On a day when you will have several hours to spend with your child, plan a trip to a new place that will have things for your child to see and experience. Think about your child doing something he really enjoys, or is good at. For example, does your child like to make art - painting and coloring? Does he love fish or dinosaurs or animals?
Think of a special place you can go together and explore. You can visit an art museum, a pet store, or a natural history museum that has dinosaur exhibits. You can go to the zoo, or a children's museum. Visit a regional park that may have a lake, picnic areas and playgrounds. Go on a shell-collecting trip to the beach or go to a pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin to carve.
Whatever you do on your special trip, talk about what you see and teach your three year old new words and ideas. At the zoo, learn the names of the animals together. At the park, talk about the different kinds of trees or plants or how the play equipment works.
Giving your child new experiences builds his mind and his words
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