Last year, I found these hearts at one of my favorite places to shop for learning materials..The Dollar Tree. I used them for a Valentine Sensory Bin. This year, I got them out for a baby that I care for.. she's 9 months. Above, you can see her trying to problem solve to get the hearts on and off of the bears. Great baby thinking activity and helps to strengthen those itty bitty muscles in her developing fingers.
The 18 month old that I care for above enjoys hiding them in the small rice bin. Little Man age 3.. enjoys using them in his rice bin as well. I hide them in the bottom and he goes on a heart expedition!
5 more ways to play with hearts..
Sorting by color. Cut out three large hearts.. Red, Purple, and Pink. Have your tot place the heart bracelets on the matching construction paper heart.
Counting- how many pink hearts can you find? how many red?
Patterns.. Pink, Purple, Purple, Pink....
Toss... Cut the top off of an old milk carton. Can your child toss the hearts into the container?
Tracing... Have your child trace hearts on to a blank sheet of paper. Use different colored pencils.
Happy Valentine's....
Jen
1 comment:
love the dollar tree! great ideas :)
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