SUN-shine

After everyone was down couple of days ago, now mommy was down too with fever! But I can't wait to make this sun activity for Jenn. 

What you need:
Cardboard (thick!)
DIY Edible Paint
Origami Paper
Scissor
Scotch Tape
Marker pen

Firstly, I let her paint on a thick cardboard with DIY edible paint. She may use her finger, cotton buds or anything that she wants. Then you have to wait until it gets dry. 

You may cut some origami papers while waiting for the painting. I used red, orange and yellow colors to stick on the sun.

Once the painting dries, cut a big circle and you may start sticking on origami papers on the circle's edges with scotch tape. I added smiley face to make it cute!

Jenn didn't finish her job, mommy have to do most of it. We may give it another try next time! 

Big vs Small

I was trying to introduce big and small sizes to Jenn with this activity, but seems like she didn't get it. It's a simple sticking stickers activity, you may wanna give it a try.

What you need:
Cardboard
Origami paper
Sticker
Glue
Scissor


Firstly, prepare the circles by using origami paper and sticker, I used colorful sticker and paper to make it more fun. Then instruct your child to pick the circle and stick it on the cardboard. When they can differentiate between big and small, you may ask them with detail, eg: big yellow circle. It practice their knowledge about color too!

Silly Monster

Jenn watched Monster inc and she loves it! Here's an activity to make silly monsters with so much fun! It involves sticking eyes and mouth stickers.

What you need:
Cardboard
Origami paper
Googly eyes
Stickers

I prepare the monster's shapes, and let Jenn to stick as much eyes as she wants and mouth for each monster.

And this is the result, don't be surprise if the monsters have a very strange look.

Sorting Shapes

Jenn learned about shapes and she knows them quite well, you may wanna check out the activity about Introductions to shapes over here. It's time for sorting shapes!

What you need:

• Origami paper
• Glue
• Marker
• Paper

Prepare the activity by cutting some shapes on the origami paper, we had circle, triangle, square and rectangle. Then draw the shapes as the header on a piece of paper. This activity simple require them to sort the shapes and stick on the origami paper under each group.

The result is quite messy, maybe we should use different paper for different shape. Have fun! =)

Introduction to Shape

Jenn have learned about alphabets, numbers, animals, colors and it's time for introducing her to shapes. Let's get started!

What you need:

• Origami papers
• Glue
• Cardboard

Cut shapes of circle, triangle, square and rectangle using origami papers.
Make sure to use colorful origami papers, kids find it more interesting.

Tell them the shape names and how it looks like. 
Let them stick the shape you asked on the cardboard, you may ask them specifically. For example: Blue triangle, orange square, purple circle, red rectangle.

Keep repeating the shapes until they memorize them.

Colorful Wheel

Teaching color is so much fun with this DIY colorful wheel! This is so simple yet cheap activity.

These are what you need:

• Cardboard
• Marker
• Scissor
• Clothes pins

How:

Make a circle on the cardboard and cut it.

Color the cardboard with colorful markers. 

And viola - it's done!

Squeezing the clothes pin was kinda difficult for her.
She need both of her hands to pinch those, so I gotta hold the colorful wheel while she pinch to open it.
Practise makes perfect, after couple of times, she can manage to hold her own colorful wheel and put on the clothes pins.

Edible Dough

I'm sure every kids love to play dough, this is how to make your own play dough, without harming ingredients!

Ingredient:

• Water
• Flour
• Corn starch
• Food coloring

The ratio for this recipe is flour:corn starch = 2:1

1. Mix 2 tbsp flour with 1 tbsp corn starch. 
2. Add up a very little bit of water and mix well, keep on adding the water until you get the texture.
3. Add up food coloring and mix well.

I made small amounts of dough with couple of colors.

Special thanks to Sirly for the recipe! 

Simple Painting Activity

Recently, I shared a post of how to make an Edible Paint for your toddler. I prefer edible paint, because it's safer for them to play around with. Love this painting idea, you should give it a try!

You will need:

• Edible paints
• Thick paper
• Q-tips

Drop lumps of paints on the paper. I had couple of different colors, just to make it more attractive.

Let them make mess on it, Jenn is so excited about this!

And this is the result!

Show me yours! =)