-Dance! Listen to a favorite radio station or other music source and have a dance party! Play freeze dance, someone stops the music and everyone needs to freeze in place like a statue.
-Do the Hokey Pokey!
-Set up an obstacle course at home with pillow, blankets, furniture, brooms etc. Have kids crawling, hopping, rolling, tossing soft objects and jumping in the course.
-Go to the playground, play freeze tag, mother may I, red light green light and catch with a ball or bean bag.
-Take nature walks, at home or at the park. In Metro West Boston check out ARNWR, Drumlin Farm, Sudbury Valley Trustees, Ecotarium, Discovery Museums, F3, Tower Hill, and many other indoor and outdoor adventure spots. In your community the library will have passes to other local activities.
-Follow up at home with stories about your adventures, draw pictures, act out the things you saw, and recall and tell the story of the day you’ve enjoyed.
-Use blocks and/or toy animals and other available materials so that kids can use their imaginations to recreate the things they’ve seen.
-Many places have scavenger hunts or other child centered activities available for visitors.
Kindergarten Prep at Home 