Activities to do at home or outside the home

• Pretend Play for a Restaurant: Set up a mini restaurant at home. Discuss with your child(ren) how to create a menu and take turns being the chef, server, and customer. The chef can prepare simple snacks while the server takes orders and serves food. This role-playing activity encourages creativity, social skills, and communication skills in a fun environment.
   
• Explore different shops in the shopping mall: Seize the opportunity to go shopping with your child(ren) at the shopping mall. You may discuss the type of shops (e.g., bakery, bookstore, clothing shop, supermarket, toy shop, etc.) and the function of a particular shop (e.g., bakery  is selling bread, cakes and pastries, etc.) or look for a particular shop from the floor map (e.g., bookstore is at level 3). This will help children to expand their vocabulary and daily experiences.
   
• Explore different parks or playgrounds: When you go to the park, you can take a lot of photos of the equipment in the park and also the environment. Afterward, you can ask your child to share which activities they enjoy playing with.
   
• Celebrate Easter with an Egg Hunt: Organise an Easter egg hunt by filling colourful plastic eggs with treats like candies or small toys and hiding them in a chosen location, either indoors or outdoors. Explain the rules to the children, such as how many eggs they can collect, and then start the hunt! As they find the eggs, encourage them to share their discoveries. Afterward, gather to count the eggs and enjoy the treats inside.
   

Below is a list of great books according to this month’s themes. You may wish to look out for:

•  ‘Are You Ready to Play Outside?’ by Mo Willems
• ‘Spot Goes to the Park’ by Eric Hill
• ‘Hide and Seek Harry at the Playground’ by Kenny Harrison
• ‘Roll, Slope, and Slide: A Book About Ramps’ by Michael Dahl
•  ‘Bruno and Lulu’s Playground Adventures’ by Patricia Lakin
• Busy Café by Louise Forshaw
• No Slurping, No Burping!’ by Kara LaReau
• Calm at the Restaurant’ by Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
• Pete the Cat - Big Easter Adventure by James Dean and Kimberly Dean
• I Am NOT the Easter Bunny! By T. L. McBeth
• Busy Shopping’ by Campbell Books