Week from April 6 to April 10

Activities ideas for children 15 months-3 years old

LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES Children under 2 years old Children 2 years and older

Learning the vocabulary of small garden animals. See sheet #1.

Cut out each small animal with its name below to make as cards (same
Activity #1 principle as the imagers already given colors, shapes, fruits,...).
Pictures small garden animals
Sheet #1
Show your child each card and Show your child each card and ask
name the animal in question that her/him for the name of the animal.
she/he will have to repeat.

Activity #2
When watching the video, ask your
When watching the video, tell your
Moumoute the gardener child to tell what Moumoute is doing.
child what Moumoute is doing and
Video coming soon Then she/he will have to answer the
help her/him answer the
sent on Whatsapp questions asked.
observation questions asked.

Activity #3 Tuesday, April 7 at 10:00 am : Zoom meeting with you and your child.
Live video conference Moumoute will be with me, we will discuss, we will all sing together and we
with the Zoom app will tell a story.

MUSICAL ACTIVITIES
Video/audio links soon For all children
to be sent on Whatsapp
Lyrics of 2 songs : See sheet #2.
Activity #4
1) « Petit escargot »
Songs with gestures
2) « Vole, vole, vole papillon »
Sheet #2

If you have a microphone, use it ! I will send you 2 musical Youtube

Activity #5 links without the lyrics of the songs seen last week : "Pomme de
Reinette et pomme d'Api" and "Mon petit lapin s'est caché dans le
Karaoke
jardin".

Activity #6
Variants of musical statues
Last week, you may have been able to play with musical statues
(activity #5 from March 30 to April 03). You can do it again by varying
the instructions. Examples : when the music stops, your child must
touch her/his nose, raise her/his arms, touch her/his head, hide her/his
eyes, sit on the floor...
 Children under
GRAPHIC ACTIVITIES 2 years old
Children 2 years and older

Activity #7
2 coloring pages : The hedgehog and the snail. See sheet #3.
Coloring For the snail : show your child the gesture to make spirals.
Sheet #3

Learning the horizontal line. See sheet #4.

Activity #8
Your child will have to draw (markers or colored pencils) traces of colors that
Snail traces the snails have left.
Sheet #4 For the little ones, you can help your child draw a more or less straight line.

Activity #9 See sheet # 5.

Your child will have to draw the little
Hedgehog peaks
prickly hairs of hedgehogs.
Sheet # 5

For all children

MANUAL ACTIVITY

Material :
- Sheet #6 to print
- 1 metal fork (stronger than plastic)
Activity #10 - Brown paint (to make brown :
mix a little blue, yellow and red)
Nice fork
Sheet #6
As in the photo, your child can color the
head and legs of the hedgehog then after
peaking with the fork.
 SENSORY Children
Children 2 years and older
ACTIVITIES under 2 years old

- Give your child a taste of new flavors still unknown or little known to her/him
(example : the juice of a lemon, a sweet spice,...) by naming her/him each time the
name of the food in question and by telling her/him to repeat.
Activity #11 - Let your child taste different flavors
The sense of taste (fruits, vegetables, milk, ...) that she/he
knows and that she/he should name you.
To make the game even more fun, you can
blindfold her/him (if she/he agrees of
course).

Learning the different spicy and soft textures.

Activity #12
The sense of touch Like the hedgehog peaks : Touching the peaks of a fork, toothpicks, sharp things
"It stings", "it's sweet" without danger. Then touch soft things such as a blanket, cotton,...

FINE MOTOR Children Children 2 years and older

ACTIVITIES under 2 years old
Cut out for yourself the hedgehog
coloring (activity #7) that your child
Activity #13
has made.
The tongs prick ! If possible, stick it on cardboard or
(Sheet #7) equivalent for more rigidity.
Your child will have to hang clothespins
for making hedgehog peaks.
Use sheet #7 :
Cut out the hedgehogs leaf with your child.
If possible stick them on cardboard or equivalent
for more rigidity. You can choose only the first
digits.
Tell your child the number entered on the
hedgehog.
Your child will have to put the number of
matching clothespins.

Like on the photo : Approximate the body

of a hedgehog with plasticine. Your child will
Activity #14
need to plant toothpicks for peaks.
Plasticine
You can also do with your child a snail
making a spiral.
 GLOBAL MOTOR For all children
ACTIVITIES
Material :
- A ball
Activity #15 - Empty plastic bottles or equivalent
Bowling
With a ball, your child can have fun dropping the bottles like the bowling game !

Material : a large blanket or bedsheet :

Each participant must be spread around the bedsheet and must hold it firmly. Place
a soft object on the bedsheet (example : a plush) and vigorously stir it to make the
object fly in the air. Try not to drop the object, it's more fun !
Activity #16
Many variations are possible. You can invent them.
The parachute
Example :
- Ask each participant to hold the bedsheet with one hand, stretching out the other
hand to keep the balance. Run in circles in one direction, then change hands and
run in the other direction. Another formula would be to use music as a signal to
change direction (you can, for example, change direction each time the music
stops).

OTHER DAILY ACTIVITY IDEAS

With a balloon : Several possible variants :

- Inflate the balloon and, instead of making a knot, drop the balloon into the room.
- Inflate the balloon without tying the knot. Hold the end with two fingers and let the air pass without letting go
of the balloon to make noise.
- Inflate the balloon without letting go. Hold the end of the balloon and let the air out (without making a shrill
noise). Direct the air towards the back of your child's hand, through their hair, towards their feet or on their
stomach.
- Inflate the balloon by making a knot this time. Send it up. Note : it must not fall to the ground !

With a large laundry basket or equivalent : Several variants possible. Your child can :
- Get into it. The large basket can thus become a boat or a car
- Put doll clothes or family clothes to do like mom/dad
- Put toys in it to have fun filling and emptying
- Make a cozy corner and put a cushion and a blanket

- Grimaces competition (grimaces work the tone of the tongue and the articulation) : In front of a mirror, have
fun with your child making the most beautiful grimaces. ☺

- In the kitchen : If you have the time and the ingredients, you can offer your child a fresh fruit salad. She/he
can then help you cut the softest fruit with a plastic knife. It is an opportunity to review with her/him the name
of the fruits she/he knows. Enjoy your meal !

- Little explorers : If you see little beasts inside or outside : observe them in their environment (what are they
doing ?). Remind your child of the names of the animals found.
- Noise hide and seek : Variant of the traditional hide and seek. Hide a sound object in a corner of the house
(alarm clock that rings, sound toy,...). Your child should find the object by being guided by the sound heard.

- Experience : the bouncing egg

Material :
- A fresh egg
- A glass
- White vinegar

1) Dip a fresh egg in a glass of white vinegar for 24 hours

2) Then take it out and rinse it under cold water

Result : The eggshell will slowly dissolve on contact with the vinegar. You will see the appearance of small
bubbles. If the egg rises to the surface, just push it back with your finger. After 24 hours, the shell will disappear
completely. The egg will be larger and more colorful. It will even become fluffy... and bouncing ! Try to bounce it
but not too high.
Warning ! If your child squeezes it too tightly or bounces it too high, the egg will burst because the inside will
have remained liquid.

Finally, you can also make, remake or continue the activities offered in previous weeks depending on the time
you have.

Have a nice fun week !

Amelia ☺