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.

Online Food Games

I found a few food games online that E has been playing the last few weeks.

Sid the Science Kid has a game where you have to pick food and put it on a plate for Sid.  The goal is to pick a food from each group.   At first it was hard, but E soon realized that the foods light up to match the colors on the plate.

Sesame street also has some food games and videos that E enjoyed.  The nice thing about this site is you can search within each section for selections tagged food.

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.