The Children's Museum of Houston

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Activity	What you do	Materials
ABC Cream	Practice making letters in the shaving cream.	The book – Alphabet City Paper or plastic to cover the table or a cookie sheet Shaving cream Old shirt or smock
Clifford Goes to School	Place the items from the backpack in the notebook on the outline that matches.	The book – Clifford’s First School Day School bag or backpack Various school objects from around the house Notebook with outline of items
Water Drop Races	Make the water drop move through the maze.	Eye droppers Water Food coloring Mazes Wax paper Tape
Go Fish!	Catch a fish and read the word on the fish. Make a connection between the words on the fish and the words in the story. Match the water animals.	The book – The Ocean Alphabet Book Bucket String Paper clips Magnets Two or three foot long sticks Poster Board Go Fish® card game
Just a Minute!	Estimate how many times you can do something in one minute, and then test and find out.	Paper plates Clothes pins Paper Pencil Estimate chart Timer
What's In the Bag?	Identify what is in the bag by feeling. Identify the theme of the items in the bag.	The book – Seven Blind Mice Paper bag or pillowcase Various objects from around the house

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