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Magnifying Glass Fun

What to do:

  1. Give children magnifying glasses to look at their own skin and also at each others’.
  2. Look at freckles, teeth, hair, and wrinkles in the hands.
  3. Talk about uses of each part of the body you look at.

  • Category icon Toddlers (13-35 months), Preschool-age (3-5 years), School-age (6+ years), Science and Nature, Self-Awareness, Science and Nature, Sensory

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