I'm stealing borrowing my sister's idea. :)
But, instead of etsy items on my wishlist, I'm going to start keeping a list of things I wish I had that I could use for activities with Gavin. As I've been adding more and more blogs to my blog list, I'm finding tons of great activities that I could do with him, if I had the right materials. I decided I need to keep a list of them, because let's face it: my brain doesn't work the way it did pre-baby. {You know how when you're pregnant people say you have 'baby brain' and that's it's ok that you forget things? Well, it's not ok, because it never goes away...my baby is 27 months old!} A ton of ideas I get I could definitely do if I had access to all my teaching stuff, but that's all stored in my parents' garage. Mental note to self: try to look through that stuff over Thanksgiving.
- Bean bags - I saw a cute idea on I Can Teach My Child with a bean bag toss and can think of several ways to use the game, but I need bean bags.
- Magnifying glass - Gavin loves investigating things with his flashlight, I know he'd love to look at things with a magnifying glass.
- Feathers - the different sensory and craft ideas I could do....so exciting!
- A felt board - I've thought about making one of these....maybe I'll have to keep my eye out for a sale on bulletin boards and felt. But, I could do so much with a felt board.
See - I already can't think of so many things I once wanted. Good thing I started this list!
What are some things you use for crafts and educational activities for your toddler/preschooler? I'd love to add to my list. Add your ideas in the comment section!
2 comments:
Hey Jen,
I wish I were close to you because I have a whole closet full of this kind of stuff that I don't use and would be happy to give to you. In the meantime, however, I can tell you that I was doing a class math game one time that required beanbags, and I didn't have time to go out and buy any because, as usual, I found the idea the night before!! So, I took some of Gracie's socks, filled them with dried beans (you could also use rice) and tied them really tight. If you are handy (I don't even have a needle and thread in my house (That's what Nana is for) you can cut the ends off of the sock and just do a simple stitch across the top of the sock. He only reason that I thought of that is because the teacher that I was helping kept a sewing kit in her desk and did so, so that she would have them in the future. I hope this gives you some ideas. I wish I were closer to you so that Jax and Gracie and I could play with you and Gavin. Have fun with your little man!!
Love You,
Shay
Great idea, Shay! Thanks. :) When I packed up my classroom, I mae a bin of things I thought I'd use with Gavin, but now I wish I would have brought more. Everything else is in my parents' garage. I'll have to go through it next time we're home. I'd love to have my pocket chart, among other things. Miss you guys!
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