Playworks PW's Playhouse September 2016

SEPTEMBER 2016

Choosing the Right Seat: Child Passenger Safety Tips

Fun

Fall crafts!

Tasty party mix recipe see inside

Recipe:

Ms. T’s Party Mix INGREDIENTS: 1/4 cup margarine or butter 1 1/4 teaspoon season salt 4 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 8 cups Crispix or Chex 1 cup peanuts 1 cup pretzels

Choosing the Right Seat: Child Passenger Safety Tips your child is riding with you.

Birth-1 Year

• Use a rear-facing car seat.

• Convertible and all-in-one car seats typically have higher height and weight limits for the rear-facing position, so you can keep your child rear-facing longer.

1-3 Years

• Keep your child rear-facing as long as possible.

• Once your child outgrows the rear-facing car seat, your child is ready to travel in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether.

4-7 Years

• Keep your child in a forward-facing car seat with a harness and tether until he or she reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by the car seat’s manufacturer.

• Once your child outgrows that, it’s time for a booster seat in the back seat.

8-12 Years

• Keep your child in a booster seat until he or she is big enough to fit in a seatbelt properly.

• For a seatbelt to fit properly, the lap belt must lie snugly across the upper thighs, not the stomach.

• The shoulder belt should lie snugly across the shoulder and chest and not cross the neck or face.

Keep your child in the back seat at least through age 12.

Visit safecar.gov to learn more.

DIY: Do It Yourself

Crafts are fun—and can help your child learn! Celebrate the exciting new school year and gear up for fall with this paper apple craft. Once your kiddos get the basic skills down, it’s easy to modify this project for any image, any season! For a quick lesson on upcycling, use tissue paper leftover from a kid’s birthday or Christmas presents.

Directions

Tissue Paper Apple Craft — MATERIALS — Red, green and brown tissue paper Cardboard or construction paper Glue

1. Draw or print an apple template (a free one can be found at coloring-4kids.com). If you are using construction paper, you can print directly onto the construction paper, although you may need to trim the paper. If you are using cardboard, print the template on paper; then cut it out and trace it on to your cardboard.

2. Cut the tissue paper into approximately one-inch squares. The squares do not need to be exact. This is a great way for kids to practice cutting.

The squares don’t have to be perfect. Blobs work!

3. Have your child crumple up the squares into small balls. This is a great task for working on fine-motor skills, picking up the tiny scraps and pinching them into balls.

4. Next, help them spread a thin layer of glue in a small area of the apple and begin placing the tissue paper balls in that area. Continue until the whole apple is covered.

5. Depending on the age of your child, the apple will be more or less full.

But in any case, it will be beautiful, perfect for fall, and a great opportunity for your child to work on those important developmental skills.