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Here is something you can do with all those pesky fliers you get in the mail. Cut them up, recreate your own handout and then integrate it into your children’s play.
A flier from McDonald found its way into my home and we cut it up to recreate our own menu. My daughter then opened her own McDonald restaurant. Sometimes it is difficult for children to create something on their own. Like this menu thing, my daughter would throw the idea out the door if she had to draw out the food. Plus at this stage (6 years old), she still hasn’t acquired the idea of how much things cost. So the flier in the mail helped the creative process.
If you have a younger child, you could use the pictures to teach categorization. The next time you go to the hypermarket for some shopping, just grab their picture flier — the one where they list out all the things they have on special offer. Cut out the pictures and have your child stick them into different groups - vegetables, fruits, electrical, clothes etc….

So next time you get swamped with fliers, don’t throw them out too fast. See if it could somehow contribute to your child’s learning.