Twinsane in the Membrane

Hi guys! This is the last week of the month, so we get to review! You can work on any activities that you missed this month, plus I have a few new activities for this week!

Diamond/Shape Symmetry Puzzles
Directions: This is a simple and fun way to reinforce shapes, their names, and symmetry. Put two popsicle sticks side by side and draw a shape on them. (see pics below). I used a permanent marker so that it would bleed less. I made an oval, square, diamond, heart, rectangle, and circle. Show your toddler the puzzles and invite them to match up the shapes and name them.

Purple Sensory Bin
Directions: Dye some sensory materials purple* (rice, noodles, beans, etc.) Add lots of purple items from around the house and watch your kiddos explore! Ask them what all of the items have in common! Add in a yellow or other contrasting item and see if they notice that it is out of place! My girls always love when I give them spoons and tupperware/muffin tins so that they can pretend to cook with the sensory materials. We definitely made some purple pies with these beans! :)

*To dye items with food coloring, simply put them in a big gallon zipper bag, add a splash of rubbing alcohol (maybe 1-2 tbs?) and some food coloring. Shake the bag until all the items are covered in color, then lay them out flat to dry! I use a cookie sheet/tray lined with a paper towel and it dries pretty quickly!

Fly A Kite
No directions needed! Find some kites and have a grand time! They are in lots of stores this time of year. We have some fun Elsa/Anna kites from WalMart and I believe they were less than $2! Talk about how the wind keeps the kite up in the air! Discuss that kites are diamond-shaped! So many fun conversations are to be had! I haven't taken any pics of us flying our kites yet, but my girls loved it! It wasn't very windy the day we tried, but they still loved dragging their kite around like a leash! It was pretty hysterical how pathetic it was, and they still had a BLAST! Enjoy them!

Flower Pot Color Matching
Directions: I found this cute printable online at this website. Click for the free printable!  Next, I cut the pots and flowers apart. These flowers printed off huge, so I used a big easel/poster sized paper for the activity. (p.s. Kids just love using big pieces of paper! It's a fun little novelty of being a child!) We discussed the flower pot colors and the girls got to "plant" the flowers in to corresponding-colored pot! You can glue the flowers down, or just allow them to decorate again and again!

The end! Have fun this week! I'm excited for May coming up!