Stencil and/or cookie cutters
Optional: marker to decorate
Start by tracing a design on a piece of tissue paper from the stencil or cookie cutter.
Next use the scissors to cut around your shape/design. Tissue paper is very tricky to cut, it tears easily, so this may be a step for you to do for the child.
Now tape the bottom of the shape/design to the table surface.
It’s now time to blow up the balloon.
Lastly, rub the balloon oh hair, your shirt, or carpet to create static. Hold the balloon over the tissue paper shape and watch it rise up from the table!
Curious about your child’s development? All children develop at their own pace, but the Center for Disease Control’s developmental milestones can be a helpful guideline. Here are a few examples:
Additional family resources
Learning begins at birth. ECA provides foundations for learning, starting with age-appropriate experiences for infants, toddlers, and preschool. ECA also offers a range of family support programs that encourage family involvement with children’s learning.
This free texting service provides quality, developmental information for parents and caregivers of children prenatal to age eight right to your phone. Messages include research-based, age-appropriate content from national experts, along with local updates of events and resources.
Your local library has many resources for you as a parent as well as for your child. We encourage you to take advantage of all they have to offer. For an online list of libraries by city, go to publiclibraries.com/state