Alphabet Target Practice with Water Guns

Alphabet Target Practice with Water Guns

 

 

Even though the calendar says it is still spring, we are in full SUMMER mode now that school is out! For day 29 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers, Little Sister had some fun with this Alphabet Target Practice with Water Guns.

 

Not only is this activity great for introducing and reviewing letter names (and even sounds), it is also great for fine motor control as your child will have to use the small muscles in his/her hands to pull the trigger on the water gun while also aiming it to try and hit the alphabet targets!

 

We were inspired by these Ping Pong Ball Nerf Targets from Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls for this activity.

 

 

Alphabet Target Practice Supplies:

Ping Pong Balls

Piece of Styrofoam

Golf Tees

Permanent Marker

Water Gun

 

(FYI- Ping pong balls make a fun and inexpensive learning manipulative! Check out more fun ways to learn with ping pong balls here.)

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

1. Use a permanent marker to write capital letters on one side of the ping pong balls and the corresponding lowercase letter on the backside. You could spell your child’s name…but since my daughter’s name only has 3 letters (2 letters used twice) I decided to just do the first few letters of the alphabet instead.

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

2. Give your little one the water gun. Little Sister was super excited!

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

At first it was all fun and games…

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

Then things got serious! :)

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

This picture is my absolute favorite because it captures her personality so well!

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

 

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

 

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

 

 

Alphabet Water Gun Target Practice

 

 

 

 

Check out more outdoor activities for toddlers here:

31 Days of Outdoor Toddler Activities

 

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