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Sky Survey
Ages 10+
Colorful Tree Bark Sketches
Ages 5+
From A to Z
Ages 3+
Broccoli Trees
Ages 3+
Shadow Art
Ages 4+
Make a Vision Board
Ages 5+
Puppet Play
Ages 5+
Emotional Animals
Ages 3+
Simon Says “Do A Yoga Pose”
Ages 3 years and older
Musical Masterpieces
Ages 5+
Pretend Play Cafe
Ages 3+
Pom Pom Fun
Ages 3 years and older
At-Home Movie Theater
Ages 3+
Emoji Bingo
Ages 3 years and older
Egg Carton Butterfly
Ages 4+, requires adult help
Let’s Go Shopping
Ages 5 years and older
What’s the Scoop!
Ages 5 years and older
Tower Building
Ages 4 years and older
Impact Craters
Ages 7 years and older
Rainbow Milk
Ages 5 years and older
Marshmallow Sculpture
Ages 5 years and older
Food Group Sort
Ages 3 years and older
Count & Coin Sort
Ages 3 years and older
Technology Scavenger Hunt
Ages 5 years and older
Snack Time Counting Game
Ages 3 years and older
Pretend Play Picnic
Ages 3+
I SPY
Ages 3+
Dots and Squares
Ages 5 years and older
Coders and Robots
Ages 5 years and older
Mini Greenhouse
Ages 3 years and older
Animals Moves
Ages 4 years and older
Yarn Wrappers
Ages 3 years and older
Balloon Ball Pit
Ages 3 years and older
Nature Mirror
Ages 3 years and older
Mud Fun
Ages 5 years and older
Animal Masks
Ages 4 years and older
You’ve Got Mail
Ages 4 years and older
Toy Hotel
Ages 3+
Story Stones
Ages 3 years and older
Memory Muscle
Ages 3 years and older
Dice Work Out
Ages 5 years and older
Floor Is Lava
Ages 3 years and older
Blender Paper
Ages 3 years and older
Wiggly Worm Farm
Ages 4 years and older
What Time Is It?
Ages 4 years and older
Action Figure Float
Ages 5 years and older
Bottle Bowling
Ages 2 years and older
Building Blocks Shape Matching Game
Ages 2 years and older
Phonics Photo Album
Ages 3 years and older
Musical Chairs
Ages 6 years and older
Table Talk
Ages 3 years and older
Twin Plants
Ages 4 years and older
Jump Rope
Ages 5 years and older
Let's Roll
Ages 5 years and older
Do You Hear What I Hear
Ages 3 - 4 years
Parachute Games
Ages 5 years and older
Clean Sweep
Ages 5 years and older
Musical Feelings
Ages 4+, requires adult help
Rollercoaster
Ages 7 years and older
Word Ladders
Ages 4 years and older
Animal Habitats
Ages 5 years and older
Pretend Pet Salon
Ages 5 years and older
Go Fish Card Game
Ages 5 years and older
Natures Color Match
Ages 3 years and older
Indoor Baseball
Ages 4+, requires adult help
Puzzle Storytime
Ages 3 years and older
Peek-A-Boo
Ages 0 years and older
DIY Doll Nursery
Ages 2 years and older
Build This City
Ages 4 years and older
Tug of War
Ages 6 years and older
Memory Makeover
Ages 5 years and older
International Menu
Ages 7 years and older
How Do You Spell…???
Ages 3 years and older
Jacks Game
Ages 5 years and older
Pat-A-Cake
Ages 0 years and older
Freeze Tag
Ages 3-10 years
Shadow Tag
Ages 2 years and older
Marbles Game
Ages 8 years and older
Hopscotch
Ages 3 years and older
Cat's Cradle String Game
Ages 6 years and older
Storytime Stretch
Ages 4 years and older
Colored Flowers
Ages 2+, requires adult help
Emotions Book
Ages 4+, requires adult help
Memory
Ages 3+, requires adult help
Will You Be My Neighbor?
Ages 3 years and older
Initial Game
Ages 7 years and older
Simon Says
Ages 3 years and older
How Am I Feeling
Ages 6+, requires adult help
Animal Imitation Game
Ages 3 years and older
Another Word For
Ages 7 years and older
Boxed In
Ages 7 years and older
Dancing Raisins
Ages 3 years and older
Straw Sculpture
Ages 3 years and older
Guess How Many
Ages 5 years and older
Lava in a Jar
Ages 3+, requires adult help
Picture Pairs
Ages 7+, requires adult help
Scavenger Hunt
Ages 6 years and older
Buzz
Ages 8 years and older
Homemade Playdough
Ages 2+, requires adult help
Geography Challenge
Ages 8 years and older
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