It Feels Like

The Wee One is really into shapes and she has mastered her Melissa & Doug Shape Puzzle.

To go with her shape puzzle I made her a sand paper shape book. 

I had her feel each shape and we would name them. 

As an extension to the shape book I put out her Melissa & Doug shapes to match to the book. 

Before You Recycle

use it!

The Wee One is still loving circles and painting, but she can't quite make a circle using a crayon and paper yet.  I wanted to get her circle fix, so I gave her empty small jars for her to stamp circles.  She picked the color and went to town making circles.  She stamped circles for about 20 minutes before she told me she was all done. 

I chose jars that she could hold in one hand for stamping.  

A Circle is Round

The Wee One received a new shape sorter for Christmas since our old one broke.  It was perfect timing since she loves to put objects into containers and she has started looking at her shape books more.  Mister and Ladybug were doing an art activity that was too complex for the Wee One, so I gave her the same materials and did a modification to focus a circle.

I named and showed her the circle.  Together we traced the circle with our fingers and then I put on some glue.  I asked the Wee One to pick up a marshmallow and I guided her hand to the circle.  We did 4-5 more like that before I let her explore on her own. She enjoyed putting a few on and taking them off.  Of course she ate a few a lot and was a sticky mess when we finished, but she had a good time and had amazing concentration.