This is a great one for kids who are mastering words and spelling.  It's easy and fun.  It's also great for passing time while in the car or running errands.

Here's what you do:  spell a word for your child except . . . don't supply the last letter.  The last letter is your kid's responsibility.. . .

 

Okay, first off, I have to admit that I really like the word slalom.  Maybe it's the two L's so close together.  As far as I'm concerned, I don't hear the word slalom nearly enough.

Secondly, whenever I throw away the tube from roll of paper towel, I feel that somehow, it's an opportunity wasted.  That free tube seems just perfect for kids' projects or activities. 

Well, lately, I've been saving the tubes from paper towel rolls.  And indeed, they have proven themselves to be free fun items for the kids.  Paper towel rolls are of course perfect for art activities, and they're also very instrumental in our activity today: the Paper Towel Tube Slalom.. . .

 

I admit it -- I love art activities.  They're both creative and time-consuming.  They really get kids' brains going.  So yes, today I present yet another Today Is Fun art activity.

First, you'll need to make some cards by tearing a few piece of blank paper into quarters.  Make at least twelve cards.

On each card, draw a kind of line or shape.  Here are twelve ideas for you:. . .

 

This activity was invented by a beloved family member, my wife's cousin Kelsey.  She is a genius with adults and children alike.  Though truth be told, though, I'm not sure her adult friends would get quite the kick out of this activity that my young children do.

It's a simple activity, really:  when the kids aren't looking, she hides a banana somewhere in the house.  Then the kids search the house top to bottom in pursuit of the "sneaky banana.". . .