Shine the Windows
What you need
- a small spray bottle of plain water
- a dry cloth
How to do it
- Find a low window or a glass door and look for the smudges and fingerprints together.
- Let your child spray a little water onto the glass, two or three squirts at a time.
- Wipe in big circles with the cloth, then up and down, until the drips have gone.
- Stand back and look through it. Can they find a smudge they missed?
Why it matters
Squeezing a spray trigger works the fingers and big circles work the whole arm, with a clearer view as the reward.
What they're learning
- Squeezing a trigger
- Strong fingers, two or three squirts.
- Big wiping circles
- Round and round with the whole arm.
- Spotting smudges
- Looking for the bits they missed.
What to look for
Notice them tilting their head to look along the glass for smudges.
A tip
Plain water is all it needs, no cleaning spray, and keep to glass they can reach from the floor.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: you spray and they wipe
Harder: do the outside of the glass too, and work out whether each smudge is on the inside or out
