Feeling bored during the holidays? Here are some activities from Disney Junior to do with your pre-schooler:
1. Following Minnie’s Bow-tique on Nov 13, decorate/ design your own bow with a few inexpensive decorating items like glitter, stickers, crayons etc. Here’s a printout of bow outlines you can use…
Or get into the spirit of Christmas, decorate your Christmas tree with the bows!
2. Aye Aye Matey! Like Jake and the Never Land Pirates, organise a treasure hunt for your little one(s) around the house.
3. Be Special Agent Oso’s (SAO) Partner! Dress up your little one like SAO using inexpensive materials lying around at home.
4. Make your Own Talking Tools Box! Using old socks, create hand puppet tools for your little ones! Add a Christmas twist to this by dressing the hammer and other tools as elves or Santa. Good way to give your existing tool toys a new lease of life!
5. Be a Little Poet! Teach your preschooler the beauty of poetry by reading to him/her every night and encourage your child to write their own little poems.
Did you know? Disney Poetry is a series of beloved and new poems set to scenes and imagery from classic Disney films and narrated by celebrities such as Jennifer Gardner, Katie Holmes and Whoopi Goldberg. The series will air throughout the month on Disney Junior (StarHub Channel 311)”
Here is a poem called “The Star” which is recited by Vanessa Williams:
The Star by Ann Taylor
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are !
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Then the trav’ller in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often thro’ my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
‘Tis your bright and tiny spark,
Lights the trav’ller in the dark :
Tho’ I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
