Shape Bird - Educational Craft

Birds come in all shapes and sizes.
And some birds come in just SHAPES! :)
Here is a fun and educational bird craft you can do with your little ones.



Supplies:

Make it!

Step 1. Using the craft foam you choose for your bird, cut out a square about 3" big, a small semi-circle, and a small crescent shape.

Step 2. Cut out 3 small triangles from the yellow craft foam.


Step 3. Help your child name all the shapes, including the eye (circle). Tell them you're going to create an animal with the shapes. 

Step 4. As you show your child where to glue each shape (as shown below), have them try to guess what animal they are crafting. Add the Googly eye. Let it dry and you're done!



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Happy Crafting!


And if you're looking for more Bird-Themed fun for your preschooler, I just found these super cute bird buttons! I love buttons. They are so fun for little hands to play with and are also perfect to use to practice counting and sorting. Hours of fun I tell you.


And if you're looking for more fun with SHAPES, check out our other shape activities!
  
Make it even better with one of these SHAPES workbooks to go along with this activity!

            



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Shape House - Educational Craft


Learning while crafting = multitasking at it's finest. :)
And if that wasn't awesome enough, this shape house craft for kids is so easy to prepare and so cute. Great way to introduce shapes in preschool, or at home with your toddler!


Supplies:


Make it!

1. Using the craft foam in whatever colors you choose, cut out the following shapes: 
  • Big square
  • Big triangle
  • 2 small rectangles
  • 2 small squares
  • 4 small circles (these will be little green bushes next to the door)




2. Talk to your child about all the shapes. Hold up a shape and have them name it, or name a shape and have them point to it.

3. Help your child glue all the shapes together to create a house. Let it dry and you're all done!





And bonus! You can have a great collection of craft ideas when you buy
Get your copy on Amazon (on sale!) for some super fun and easy to make craft projects for Holiday themes all year long!


And if you're looking for more ways to teach SHAPES to your kids, here are some more fun activities we've done and also a few great ideas from Amazon (Including these awesome shape bean bags!)

  
 
      


Workbooks are a great way to reinforce preschool concepts. And my little ones always feel so grown-up when they get to use a workbook. :) Get one of these SHAPES workbooks to go along with this activity and start the learning fun!

   

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Have fun!


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Mango Tree Math for Preschoolers



Living in a tropical climate is filled with many blessings. One of the biggest blessings is in the form of the GIANT mango tree in our own backyard! We are just now ending the 2nd harvest of our mangoes that have grown all summer, and are already counting down the days until next year when we can pluck some more! 

In honor of our beloved tree, I thought of this fun way to practice math and counting with my little ones. 


Supplies Needed:


Prep Work:

1. Cut out a tree trunk from the brown paper, and a big cloud shape from the green paper. Glue these onto the tan paper and you've got your tree!





2. Cut 6 circles out of the yellow craft foam. HINT: An easy way to do so is to imprint the bottom of a glue stick into the foam, then just cut them out!




3. Cut out 6 squares from the yellow craft foam as well. Write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 on them two times so you have two of each number.




4. Cut out 5 square from the purple foam and write the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 on them.




5. Draw 3 squares under the tree, two on the left and one on the right that match the size of the number squares. Then put in a + and an = sign so you can create math problems.



How to Play!

  • Sit down with your child and go through a problem together, putting down 2 yellow squares, putting those numbers of mangoes on the tree, then counting them all up to get the answer! 
  • Then you put the yellow numbers down, one at a time, and have your child put those mangoes on the tree and find the answer themselves.
  • You can also switch and have your child put down the yellow numbers and you do the math.


LL(3 years old) had a lot of fun doing this. I helped her a lot, but she eventually got the hang of it, and loved this fun way of counting.
When LB(Kindergarten) got home from school, he wanted to try it too. It was perfect for his level, and great practice for him. 

Because math is fun, but mango math ROCKS!

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