Look at what we found in Dada’s toolbox! I explained what these were for – kept things together. Then, we went all around the house inspecting furniture, fixtures, and appliances looking for where these were being used.
Of course, I couldn’t keep Caleb away from the nuts and bolts for long! He started to put them together. This was a great way to practice those little fingers 🙂
Concentrating 🙂
All done!
Month: September 2013
Homeschool : Carpentry
My rice cooker conked out so we got a new one. It came in a box with some styrofoam to keep it in place. Here’s what we did with the styrofoam before we threw it away.
Carpentry work! This activity was fun and great for hand-eye coordination. I raided my husband’s tool box for the concrete nails – they weren’t too sharp (duller than a sharpened pencil) and were long enough for Caleb to hold.
The styrofoam was soft yet firm for the nails to be hammered into. When Caleb got tired hammering, he started pulling out the nails.
Fun with trash!
Dinosaur Prints
Another dinosaur activity! If your child is not into dinosaurs, this activity works with animals also.
We used the Easy Painters to paint the dinosaur feet. An alternative is wet paint on a plastic plate — just dip the dinosaur feet in the paint.
Then stamp onto the paper to make dinosaur footprints. Making dinosaur sounds is entirely optional. Haha! Caleb roared and made fierce dinosaur sounds while stamping onto the paper.
Caleb cleaned the dinosaur feet before using another dinosaur. He was able to compare footprints to see if they were the same or different and had fun stamping 🙂
Domestic Goddess Tonni 