Give your child crayons specifically made for younger kids, and let them color. Younger kid's crayons are usually smaller and wider (more like a pebble than a stick), so they are easier to grasp. Just like any part of the body, kids need to build up muscle and dexterity in their hands before they learn to write. If it's a nice day, take it outside. Use chalk to color on the sidewalk. Using macaroni or large beads, string them on yarn to create wearable art. The act of picking up pieces and stringing them works on dexterity. For this project, lay out the noodles in a bowl on the table. Cut a length of string. Thread a noodle onto the string, and tie the noodle in place on one end with a knot. Place the string back on the table, and proceed to create a string for each kid. Let your kids thread noodles on their respective strings, and then tie them off to create the necklace. Let them have fun playing around with the dough. Their creations don't need to be perfect--just let them create what they want with the dough. Working with Play-Doh and other clay builds up hand muscle and dexterity. Give your child a spray bottle to water the household plants. Ask the child to go around the house and give each plant some water. The action of squeezing the bottle builds up muscles in the hand. Give your kids finger puppets and ask them to come up with a story about them. Have them act it out with the puppets on their hands. You can demonstrate first if your kids seem confused. Moving the puppets increases dexterity and coming up with a story encourages their imagination. Any kind of cutting activity helps strengthen their hands and increase fine motor skills. Just be sure to give them safety scissors so they don't hurt themselves. To make snowflakes, fold a piece of paper in half horizontally. Fold it in half again, but do it vertically. Fold it in half several times, always keeping one end without any folds. You should have a triangle shape that is misshapen on the non-folded end. Cut shapes in the the paper. Angular shapes work best. Also, make the unfolded end regular by cutting along the edge in a design. Open the paper back up for a snowflake. Kids love stickers, and playing with them also encourages dexterity, as they must employ fine motor skills to peel them off the paper. Make sure to give kids paper to place the stickers on. Otherwise, the stickers will end up all over your kids and the house.
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One-sentence summary -- Let your kid color. Make necklaces together. Give them Play-Doh. Water the plants. Tell a story with finger puppets. Teach them to cut snowflakes. Play with stickers.

Have a plan in place to get your brand name in as many stores and in front of as many people as possible. Depending on the product or service you're offering, you might want to consider taking out ads online, in newspapers, in magazines, and wherever you might find new customers. Apply your branding, including your visual brand and brand messages, to all of your materialsfrom packaging, signage, and stationery, to your website and marketing materials. Don't be shy about boldly branding your products and displaying them in as many venues as possible. You want your brand to be everywhere people look. Advertise your brand in unexpected places. Radio advertisements, employee uniforms, and freebies with logos (such as tissues or pens) are all relatively inexpensive ways to promote your brand. See if you can get publicity from a local newspaper, TV station or blog who will review your product or service. Social media is one of the best ways to build a brand these days. Get basic social media accounts and update them regularly with pictures, deals, and other information about your company. Find things that are related and appeal to your customers and give them the chance to interact. For example, if you're a travel company, post a picture of a beautiful location with a message something like: "Counting down the weeks to summer vacation and some time to unwind! Where do you want to travel this year?" Do not become spam. Avoid constantly pushing your brand in an annoying way or without context or to people that have no interest. Stay out of your customer's recycle bins. Be real and conversational, not a metaphorical sleazy car salesman. This is the age of the Internet and social media, so having a website is central to building a brand. It's fine to base your business in the flesh and traditional media, but if you don't at least have a website, you'll be seen as old-fashioned and inaccessible. Hire a professional or use a template and get a nice looking website. This should, at a minimum, discuss what your brand is about, where your offices can be found, what your hours are, and how you can be contacted. Use your site as an opportunity to tell your story proudly. People have an easier time understanding something that fits into a story, and they'll especially identify with things that let them feel like they're a part of that story. Give your customers a story that they can be a part of if you want to build your brand into a big name. Publish it on your website's "about" page or distribute it in your publicity materials. For example, in the '80s and '90s, Microsoft painted themselves as a company that pulled themselves up by their bootstraps in order to become the most innovative and effective product in their field. This resonated with business-oriented individuals, who wanted to see their own lives in the same way and who could feel apart of that spirit of greatness by buying Microsoft products. Having an in-person presence helps to build trust and spread the word about your brand. Throw events, attend events put on by others, do volunteer work, and be civically active. This is a great way for your customers and potential customers to see what your brand stands for. Street fairs and other daytime events often provide opportunities for businesses to set up a table and hand out information. Take advantage of this opportunity to forge bonds with people in your community who could potentially be customers. Giving back to your community through donations and sponsorships is another good way to get your brand out there. You could sponsor a little league team or a girl scout troop to build up your community presence.
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Develop a marketing strategy. Have a presence on social media. Have a killer website. Be involved in the community.