We have sparkly pom pom sorting at the top, and her hammering toy (with the pieces in a little pot); on the second shelf, her number puzzle, a space where the flower acitivity goes, and her bead threading; along the bottom, a bowl with her matching cards in, her matching box, a basket of blocks, and our library books.
I have some new activities out - a "flower" building activity with pipe cleaners and big buttons, some sparklies for sorting with an easter egg chocolate tray, and some lizards for sorting and playing!
This is a lovely idea I got off a blog in my travels (wish I could recall which one!), to put pipe cleaners in one of these chocolate shakers (I got this at Woolies for only a few dollars). Then you can make little flowers by using buttons. I got these lovely colourful large buttons from Spotlight, they were pricey at around $10, but worth it I think, as I can use them for sorting as well. I wanted something too large to be a choking risk for littler kids we have to visit. Putting the pipe cleaners in the holes is a great fine motor activity, as is the button threading! Lolly really enjoys this and it has been out every day so far!
The sorting is popular, too, but mostly for throwing the sparklies in the air then picking them up again. I got these sweet sparkly pom poms from Spotlight for a couple of dollars. Lolly likes to put each colour in a separate egg shape, as well, when she's not throwing them round the lounge!
This is the lizard sorting I put out, from a set I got for a couple of dollars at Crazy Clarks.
She doesn't really "sort" these, more just likes to put them in the containers. The set turned out not to be great for matching, either, too many different colours. But she likes them, and I have them out on her table by the window.
1 comment:
the pipecleaners and buttons are a an especially cool idea, I might try that. I like the idea of sorting similar objects.
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