Links to resources: What I really should say here is, 'No resources! Just go play!' But here are some resources that are also playing :) Coloring Page, and for activities, try making a daisy crown (or any kind of outdoorsy crown), or make clouds out of cotton or shaving cream and see what shapes you see in them, or build a fort out of sticks, or blocks, or an empty cardboard box. It takes Ernestine to show them that one thing she absolutely shouldn't miss is having time to just play.
Opening: ' Each morning, while Ernestine ate breakfast and Nanny O'Dear prepared lunch, Ernestine's father zoomed out to work and called, 'Live life to the fullest, Ern!' And each morning Ernestine's mother zipped out to catch the bus and said, 'Make every moment count, E!''īrief synopsis: Ernestine's parents want her to have every experience she can, so they pack her days with sculpting and tuba, yoga and yodeling. Themes/Topics: the importance of play, over-scheduling