1

Pretend to be groundhogs burrowing into blankets at naptime.

2

It's Ground Hog Day! Go outside and look for your shadow.

3

Rosalita's name begins with an R. Roll and bend clay to make R's.

4

Explore objects that can be used to make sounds, such as foil, bells, shells, coins, and zippers.

5

Have your child find five red objects in your home.

6

Clap out the number of syllables in February and Valentine.

7

At the grocery store, select one new fruit or vegetable to taste.

8

Chuck Wood loves numbers. Play Hopscotch using the numbers 1 to 10.

9

Sort candy (or paper) hearts by color or size.

10

Make a list of things you love about each other.

11

Cut a sheet of congealed gelatin into heart-shaped snacks.

12

How many words can you think of that rhyme with hug?

13

Make paper Valentines. Write your name on each one.

14

VALENTINE'S DAY

15

Tap out rhythms using drumsticks, spoons, cardboard tubes, or pencils.

16

Say and act out the nursery rhyme "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" together.

17

Cut out pictures of objects that begin with F. Use them to make a collage.

18

Jumpstart your day with Manny by doing ten jumping jacks. Count them.

19

Make Abe Lincoln's cherry pie. Put pie filling on biscuit dough. Fold in half. Bake.

 20

PRESIDENTS' DAY

Find the Presidents' faces on money.

21

Move like a tree. Stretch your arms up high. Wave your "branches" in the wind.

 22

Make a harmonica with a comb and a piece of paper. Play a song for JT Gator.

 23

"Bowl" with plastic containers and a soft ball.

 24

Practice coughing and sneezing into your elbow so you don't spread germs.

 25

Create patterns using blocks, buttons, or even socks and shoes.

26

Draw numbers on each other's back. Can you guess the numbers?

27

Help your child make up silly rhymes using his or her name.

28

Bundle up and take a late-winter walk outside together.

 29

Play "Limbo." Stretch muscles before wiggling under the limbo bar.