If your child isn’t writing much yet, have them practice their name, or the first letter of their name, or a drawing. Next, write messages to family members and send them out to brighten their day. If you don’t have a dry erase marker, you can do this on plain white paper, taping it to the wall to make a “Shape Mural”.įirst, trace and cut out different shapes of paper in different colors, like a square, triangle, circle, star, and heart. (That’s right, draw shapes right on the window! The dry erase marker will wipe right off, so there’s no mess for you.) Ask your child to say the names of the shapes during the activity so they can practice each shape word. Work together to draw all the shapes you can think of on the window. This is sure to be one of your child’s favorite shape activities, because they get to draw on the walls! (Well, kind of.)Īll you need for this activity is a dry erase markers and a window. What else can you hide on the paper? Can you reverse roles and have your child hide shapes from you? 3. The shapes you drew will magically appear! (Water color works best.) Next, give them a marker, water color, or finger paint and have them color over the paper. Then, tell your child you found some magic mystery paper! There are hidden shapes on the paper that they have to find. (Make multiple shapes if you’d like the activity to last a bit longer.)
With the white crayon, draw different shapes on a white piece of paper, the bigger the better. This shape activity is always a hit with the little ones.Learning shapes has never been more mysterious.Īll you need is a white crayon and a white piece of paper.
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For example, when you’re in the car, you can point out the shape of stop signs, traffic light, tree trunks, windows on homes and building, etc.įor older children, you can even begin to talk about the difference between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. You can also extend this activity outside of the home. While they go on their shape hunt, they might want to snap some photos of the shapes they find, or draw them on a piece of paper.
Talk about the number of sides each one has. How many shapes can they find in all? How many circles? How many squares? How many rectangles? Perhaps there’s a special triangle-shaped window in your home! For example, did they ever notice that heir bed is a giant rectangle? The paper plates in the cupboard are perfect circles! The mirror might be an oval. Then, invite them to discover a specific shape in the different items your home. How many can your little one think of? Help them come up with a manageable list of 3-5 shapes. To start your Shape Hunt, ask your child to first tell you about all the shape names they know about. Table of Contents Benefits of Learning Shapes: Fun Shape Activities for Toddlers 1.
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