I recently spoke with Shannon from Education.com, and she offered to share a fun activity for Ryker to do! I had tried getting Cora to settle down for the activity, but two year olds plus glue equals a big old HELL NO. So, we trapped her in her high chair and gave her some crayons to work on her own masterpiece!
I was talking to a friend recently, who has children the same age as ours, about how school will start next year and it's just crazy that kindergarten is sneaking up on us. We've been doing a lot of work at home, disguised as fun for the most part, to help Ryker feel confident and ready to tackle school next year. He can spell his name and a handful of words and write the alphabet and most numbers pretty well! So, we used the following activity and then expanded on it a bit to challenge him a little more.
We didn't have the blue paper and I didn't want to use paint, so we went with white paper and a blue crayon and some glue to get his snowman to stick. He had so much and was so proud of his creation! He's been begging to do new marshmallow crafts all day, every day, since we did this. Let me know if you give it a shot! Tag me on IG with your picture (@christina.kassel), we'd love to see what you create!
You can find this over at https://www.education.com/games/kindergarten, with a ton of other fun things to do!
Happy Snowman
Whether the snow is fluffy and soft or icy and hard, a snowman is sure to inspire a smile. No wonder this snowman is so happy; he's made using marshmallows!
What You Need:
Blue construction paper
Tempera paint
Bag of mini marshmallows
Paintbrush
Glue stick (optional)
Markers (optional)
What You Do:1. Place a sheet of blue construction paper on the table in a vertical, or portrait position.
2. Ask your child to paint a snowdrift at the bottom of the picture. Then, have her paint snow falling from the sky. Ask her to name the shapes of the dots. They might be circles or they might be ovals.
3. Have your child create three circles: large, medium and small using the marshmallows. The large circle will be at the bottom, the medium goes in the middle and small-sized circle belongs at the very top. Count the marshmallows of each circle aloud. 4. How many more did it take to make the large circle than the small circle?
4. If your child would like to eat her snowman, she can simply finish her creation by using markers to draw in his face and arms.
5. If your child would like to create a picture that will last throughout the season, she can glue the marshmallows into place and paint in the Snowman's facial features.
