Rainy Day Activites--Free!
Three free activities for a rainy fall day!
The first doesn't need an explanation:
SET UP YOUR PUP/DOME TENT INSIDE!
Get out your tent and set it up! It's cleaner than a blanket fort and you can zip toys into it. It even doubles as a ball pit if you have a bunch of balls to toss in! Super fun on a rainy day. I highly suggest it!:) Emmett has been really enjoying it this week. I think daddy has been too! LOL. They have been playing together quite a bit in it.:)
MY FIRST SHAPE SORTER
Here's an idea you may have seen before. Just take a small or large coffee can and trace your block shape in the lid. It is less confusing then a shape sorter with lots of different shapes. It's not just for beginners though! Older kids (2+) will REALLY enjoy a lengthwise slit to put a stack of poker chips into. (Although they are a choking hazard for little ones). This was a top notch fave in my classroom and beat out the colorful storebought shape sorters! LOL. Kids would sit for hours putting poker chips into the can, they were mesmorized by it! Em is still doing square blocks in his and I will make a circle one soon for circular objects. I may even do a large coffee can for balls! Enjoy!
RECYCLED APPLESAUCE CUP STACKERS/COUNTERS
Do you buy packaged applesauce for your child? I do from time to time and I save my cups. These cups stack together and you can number them as high as you'd like to go. When you stack them, you can twist each cup slightly to the side and the numbers go right up in a nice cascade! It's nice that the ascending numbers are visible in a row, like this:
As you can see I've put the corresponding number of dots on the bottom for counting to match the number on the side. When Em is older (2 1/2 or so), we will use these as cup counters for beans, marbles, paper clips, etc.:)
So there you have it. Three free rainy day activities!:)
