes, and numbers on the floor using the yarn. Use yarn to encourage movement and learning - Combining music with deliberate movement has even greater impact on early learning.If you are also looking for more durable puppets, why not look into purchasing a Choosy puppet this summer? Paint and decorate the box to make it feel as if you are at a theater! Encourage your child to produce a puppet show. Create an indoor puppet play - Create a shadow box using cardboard (an old shoe box is perfect) and create puppets using paper.Check out this great blog, Gardening for Good, by Choosy blogger Kerry for some ways to get your children involved more. Remember to water the garden and be sure to let your child participate. Plant a garden - Use the late spring and summertime to begin planting and growing your own garden.Why not visit the post and encourage your child to learn a new skill. Practice a new skill (jumping rope, balancing, etc.) - Our recent blog post discusses all about learning to jump rope.You could also act out the movements within the song, “ Be Choosy Outside” Create a nature walk - Find a local rail-trail or park and encourage your child to identify objects within nature.This can be a great way to introduce new animals to your child (or children). Visit a zoo (or create your own zoo using inexpensive materials for your child) - Be sure to plan a visit to the local zoo! If you don’t live near a zoo, why not dig out all of the stuffed animals and create your own zoo.Interestingly enough, NAEYC recently published an article highlighting the benefits of a museum within a child’s life. Visit a museum - Seek out a local museum and visit their collection.Instead of surfing the internet, dust off the board games and begin playing! Dedicate at least one day every week to family game night - Board games are a great way to promote family time.Visit the local farmer’s market and snag all of the healthy produce and learn about healthy choices Eating Well Doesn’t Have to Cost a Fortune, by Choosy blogger Kerry, has a good blog post to read before your farmer’s market visit.Check out this smoothie blog and recipe from The Choosy Mommy, Be a Choosy Role Model with Fruits and Veggies: Give a Smoothie a Try. ![]() You can even use these berries to make a smoothie. Pick berries and learn about healthy choices - Go on a berry hunt and be sure to talk to your child about all of the health benefits associated with eating them.Create your own play props - Create inexpensive play props that can help encourage active play! Check out the video on how to make an inexpensive 2-liter bat.Table top activities - Head over to Choosy Kids to download tabletop activities like coloring pages, dot-to-dot exercises, and much more!.Did you know that Choosy songs can be effective for initiating a discussion about healthy behaviors, signifying transition, or simply allowing children to have fun and be expressive. Dance to Music - Plug in your favorite music (we are particularly fond of Choosy music) and dance to encourage active movement.
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