Friday, January 15, 2010

Guessing Game

Kleenex Box Guessing Game

Ages: 3- 8+ years

Time to complete: 3-8 minutes This game allows children to use their sense of touch and build their descriptive vocabulary
What you need: empty facial tissue box , various objects of different shapes that will fit into the tissue box (such as a toy car , sunglasses , a sock , a comb , a spoon , a cotton ball , a coin , foam bath letters)
Instructions:Without your child watching, put an object into an empty tissue box. Have your child put his or her hand into the box and, without looking, guess what the object is. Encourage your child to describe the way the object feels using words like soft, hard, bumpy, smooth, squishy. etc. For an older child try putting foam bath letters or real coins into the box for an added challenge.
See full activity here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21239569@N05/2860540490/

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