What Can You Discover With a Heart Frame?
We often think about special surprises for holidays, birthdays and celebrations. But it can be fun to look for surprises all year long! In “Daniel’s Surprising Day,” the Tiger Family discovers that an ordinary day can be filled with all kinds of surprises. In this activity, look at things in a new way and see what unexpected things you can find. Because remember, “You can find surprises wherever you are!”
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Directions
Fold the paper in half. Draw one half of a heart on one side of the paper.
Cut along the line using child safe scissors. Remove what you cut out. Open up the paper to reveal a heart-shaped hole.
Using crayons or markers, decorate your frame however you would like.
Hold up the paper and show your child how they can “frame” things in and around your home. Ask them to point out something that’s red, soft, sparkly, or yummy. Each time they find something, frame it for them in the heart. Ask your child, “What surprises do you see when you look at the world through a heart?”
Continue the fun and take your heart-shaped paper frame outside! Walk around your neighborhood and see what else you can find together. Take turns with your child giving suggestions for what to look at and holding the heart-shaped frame. See how you can surprise each other!
For a preschooler, so many things can feel surprising because they have never experienced it before. Something that may feel ordinary or simple to a grown-up, like mailing a letter or going to the grocery store, can be new and exciting for little ones. Remember the benefits and importance of surprises and try to build in surprises (both big and small) for your child in your everyday life. You might be amazed by what you learn and how much you can find when you start to intentionally look for it!
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