Letter T Crafts and Activities

Create a texture board
Items needed
* Firm board (wood or foam mounting board works well)
* Various items with texture: Velcro pieces, flannel, cotton balls, sandpaper, plastic, rubber cement, etc.

Attach the various texture items to the board firmly. Have the child touch each one with fingers and describe how it feels. After they’ve identified all the textures, put a blindfold on and have them feel and guess which item it is. You can also make a texture box by putting various items into a box with a hole in the top and having the child reach in and feel the item and guess before they pull it out to see if it’s right. This is a fun way to learn what things feel like and learn about identifying.

Teddy Bear Tea Party
Items needed
* Kids
* Teddy Bears
* tea
* tea cups
* snacks

Invite some friends and their teddies over for a little tea party. Make tea (with lots of milk and honey or sugar if needed) and serve snacks and cookies. Play classical music and wear fancy hats to make it even more special!

Letter P Crafts and Activities

Pasta Pencil Holder

Items Needed

* Pasta
* Glue
* Paint
* Glitter
* Floss
* Ribbon
* Frozen juice containers

Anything goes for this one! Paint, glitter, glue on to “pencil cup” shaped item (try frozen juice containers) for a great desk accessory for any proud parent or grandparent.

Puzzles

Items Needed

* Cereal or snack boxes
* Child’s “portrait” type picture
* Glued
* Cardstock

Cut interesting shapes out of items to form puzzle. Also try cutting portrait pictures into the same shape so you can mix up a face for fun!

Princess Fun

Visit JustPrincessThemes.com for lots of princess fun and games.

Prince/Princess Crowns

Items needed
* Gold or silver cardstock
* Or fun foam crowns (available at craft stores)
* Stickers, glitter and sticker jewels

Have the child decorate the crowns with the glitter, stickers and jewels.  Use a barrette to fasten the crown on her head if needed.

Paper Towel Pictures
Items needed
* Paper towels
* Food coloring

Cover your work surface well with newspaper as this is a wet activity.  Lay your paper towel on the newspaper and have your child drop drops of food coloring onto the towel to make a pattern. Allow to dry.

Paper plate masks
Items needed
* Paper plates
* Markers or crayons
* Small hole punch
* Scissors
* Rubber bands

An adult should cut eyeholes into the paper plates and punch two small holes on opposite sides of the outside of the plate. String a rubber band through each hole to wrap around child’s ear when the mask is done.  Have child decorate the mask with markers and then wear.

Learn the Letter U

Use these simple lists to teach your child the letter U.

What Begins with “U”?

* Umbrellas
* Unicorn
* Underwear
* Uniform
* Ugly
* Utensils
* Us
* USA
* Uncle
* Unique
* Useful
* Universe
* Understanding

Easy Alphabet Snacks

Upside Down Cake

Surprise Game or Outing

Umbrella Games —

If it’s warm outside, turn on the sprinklers and let the kids run around outside with umbrellas. Use two or three large umbrellas arranged together to make a tent or club house.

Learn the Letter Z

Use these simple lists to teach your child the letter Z.

What Begins with “Z”?

* Zebra
* Zipper
* Zoo

Easy Alphabet Snacks

Ziti
Zucchini bread
Zwieback

Surprise Game or Outing

Go to the ZOO!

Learn the Letter Y

Use these simple lists to teach your child the letter Y.

What Begins with “Y”?

* Yak
* Yarn
* Yes
* YoYo

Easy Alphabet Snacks

Yams
Yogurt

Surprise Game or Outing

Yard sale Trip

Make a morning out of it and have fun. Tell each child they can choose a small toy or item. They can have fun chatting to different people, help you pay for things and even get some good exercise if you walk or take the bikes.

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