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if you do this activity with an 18 24 month old they may or may not have good pressure on the crayon yet that s fine it s one of the benefits of letting kids color actually as for the hand position there is no need to force correct hand positioning at 2 years old but just look at your own hand as you naturally hold the crayon keep it in mind and when your child seems open to it try to gently guide your child to holding the crayon similarly bad grip habits are annoying to overcome in kindergarten and first grade somehow my son has always had a pretty accurate grip at least 50 of the time with little explicit instruction on my part it may be because i tend to color with him yes i know that may not be cool but hey coloring is fun sometimes an accurate example to model is all a child needs most kids need some sort of real practice and instruction at some point in fact i hold my pencil incorrectly to this day because of my kindergarten instruction or lack thereof as you can see in the photo below tobias is doing something similar angling his hand down towards him which makes it hard to write neatly so for him i ll need to work on fixing that asap mostly by trying to correct my own grip posted by amanda at 8 46 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fine motor skills positions preschooler toddler writing leprechaun have i ever mentioned how much i love brayden s preschool teacher she is the best i have zero complaints about her which is kind of rare for me i usually see room for improvement somewhere with her nothing love her she is the perfect teacher okay so this cute leprechaun is something brayden brought home from preschool hence the ode to teacher by me skills taught with this activity you can talk about colors and shapes it is also a fun art activity and of course a fun way to celebrate a holiday age range this is another one of those activities where young toddlers can even do it because it is easily assembled supplies small paper plate but you could use a white piece of paper you probably want it to be stiff so if you need to use paper stiffen it with some cardboard behind it like cardboard from a cereal box or something curly noodles they colored theirs orangy red but you could leave it the original color if you like crayons green construction paper black construction paper yellow construction paper glue prep for the toddlers cut out the shapes to make the hat you will need a green square a green rectangle a black rectangle and a yellow square for the preschoolers draw the shapes for the hat but let them cut it out for the older children have them draw and cut out the shapes for the hat gather supplies activity have older children draw and or cut out shapes for hat have all children draw and color the face for the leprechan glue the hat together glue the hat on the plate glue noodles on hat for whiskers let dry then display posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels holidays shapes st patrick s day tuesday march 16 2010 nice to meet you my daughter who tends to be on the shy side was having trouble speaking to people when introduced or when prompted i don t mean talking to strangers i mean the people you ll encounter more regularly at church neighbors family that comes to visit every few months etc at 2 i don t expect her to carry on a full conversation but we are teaching her to say hello and answer brief questions how are you _____ i like your dress aren t your sparkly shoes pretty when asked so we tried playing what i call the nice to meet you game materials dress up clothes any will do activity i dressed up and tell her that we are at church store etc and she s will her mommy i then say hello and compliment her the conversation goes something like this elderly lady at church hello how are you this morning daughter good how are you lady fine thank you i like your pretty dress daughter thank you then i change clothes and we try it again it s that simple sometimes i close her door to her room and knock or we use her grocery cart and pretend we re at church we ve talked about how when someone says i like your ____ it s a compliment and she s to say thank you for older children this is a good way to role play encounters with strangers semi strangers it s a good time to talk about a code word for your family and things to do and never to do at 2 we haven t gone there yet because of lack of understanding at her age however she is not out of my sight except when i specifically drop her off at her sunday school class with her teacher for your particular situation be aware of the situations your child will be in and use your discernment posted by raegan at 12 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels practical life skills monday march 15 2010 learning colors you don t always need to do an official activity to teach about colors i think a fun and simple thing to do is to incorporate it into your day i started this with kaitlyn when she was about 18 months old and i was shocked at how quickly she grasped it and how well she understood what i was teaching her doing these things are great for the little pre toddlers and it is still fun for the older preschoolers color hunt start the day off with a color hunt as i type this st patrick s day is approaching so let s use green as our sample color you tell your child today we are learning about the color green then hold up something green this is green can you see anything else in the room that is green then go on a hunt through the house looking for green items you might have pictures pillows paint plants you will be surprised at how much you have you can take your hunt outside if you live somewhere with green outside right now boo color fashion i always have the whole family wear our color we are learning about that day if possible wear green shirts socks underwear be sure to point out as your child is getting dressed everything with green on it color food i also like to try to eat food that is the color of the day so for green we might have broccoli a salad or celery if you like to dye food you could have pancakes colored green you could make cupcakes and dye them green and or dye the frosting dye your milk green and make green cookies have green jell o and green pudding the point here is to point out to your child that the color of the day week is all around her show lots of excitement about it and she will to posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels pre toddler preschooler toddler friday march 12 2010 animal toss my girls are about 19 months apart so it s really nice to find activities that they can do together this idea is from the sibling busy book and was really fun for both girls 2 and 11 months when we first started playing materials laundry basket or some sort of large basket crib or bed depending on what is safe for your kids stuffed animals activity put child ren in the crib or bed or couch etc show them how to toss the animal and try to get it in the basket start the basket close to the bed couch crib and gradually move the basket farther away i filled the crib with stuffed animals they had a blast doing this and i got the added benefit of contained happy children while i put laundry away this activity eventually ended with both of them rolling around giggling hysterically love it posted by raegan at 12 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gross motor skills wednesday march 10 2010 shamrock potato print kids love paint it is fun to paint in various mediums i was thinking about st patrick s day which led me to think about potatoes which led me to decide to do a potato print picture with kaitlyn for st patrick s day age range i would say 18 months and up 18 month old children can have fun with this but don t expect them to make an actual picture just let them have fun with the paint and potato prints are an easy art project supplies green paint potato washed and cut in half construction paper plate for paint activity have your child dip the potato in the paint have your child press the potato on the paper have them press lightly take note that i just had kaitlyn 2 5 have fun doing art i didn t have her make a shamrock she giggled she laughed she exclaimed this is fun posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art preschooler st patrick s day toddler tuesday march 9 2010 texture bags super easy and fun great for babies toddlers and preschoolers materials double zipper sandwich bag hair gel pudding applesauce yogurt washable paint basically anything gooey glitter optional activity put 1 4 1 2 cup of gel pudding in a sandwich bag and zip tightly removing most of the air flatten bag so that it s a drawing surface let your child play ideas babies will enjoy just squishing i have to keep an eye on my baby because she s a fan of chewing on these bags toddlers play guess the shape letter let them try to draw with their fingers decorate the bag make dots and have them count them hand prints were a winner with my girls she even figured out how to do a face print preschoolers great for practice writing letters and drawing shapes bigger bags seemed to be more fun larger drawing writing surface you can also make a letter sound and have them draw the appropriate letter call out a word and they can try to write the beginning consonant etc be creative you can also mix colors of paint for a swirl effect in the bag it s also a good change to talk about what happens when you mix colors like blue and yellow if using pudding yogurt applesauce or some kind of food i would really recommend hanging on to the bag for long if you choose paint or gel the bags are good for some time i keep a few bags stored in my activity cabinet posted by raegan at 12 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels alphabet baby pre toddler sensory texture monday march 8 2010 let s cut paper not everything we do around here is something we put together ourselves either from my head or from a book sometimes i pull out a workbook i love this kumon workbook for fun activities to build up paper cutting skills it is for ages 2 and up it is full of paper cutting activities designed to slowly build up your child s muscles coordination and cutting abilitly it starts with simple one stroke cuts and works its way up to zig zags and curves but you don t need to have the kumon workbook or any other workbook to do cutting activities you can simply draw lines on paper for your child to cut all you need are some child safe scissors a marker and a piece of paper start with short straight lines gradually make them longer move on to diagonal lines zigs zags and curves posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fine motor skills preschooler toddler friday march 5 2010 marshmallow sculptures looking for something do do with all those leftover marshmallows besides make 100 cups of hot chocolate or rice crispy treats materials marshmallows large and or small or gumdrops toothpicks and or straws i think the gumdrops work better for tall structures for ease of use marshmallows are good activity see what kind of structures you both can build together using the materials you chose can you build something tall like a castle letters numbers shapes this is a fun way to let them be creative and let their imaginations run wild it s also fun to knock over helpful hint for those with children that will eat themselves sick raises hand fill a small bowl up with the amount of treats they are allowed to eat while they build it s not so much fun if you know you can t sample we call ours the tasting bowl genius i know posted by raegan at 12 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baking cooking building fine motor skills thursday march 4 2010 egg carton caterpillar ages 18 months materials styrofoam or cardboard egg carton finger paints paint brush newspaper roll of paper for drop cloth pipe cleaners sharpie art apron preparation cut egg carton in half top and bottom prep child with art apron smock we love this one from ikea it s 2 99 which honestly can t be beat and it covers all the way down the arms warning does not keep curious toddlers from putting paint in their mouths see below picture for example lay out newspaper or a roll of plain paper as a drop cloth we have this from ikea which comes on this holder perfect for table top cabinets normally i like to make due with stuff already at home but these art supplies were a worthwhile investment and make a great inexpensive gift set activity squeeze paint out onto paper i chose to limit us to 2 colors one of which was our color for this week yellow for moms who value pretty projects this is a simple way to keep an art project from turning into a brown and black mess of colors help your child paint the egg carton to be the caterpillar body with the paintbrushes have fun stop when your child loses interest or begins eating the paint whichever comes first set egg carton aside to dry carry child with arms out away from your body to the nearest bathtub and run water rinse and repeat for ease of clean up i rinsed the art smock in the bathtub with tobias and hung it over the shower head when he was back to his normal color his clothes were still clean because of the smock hooray after a nap or the next day cut the egg carton in half long wise and take a sharpie to draw eyes and a mouth for the caterpillar poke small holes in each division for legs on either side of the body cut pipe cleaners in half and thread each one through the body so there is a little leg sticking out on both ends repeat this for the antennae on the head allow your child to choose the color or ask them to find a particular color for you this is a good way to informally test your child s color knowledge and later when we were all cleaned up and the caterpillar was ready for some legs and antennae notice that look of concentration he s such a firstborn posted by amanda at 6 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art colors elementary insects letters preschooler toddler wednesday march 3 2010 cleaning coins when i first read this idea in the preschooler s busy book i thought it would be fun as the time drew closer to do it however i started to have my doubts cleaning coins wa hoo never the less i pressed forward with the idea and it was a hit both brayden 4 5 and kaitlyn 2 5 loved it and talked about how fun it was i loved it because it was a great activity to do while i made dinner that 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