Even before toddlers and preschoolers can write letters or spell words, they still enjoy writing notes to family members, drawing pictures, making lists, folding paper, using the paper for pretend play, etc. That’s how this writing box comes in handy. I made this special writing box for B. In it I put scraps of …
Counting with Foam Stickers is a fun DIY activity. This counting activity was another way to put those foam shapes to use. As he put the numbers in order, I quickly drew dots on a piece of paper. B counted the dots and found the corresponding number to cover them. In case you missed these …
Give this listening activity with foam stickers a try! While I had the foam shapes out to make the foam shape puzzle from yesterday, I created this listening activity for B. We had so much fun with this that we did it twice. The first time I drew a line in …
Make sticker puzzles using a few foam stickers and cardstock. Create different pictures with your stickers on the left (actually sticking them on the paper) and give your child the same stickers to copy the picture on the right (not sticking them so you can reuse the activity). This is a great way to develop visual discrimination …
After making a sensory water bag for baby N, I decided to make an I-Spy water bag for B. I filled it with straws, beads, and foam stickers. After making a sensory water bag for baby N, I decided to make an I-Spy water bag for B. I filled it with straws, beads, and foam …
Straw painting is a nice change of pace from traditional painting techniques. Put paint on the paper and have your child blow through the straw to spread the paint. I used the Crayola washable paint but it really needed to be thinner so next time I will mix it with a little water first. Here’s …
Paper bags have been a quick and easy sorting tool for us lately. Paper bag sorting vowels and consonants (left) or words that start with sh or ch (right). Other Ideas for Paper Bag Sorting: Write numbers 1-5 on bags and have your child put the corresponding amount of an object in each bag. Write …
Before you recycle them, put your food boxes to use to make these food packaging activities. For this activity, cut and save the front and back from each package. Put them in a pile and work together to match them up. B and I worked together and it was trickier than I thought it would be, …
This is one of those spur of the moment activities that turned out to be so beneficial! I lined up B’s bowling pins (you could use any group of objects) and said “Point to the one that is in BETWEEN the green and yellow pins” or “Point to the pin that is in BETWEEN the blue and …
Do you have one of these shelves in your pantry for stacking cans? I took that out and a handful of ribbons and introduced ribbon weaving to B. This ended up being too hard for B. I could tell because he wanted to watch me do it but didn’t want to try it on his own. This …
What’s Missing? Use this DIY Game to promote critical thinking skills in your toddler. For this activity, I cut pictures out of magazines and then cut part of each picture off. For example, I cut the top off of the vitamin water bottle and the shoe off of the girl. I showed B a picture (one at a …
What’s Missing? A critical thinking game for your preschooler! From left to right: (top row) fork – missing middle, house – missing door, car – missing wheels (middle row) flower, missing petals – happy face, missing mouth – dog, missing tail (bottom row) letter A, letter B, alphabet B and I were drawing on his …