Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! We'll send you regular emails filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now   ACTIVITY Fairy Godmother Dresses By Julie Joy Infants use their hands and mouths to touch and learn. Provide baby with a variety of textures to explore. Curriculum Area Sensory Development and Gross Motor Skills Before You Start Cut dress shapes from various types of fabrics with different textures. Glue or sew the shapes to a blanket or fabric. Let's Begin 1. Spread the cloth on the ground. 2. Let baby crawl over the fabrics or lay him nearby and encourage him to reach and grab 3. Babies might chew on the cloth. That’s okay. 4. Talk about the different textures, describing them as soft, smooth, rough, or shiny. 5. Attach the cloth to the wall down low, so babies can grab at it throughout the day. Furthermore Tell the story of Cinderella and her fairy godmother. Babies won’t understand the story, but they like to listen to your voice and the words.   Fabric scraps Scissors large piece of felt or old receiving blanket Colored Felt, 9" x 12" - 50 Sheets SOFT COTTON BLANKET Colorations® 5" Pointed Tip Scissors Stay-Warm Blankets Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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