What are some fun activities for gifted preschool aged kids?
Some things I’ve done with my 29 mo old daughter: 1. Experimented with a tape recorder. We talked into it, clapped, patted, tapped, sang, and then we found various kitchen utensils to make “music” into it. (We found out the potato scrubber makes a great sawing sound when rubbed against the cheese grater.) We do short recordings and then listen back. She loves it! 2. On a walk, we stopped at a pond and talked about wind. We felt the wind in our hair, watched it blow leaves, saw it make ripples in the water, sway the grass, etc. She’s been talking a lot about wind ever since. 3. We recently bought a rug at Target for $20 that has a whole city street scene on it, and we drive little matchbox cars on it and pretend we’re visiting the park, etc. 4. I got this from Blues Clues: make different sized ramps for little matchbox cars and have races. 5. I bought a pair of preschool scissors and have let her experiment with cutting construction paper, under close supervision, of course. 6. Made lab
