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One clean, dry towel.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Lay the towel on a clear, stable table.
Adult's role: Stay next to the child; keep towel away from the face and neck.
Let's make it happen
- Gather or fold part of the towel to make a simple shape.
- Ask what it could be, such as a hill or a cloud.
- Change the shape together and invent another idea.
Make it simpler: Adult makes the shape and offers two ideas.
Clean up: Adult puts the towel away.