Another concept I want to work on with Izzy this year is opposites. I know it might still be slightly over his head but there are a few that he has already picked up on his own like hot and cold, light and dark, inside and outside, and up and down. So I figured trying to add a few more to his list of opposites knowledge wouldnt hurt. We have a great Usborne book called Lift-the-Flap Opposites that he enjoys reading so we started our activity with a review of that book. Then I got his new Daniel Tiger figurines and a clear plastic cup. We mostly worked on the concept of full and empty by filling the cup with figurines and taking them back out again. We also used the cup and figurines to work on in front of and behind, in and out, up and down, on and off, and above and below. As predicted, the activity was a little above his current skill level, but he still enjoyed playing with his figurines, that is until it started raining outside and then it was all over from there! With Sydney I wanted to spend the day working on fine motor skills so we did a milk jug drop. To do this, I saved one of the last milk jugs we finished, washed it out, and cut holes in the top and the side. Then we borrowed some of brothers smaller balls and legos and planned to spend the afternoon dropping objects in and shaking them back out again. However, every time we dropped an object in the jug, sister burst out in tears. It was so sad! So I had her sit on my lap and watch me drop things in and quickly shake them back out again. Not our best activity, but at least a good lesson on object permanence.
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AuthorHi! My name is Cassity and I am the mom to a little 2 year old boy named Izzy and a baby girl named Sydney. I am lucky enough to get to be a stay-at-home mom to them and we have fun thinking of new activities to do together in the afternoons. We created this blog as an opportunity to share those activities with you. Archives
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