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The INDEPENDENT, January 18, 2012
Vernonia
Veterinary
Clinic
Formerly Midway Veterinary Clinic
Monday, Wednesday & Saturday
700 Weed Avenue
Vernonia
Need ideas for rainy day activities?
The winter months are cold,
wet or otherwise inhospitable in
most parts of the country. Keep
your kids occupied indoors dur-
ing inclement weather with
these creative ideas on “make-
believe” kits for indoor play.
Young children like to recre-
ate experiences they have had
personally when they play.
With this in mind, create kits
that allow children to pretend
they are camping, cleaning, or
keeping house.
Camping Kit: It’s not hard to
simulate the great outdoors in-
side the house. All you need
are a few things to help your
child’s imagination along. You
might include the following:
• Blanket (to drape over a
table for a tent)
• Sleeping bag
• Small pots and pans
• Red & yellow tissue or con-
struction paper (wad up for
“fire”)
• Flashlight (most popular
item)
• Backpacks
• Storybook about camping
• List of songs to sing
around the campfire
• Marshmallows to pretend
“roast”.
Cleaning Kit: Children love
this activity. Put together a
cleaning bucket, with a dusting
rag (or feather duster), a small
sponge, and a scrubber or
scrub brush. Put a small
amount of water in the bottom
of the bucket. Let your child
help clean by washing down
the cupboard doors or dusting
those hard-to-reach areas like
table and chair legs.
Remember, children love to
act out what they hear in sto-
ries. The more books you read
with them, the richer their play
life will be. Extend their reper-
toire of dramatic play by read-
ing a wide variety of stories
with them.
Source: OSU Extension Ser-
vice
Just for Fun
Casey and Kyle by Will Robertson
Solve this Sudoku
Answer to Januar y 4
Sudoku is on page 19.
Fill in the snowman
The
seasons…
are authen-
tic; there is
no mistake
about them,
they are
what a
symphony
ought to be:
four perfect
movements
in intimate
harmony
with one
another.
ARTHUR
RUBINSTEIN
Russian
pianist
(1886-1982)