{"id":1243,"date":"2008-10-17T08:39:22","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T16:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2011-04-09T21:53:10","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T04:53:10","slug":"shadow-play-free-fun-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/shadow-play-free-fun-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow Play &#8211; Free Fun Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"adsenseright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/shadow.jpg\" alt=\"shadow play\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Playing with shadows is easy. You don&#8217;t have to get out any equipment, although you can.<\/p>\n<p>Kids can make letters with their bodies, learn how to make animal shapes with their fingers or try to make it look as though they&#8217;re doing something they normally can&#8217;t do. 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