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Do your kids line up in a silent, still row and listen to you read aloud for hours on end? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn\u2019t think so. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having activities available to keep hands busy during read-aloud time is a \u201cmom hack\u201d that has blessed our household for years! Even my littlest ones will stick around during our longer read-aloud sessions when they have something to do while they listen. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"children<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Clay sculpting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puzzles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magnetic tiles <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy handicrafts like finger knitting or tube knitting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seek and find books<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colored pencils & paper (or print out coloring pages relating to your story)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watercolors<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playdough<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think <\/a>cubes, stress balls, or fidgets<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snacks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stickers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stamp sets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paint by sticker books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water wow books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color by number books<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spirograph<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kinetic sand<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chalk drawing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hidden pictures books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bristle blocks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gum to chew<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loom to make potholders<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

String beads<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read inside a homemade blanket fort<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Origami <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geoboards<\/a> with rubberbands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boogie boards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stencils<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinking putty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Play with dolls<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper collages (pre-cut construction paper and stick glue)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do your kids line up in a silent, still row and listen to you read aloud for hours on end? I didn\u2019t think so. Having activities available to keep hands busy during read-aloud time is a \u201cmom hack\u201d that has blessed our household for years! Even my littlest ones will stick around during our longer…<\/p>\n

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