Spoon Sort

This was a quick and easy sort I created within minutes.  I was working on making some other food trays and E was playing around with some of the things I have stored away.  

He pulled out the pom poms and started spooning them into some bowls.  I made a joke about the purple ones looking like grapes and things began to snowball.  Soon, the red ones were cherry tomatoes, the  tiny green ones became peas, yellow turned to corn, and the pink ones were cherries.

I went downstairs and grabbed something that I knew would be perfect for this activity and a tray was born.

Pasta Necklace

Continuing with our food theme, I had E make a pasta necklace this week.  This simple and classic activity is great for working those little fingers.

E liked the necklace so much that he wore it for quite some time after making it.  For the next few days, I would take the noodles off and have him practice making the necklace again.

Finger Working Food

I pulled out E's basket of cutting food to work his fingers and fine motor skills.

I also added white pom poms to different sized cups (different sized openings) and had him practice pouring without "spilling the milk".

Repurposed for Learning - Perfection

I love to go our local consignment sale and look for random items that I can make into learning tools for E. This one was simple. I found the game Perfection and thought it would be a great tool to work on not only naming shapes but working those little fingers.

We don't use it as a game. He just likes to put the shapes in without the pressure of the timer.

I didn't give E a name for the one I am holding in front. He asked me where the skateboard went. It took me a minute but I figured out what he meant and we now have a new name for one of our shapes.