These Little Fingers

  Vegetable Print Art My kids had fun creating this  awesome vege printing . This activity suits all ages. Here's  we  have created some red rose prints using  bok choy (Chinese cabbage). Cut out the stem of the bok choy and  dip into paint . Use some glitter dust here.. and stamp onto paper..   Finally, finish up with some leaf prints.

Printable Number Chart 1-10 My preschooler is really interested in numbers. He loves counting and   I thought of sharing this printable number  chart  which i put together.   The chart is free and printable in pdf format: download the 1 2 3 4 5 chart here.  Now you can use this colourful chart to count up to 10. You can print this chart and have it stuck on the wall ,fridge or desk.   Have fun counting numbers with you child; ask what comes next and what comes before. Count down from ten with your child. Make it fun    Use  a torch and flash onto the number and get your child shout out the number. Laminate  the printed number chart and use it as a place mat, or  use a dry erase marker to trace the numbers( when your child is ready to write). Thanks for stopping by.

  THE FOUR SEASONS Diorama Here 's how we went about doing our school project; the four seasons. YOU WILL NEED: A sturdy board for the base . Styrofoam  Brown paper /bag Coloured paper Cotton wool PVA Glue Glue gun Some paint B egin by fixing the Styrofoam on the sturdy board.  Use your glue gun to glue it  in place. Paint the backgrounds; Spring -green, Autumn -yellow brown and orange , Summer- yellow and blue.,winter we left it white/ silver. We used the brown paper to make the trees. Cut out flowers and leaves out of colored paper. We glued the trees, leaves flowers and cotton balls-use your glue gun for this. SPRING AUTUMN WINTER Cut out few slits to form branches twist the slits... Finally,  glue the Arctic Hare in each season and show how they adopt to each season!.

Geo-Lastic Art Hi everyone. I found this awesome manipulative toy, from my local toy library. The Geoboard . It is a great tool for exploring mathematical concepts. I let my son (nearly 3) stretch bands around pegs to form line segments and create shapes, alphabet and numbers. My older kids(8,6) joined in the fun too. The Geolastic Number Board comes  with alphabets and number visual cues, therefore children could copy them on the board. I helped my son  copy the shape made by his his sister. He really liked it. Making shapes on Geoboard, could  help improve his fine motor skill s . The virtual version  of Geoboards can be found below in the following links, where older kids/school aged kids could have ample fun: Math Playground- http://www.mathplayground.com/geoboard.html Geoboard,  by The Math Learning Center  Have fun making shapes , alphabets, numbers and geometrical  shaped pictures too....

  I have been setting up sensory bins for my son . I am a bit afraid of mess; but I use it as an opportunity to teach about cleaning up! We talked about colours, shapes and textures . We tried sorting objects by  colour. We scooped out all the blue objects out of the bin! When children are playing with sand, rice and so on they are learning to experiment. I use common household objects like spoon,forks,lids ....they are great learning tools. Messy sensory play with sand ,water,fingerpaint or dirt gives your child the chance to play alone  observe,copy others,initiate new ideas and use words and gestures to express.. We tried playing a game: number of the day... Add numbers in to your sensory bin (it can be foam numbers or plastic number magnets) I love those little craft foam numbers! Get your child pick/scoop or help him use a tong to pick all the "Number of the Day ".., Why not, Letter of the day? , Shape of the day ? ...