Entertainment and Activities

Record a tape of you and your child singing, talking, or telling jokes. The tape makes a welcome gift for a grandparent!

Amuse your preschool child by making up a story that uses surprise props.

Hide a wind-up clock or kitchen timer, and ask your preschool child to find it using only her ears.

Do your kids complain when the weather is bad? If it's raining outside, it's time for a picnic party inside!

On a rainy day, distract the kids by turning your carpet into a speedway for this fun activity.

In this fun activity, your child attempts to shake the shape from one side of the room to the other!

Give your child a sense of what things weigh, using an ordinary bathroom scale.

Show your child how to she can turn her hands into puppets, and then have them talk to each other.

For this listening game, have your child close her eyes and guess what sounds you are making.

You can make this list to show your preschool child how very much she is loved.

With some golf tees and Styrofoam, you child can safely learn how to hammer.

Ask your preschooler why she loves daddy, and make a "love note" from her answer.

Your preschool child can forget about the rain with this great indoor tent activity.

In this activity, your preschool child is the star of the book that you write together.

Let your preschooler create designs by wrapping string around a homemade pegboard.

Your kids may never want to get out of the tub when you give them bath paints to play with.

Your preschool child will love making -- and using -- this washcloth buddy!

Kids love to shadow their parents' actions, so let your preschool child pretend to wash windows on a rainy day.