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Sensory Play: Water Beads

Posted on December 16, 2013December 16, 2013 by domesticgoddess

I bought some water beads for Caleb to play with.

We soaked them in water.

They started to grow in just a few minutes!

Caleb inspected the beads “they’re bigger momma!” Wonderful observation, son!

We soaked them overnight and they grew into these huge balls that had the feel and texture of Jello.

I let Caleb play with them and he started to squeeze them. I joined in the squeezing fun!

What a great stress reliever.

He even wanted to swim in it! Thanks for the idea, Caleb! I will put it in the tub next time!

Here’s what’s left of the water beads after playtime.

Messy, easy and fun! 😀

Clothespin Counting Game

Posted on November 12, 2013November 8, 2013 by domesticgoddess

I got this idea from one of the brilliant moms on Pinterest.
So easy to do and Caleb got to practice counting!
I drew two dinosaurs. Prepared clothespins and a dice. Caleb insisted on wearing his silly hat.
We each took turns rolling the dice and putting the corresponding number of clothespins on our dinosaurs to make them look like stegosaurus spikes.

Count the pins before pinning.

Adding the spikes.

Whoever gets the most “spikes” on their dinosaur wins the game! Caleb is counting his clothespins to see if he really won the game.

Wonderful practice for counting and comparing more or less.

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Light and Heavy

Posted on October 8, 2013November 8, 2013 by domesticgoddess

I got different objects from the pantry and around the house for Caleb to sort by weight.

Sorting.

Being playful ☺

CALEB: It’s sooooo heavy! (Making faces.)

All done sorting!

I brought out the kitchen scale for Caleb to use. This helped to reinforce the concepts of light and heavy plus it’s something new for him to try.

Weighing things.

I told him that the farther the pointer moves away from the zero, the heavier it is. He enjoyed reading the weight of each object. It was only from 0-3kilos, easy for him to read.

He wanted to make the pointer reach all the way to the end so we overloaded the scale. He was so proud to tell me that it was too much, too heavy! Since the pointer went way beyond 3.

This is a simple and fun activity for comparing weights. Thanks for reading! 🙂