Pop! Learning with Bubble Wrap

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Bubble wrap has always been a fun material to keep when we get packages! We’ve made bubble wrap runways and roads and even made bubble wrap prints with it.

It wasn’t until recently that we made it a learning tool. And it’s definitely a hit with the kids!

I decided to use the bubble wrap to have a little refresher for school.

For my preschooler, that meant we would review letter and number recognition. I wrote lowercase letters and numbers in each bubble.

I wrote them in this back side of the bubble wrap because I thought it would be easier for me, but this turned out making it harder for the kids to pop.

But I think it made it more fun for them to pop it with their fist!

In order to pop a bubble, he first had to tell me what was on the bubble!

And the goal was to pop them all of course!

I did the same for Henry but with different learning elements, he’s starting second grade.

I wrote both sight words for review and math problems (both addition and subtraction) for Henry.

And Louis it’s learning too! I simplified it for him. He’s just starting to recognize letters a little.

I used the letters in his name over and over again.

I’m sure the learning could go on and on with a simple piece of bubble wrap!

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Pop! Learning with Bubble Wrap

hands on : as we grow http://ift.tt/1MZKU6g

Bubble wrap has always been a fun material to keep when we get packages! We’ve made bubble wrap runways and roads and even made bubble wrap prints with it.

It wasn’t until recently that we made it a learning tool. And it’s definitely a hit with the kids!

I decided to use the bubble wrap to have a little refresher for school.

For my preschooler, that meant we would review letter and number recognition. I wrote lowercase letters and numbers in each bubble.

I wrote them in this back side of the bubble wrap because I thought it would be easier for me, but this turned out making it harder for the kids to pop.

But I think it made it more fun for them to pop it with their fist!

In order to pop a bubble, he first had to tell me what was on the bubble!

And the goal was to pop them all of course!

I did the same for Henry but with different learning elements, he’s starting second grade.

I wrote both sight words for review and math problems (both addition and subtraction) for Henry.

And Louis it’s learning too! I simplified it for him. He’s just starting to recognize letters a little.

I used the letters in his name over and over again.

I’m sure the learning could go on and on with a simple piece of bubble wrap!

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F is for Feather Fish Painting

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F is for Feather Fish Painting is an activity is an activity that was inspired by the story Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins. Children draw their very own fish and paint it with feathers. The pictures in the story provide lots of brightly coloured fish of different shapes and sizes for art inspiration.

 

F is for Feather Fish Painting is also a great opportunity to play and learn about the letter F, identify what the letter F looks like and what sound it makes.

 

What you will need?

You will need feathers, coloured paints, large sheet of paper and a lead pencil.

 

You will also need the story, Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins

Before commencing the painting part of the activity we read the story Hooray for Fish first and then re-read the story again, this time playing ‘spot the letter’ and looking for the letter ‘F’.  There are lots of opportunities to spot the letter F in the story Hooray for Fish!

 

Let’s Play

Some Ideas:

• Read Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins and discuss creating your very own fish and painting it with feathers.
• Re-read the story and play spot the letter F.
• Talk about the different kinds of fish in the story and ask “Which type of fish would you be?”
• Look at the different pictures of the fish and talk about the patterns and colours. Ask your child “what would your fish look like?”
• Make text to text connections, such as talk about other books that are about fish. What are the similarities and differences? The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister would be a great book to discuss text to text connections and similarities.

 

Let’s Learn

Learning Opportunities

• Creativity and imagination
• Letter recognition
• Fine Motor Development
• Hand-Eye Coordination and Control
• Concentration
• Phonemic awareness – hearing and understanding that words are made up of individual sounds and other word patterns.
• Problem Solving
• Sense of pride and achievement.

 

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Chocolate Spotted PB&J Puppy Sandwich

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Kids love fun food and this Chocolate Spotted PB&J Puppy Sandwich is sure to get even the pickiest eater excited about lunch. This adorable sandwich made out of white flat bread is filled with peanut butter and jelly and decorated with chocolate spread, but it could easily be made with your child’s favorite sandwich fillings. If you want a cute little treat to go along with the dog sandwich, you could surprise your kids with a Peanut Butter Puppy Cookie too.

I created this sandwich using white flat bread just so the puppy had a nice white face. White sandwich bread will work as well, and if you prefer using whole wheat bread, you can do that too. Your puppy will just be tan instead of white. Both will look equally cute. I know many kids have peanut allergies, so just make the necessary changes so that this can be served to your child. If you use meat inside the sandwich, you could use dark rye bread and pipe on white cream cheese spots. There are many possibilities.

Chocolate Spotted PB&J Puppy Sandwich

Ingredients:

2 pieces of white flat bread

2 tablespoons peanut butter (or any other spread you’d like to use)

2 tablespoons jelly

2 tablespoons chocolate spread

Instructions:

Cut two ovals out of the bread to be the puppies head.  Then cut out two ears.

Spread peanut butter then jelly on one oval piece of bread. Press the pointed ends of the ears onto the PB&J so they stick.

Put the plain white oval piece of bread on top of the PB&J. Spoon chocolate spread into a zip top bag. Then cut off one tip of the bag. Pipe on the puppy’s eyes, nose and mouth.

Pipe on the puppy’s spots and cover the ears in chocolate spread.

Serve to a happy kid!

 

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How to Make Paper Plate Masks

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Paper plate crafts are so much fun!

We’ve made paper plate roses and other paper plate crafts with kids.  But this time, we were inspired by imagination.  Since my three-year-old pretends to be a fairy or a superhero almost every day, we crafted these quick and easy paper plate masks to help look the part!

I love paper plate crafts for kids.  I particularly love making masks with them.  We’ve made masks out of thinner paper before, but they rip easily.  Since we don’t want to risk revealing anyone’s identity (wink, wink), we use paper plates!

Materials for Paper Plate Masks

• Paper Plate
• Watercolors
• Glue
• Glitter
• Toilet Paper Roll
• Pipe Cleaner or String

How to Make Paper Plate Masks

1. Start by cutting out the shape.  We tried a full mask, but my preschooler did not like the way that it felt, so we shortened it to a half mask.
2. Cut two holes for eyes
3. Let your child paint the mask with watercolors
   
4. Once dried, have your child stamp the mask with a toilet paper roll and glue
5. Sprinkle glitter on top
6. Punch two holes on either side of the mask and thread pipe cleaners (or string) through the holes
7. Connect the pipe cleaners to fit

There’s nothing better than seeing a child’s face light up over something that they have created.  My superhero had “to fly” the second she put on her mask.  Isn’t it amazing how a paper plate can spark creativity?

You might also enjoy these paper plate crafts to spark creativity in your house.

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DIY Lego Costume

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Would your LEGO enthusiast love to wear a giant LEGO costume for Halloween this year?  Let us help you with this fun idea – just one of our many homemade Halloween costumes.  We at Kids Activities Blog just love costumes like this that are cheap and easy to make!

LEGO Costume

We try to make the kids costumes each Halloween.  This year, Lowes inspired us to “think outside the box” and with the help of a giant appliance box (Thank you handy shopping assistant Doug!!) and a couple of cans of spray paint as well as several smaller boxes we had Legos.   Human Legos.

Lego blocks are one of our favorite things to play with.  All. Day. Long.  The kids absolutely love building and creating.

Red is my son’s favorite color.  He’s thrilled with his costume – and I was thrilled with how easy it was to create.  All it took was a short trip to my local Lowes.

Homemade Halloween Costumes

How to Make a Lego Costume

• Spray paint your boxes.  We needed to do about 5-6 coats.

• Cut out neck, arm and leg holes.

• Add “circles” and arm straps – and viola!  You’re a Lego!

 

More Kids Activities

Have you been inspired by this awesome LEGO costume?  I’d love to hear about a great homemade Halloween costumes that your kids will be wearing for Halloween this year!  Here are some fun ideas for costumes and kids activities for Halloween:

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar No Sew Homemade Halloween Costume
• Kids Dress Up with Pipe Cleaner Disguises
• 10 Super Simple Home Made Costume Ideas

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