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Three pigs' welcoming house
Color a house by number and imagine a new ending for three storybook pigs.
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A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
The three pigs' house page or paper, plus red, blue and green crayons
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: Print the page, or draw a house and number the roof 1, door 2 and garden 3.
Adult's role: Read the color key, help find numbers and invite the child to tell the story in their own words.
Let's make it happen
- Color the roof numbered 1 red, the door numbered 2 blue and the garden numbered 3 green.
- Draw three pigs beside the house or point to three imaginary pigs.
- Imagine how the pigs welcome a visitor and tell a new ending together.
Make it simpler: Choose one part of the house and color it together.
Clean up: Put crayons away and keep or recycle the page.
Use child-appropriate crayons and let the child choose their own colors or story.