This activity was a HUGE hit at our house. Big Brother would have continued this all afternoon if Mean-Old Mommy didn’t make him take a nap. :) It’s also very open-ended and could be adapted for numbers and shapes as well!
Here’s what you’ll need: a dry-erase marker, feathers, and a small markerboard. If you don’t have a markerboard at home (mine is one I had in my classroom), you could just cover a white piece of construction paper with contact paper.
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| 1. Using your dry erase marker, write a large letter on the markerboard. |
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| 2. Give your child the feathers to place upon the lines of the letter. |
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| Continue with more letters. This provides an excellent time to practice color recognition as well! |
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| We even ventured into practicing tracing our numbers with the feathers. This activity is so versatile! |
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| Guess who else liked the feathers??? :) |
Literature Link
Sometimes It’s Turkey, Sometimes It’s Feathers
by Lorna Balian
by Lorna Balian
Cool! :) And fun!
We had last week theme letter recognition for toddlers. Stop by and add link to this and any other recent posts: http://best-toys-for-toddler.blogspot.com/2010/10/fun-with-toddlers-letter-recognition.html