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Activity: Indoor Bowling

Materials:
Ball, paper, crayons, some chairs (optional)
Time:
30 minutes
Skills:
Number Recognition

By the guys at todayisfun.com

First, have your kids create some art on five different pieces of paper.  The art can really be whatever they want:  princesses or pirate ships, gorillas or Grandma. When each piece of paper is sufficiently beautiful, number each one with a number from 1 to 5.  It doesn't matter which piece of art gets which number. Lay the five pieces of paper on the floor in a row. 

Your child will kneel down a little bit away from the papers and roll the ball over to them.  The goal is get the ball to roll and stop on top of the page with the highest number (that is, five). If your child is having a hard time making the ball stop on the pages, you can arrange some chairs to help keep the ball in place. Remind your kids to keep the ball on the floor, and have fun. 

This game is also a fine opportunity to teach your kids the phrase, "That's how I roll!"

 

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