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Sweet Pea is 45 months old.
From: I was inspired by pictures of Foam Shape Puzzles and a Mystery Pattern Blocks game in Erica’s Logical Thinking post at ABC and 123. I thought that the cheap foam shapes would be perfect for a patterning activity.
Material:
Self-adhesive foam shapes. (or non-adhesive shapes and […]
Sweet Pea is 45 months old.
From: Amy posted this on Teach Mama last year and her family recently did it again. I interviewed Sweet Pea last March, but I like the idea of associating the interview with the start of the New Year, so we just did it again, too.
Material:
Pen or […]
Sweet Pea is 44 months old.
From: I saw this on Carisa’s 1+1+1=1 blog. She originally got the printables from Musings of Me (which also has some other great Christmas worksheets). I loved the concept, but I don’t have a color printer and wanted the stars to be easier to cut out, so […]
Sweet Pea is 44 months old.
From: I do a lot of my Christmas shopping online and recently have been inundated with boxes full of packing peanuts. Instead of just throwing them away, I let Sweet Pea make a collage with them.
Material:
Paper. Styrofoam packing peanuts. Washable white glue. (We like the Crayola […]
Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: I am sure I’m not the first one to do this, but I don’t remember where I have seen it before. It is an oldie, but goodie.
Material:
4-5 Drinking straws. (We used clear ones because we had them on hand, but I think colored ones would […]
Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: I observed Sweet Pea doing this activity in her preschool class.
Prerequisite: If your tot hasn’t worked with scissors before, I suggest you try the Introduction to Scissors – Cutting Play-doh activity first.
Material:
Feather Cutting worksheet (This file is a .pdf files and requires […]
Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: Simple. Messy. Fun!, Sycamore Stirrings and Our Crafts -N- Things all had variations on this activity.
Material:
Washable markers. 5 – 10 coffee filters. Spray bottle. Jellyroll pan, a plastic tablecloth or some other way to cover the work area. Towel. Smock or bib (optional).
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Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: I found this really quick activity at Sunbeams and Sanity, who found it on Montessori for Everyone.
Material:
Curved or Straight Worksheet # 1 and Curved or Straight Worksheet # 2 (These are both .pdf files and require Foxit or Adobe Acrobat to view them.) You can […]
Sweet Pea is 43 months old.
From: When we made sugar chalk drawings, I had the idea that the same technique would work perfectly for spider webs and have been eagerly waiting for Halloween to give it a try.
Material:
1/3 cup Sugar. 1 cup Water. Bowl. Whisk. 1 or 2 pieces of […]
Sweet Pea is 42 months old.
From: Here is an easy activity from Pink and Green Mama and A Bit of This and A Bit of That.
Material:
Styrofoam block. (We got ours from Micheal’s.) Golf tees. Marbles. (For some reason, I had difficulty finding marbles. I ended up buying them from the […]
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