Once your child becomes an “expert sorter”, challenge them by giving them a group of objects and asking them to sort them without specifying by what characteristic. For example, B wanted to sort these bottle tops. I didn’t specify how he could sort them and it was so interesting to see what he came up …
You can get your kids involved in household chores by asking them to sort different things. This has been a brilliant discovery for me. You can keep your kids entertained, learning, and helping all at the same time! So far we’ve tried sorting: Socks (brown/black, colors/white, big/small) Silverware (forks/spoons, B’s silverware/ours) Towels (big/small, by color) …
We are on a sorting CRAZE at our house. B wants to sort everything! So this week will be all about sorting. I will be sharing different ideas and printables for you to try. Sort Your Halloween Candy Grab a handful and have your child sort by: type beginning letter color of wrapper size (big and …
Make your own I-Spy Window with the front of a pasta package. Spy colors, letters, people, words, etc. I took a piece from the front of this pasta box with the intention of making the “window” into something cool. I taped it to a craft stick and there you have it….an I-Spy Window. You could …
Recently, we had a cotton ball race. It was SO much fun! We each used a straw to blow the cotton ball to the finish line. This is the first time we’ve tried anything like this and it turned out to be a great time to experiment with what angle to hold the straw and what type of straw would work the …
We had a few minutes the other day and I decided to try this logic puzzle with B. I cut a rectangle out of paper, divided it into 4 triangles, and then cut it apart. I asked him to try to put the triangles back together to make a rectangle. It was a frustrating experience …
To make a plastic bag book, staple 3-5 plastic bags together at the bottom of the bag so that the openings face out. Cover the staples with tape. This will be the binding of your book. Cut cardstock or paper to the size of your bags. As you write each page, slip it …
I found the idea for a poster board car mat at Frugal Fun for Boys. She has her boys spend time creating and coloring the car mat and then they have hours of fun driving on it with their cars. B wasn’t as interested in coloring the mat with me as I hoped he would …
Bored? Try the Don’t Touch the Carpet Challenge! I gave B two pieces of paper and challenged him to get to the basketball hoop without touching the carpet. I showed him how to step to the next paper and transfer the other paper to the front. The motor skills used to balance, bend, and move …
On a recent post about what books to look for at garage sales, Erin from Letter Soup had a great idea about turning an old book to puppets. The opportunity presented itself when this Clifford book was torn. Instead of recycling it, we turned it into puppets by putting them on popsicle sticks. Now they are …
This What Goest Together idea from Monkeyin Around is awesome! Collect a group of objects and have your child match the items that go together. I love how fast this was to put together and how effective it was. It was great for vocabulary development when I asked B WHY two items go together.
Bored with crayons and paper? To drive and draw, tape two markers to the back of a car. These markers are short and the car is a little larger so it fits. You can also use crayons.