I jazzed up M's shelves with a few new trays and changed things up a bit with some of her favorite ones. Here are some pictures:
Her favorite, dropping large buttons into the tin through the slot.
Dropping popsicle sticks into the moon jar.
Cylinder Block 1.
Open and Close activity. I added a few new containers and removed a couple.
I put together this tray with some styrofoam balls and a paint palette from the dollar store. I added in a measuring spoon for an added challenge to D.
Clothespins on the edge of the container.
Inserting these pumpkin picks (dollar store find!) into a cheese shaker.
As expected M (almost 18 months) loved the new trays and was engaged for a long time! D was interested too and chose some of these for herself!
Her favorite, dropping large buttons into the tin through the slot.
Dropping popsicle sticks into the moon jar.
Cylinder Block 1.
Open and Close activity. I added a few new containers and removed a couple.
I put together this tray with some styrofoam balls and a paint palette from the dollar store. I added in a measuring spoon for an added challenge to D.
Clothespins on the edge of the container.
Inserting these pumpkin picks (dollar store find!) into a cheese shaker.
As expected M (almost 18 months) loved the new trays and was engaged for a long time! D was interested too and chose some of these for herself!
I love your ideas! I think I'm going to try a button dropping work as well :)
ReplyDeleteGreat activities! They're all wonderful, but I especially love the creativity of the ones with the styrofoam balls and pumpkin picks! Thanks for linking up with Montessori Monday. I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow
ReplyDeleteLove this post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa, Deb and Purpose!
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