Book & Craft!

                                                                                                          originally posted: 4-20-12

Here is a list of 14 crafts we've made to go along with 14 books we've read. 

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Easy Felt Food!

                                                                                                               originally posted: 4-13-12

Here is a list of the super-duper easy-peasy Felt Food we've made to play with! 

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My boys (5 & 2) have loved playing with these. We sometimes play restaurant where they come and take my order and bring me my food on a plate. It's so much fun and also good practice in listening and following directions.

Alphabet Car Game!

                                                                                                                originally posted: 5-21-12

You can make super easy and fun games (that also help kids LEARN) with nothing more than 

paper, scissors, glue & a marker. Here's one the boys (5 & 2) really loved!

First, you'll need to make a set of ABC circles:

• Trace circles on construction paper using a small cup (mine are about 2 1/2" big)
• Cut them out
• Write all the Letters on the circles. (I made a set of Upper-case Letters, and a set of Lower-case Letters.)

Second, you'll need to create a CAR:

• Cut a simple car shape out of construction paper and glue it onto another piece of paper.
• Add whatever other elements to the scene you want: road, sun, cloud, etc.
• With a marker, draw the circles where the tires should be. This is where the kids will place the letter circles!

Third, you PLAY!

• Set out all the letters on the floor or tables.
• Say a letter and have the kids find it in upper-case and lower-case and place them on the car for wheels! (like in the picture up on top) When we played, I had LB(2) look for the upper-case letters and LM(5) look for the lower-case letters.
• You could also say 2 different letters and have them find 2 at a time....

....in upper-case:

....or lower-case:

Click the picture below to see more fun ways to use these paper Alphabet circles!