Making Bubbles

Materials You Need: White or colored paper, pencils or crayons

What You Can Do Together: Your child will love to scribble or make marks on paper at this age. Often, simply give her or him a paper and a pencil and see what your child can do!  Circles are the first shape most children begin to draw.  A fun activity is to cover a page with bubbles.  You can say, “Let’s make bubbles!  Look, I’ll make some first.”  You can draw several circles on the paper and say “Now it’s your turn!  Where will you draw your bubbles? Oh, that is a big one! (or other interesting comments).  Do you want to use a different colour?  Look at how many bubbles we are making!”  Don’t worry if your child’s circle is not like yours. If your child is really challenged by this activity, you can gently guide her or his hand, or leave this activity for a later time and just have fun scribbling.

What Your Child is Learning: Your child is gaining more control of the use of a pencil or crayon. She or he is observing carefully to try to make a shape similar to yours. Your child’s physical and cognitive development are strengthened by this kind of activity, and doing it together builds your relationship.