Thursday, April 4, 2013

FRUGAL MONTESSORI LEARNING ACTITIVES FOR LITTLE ONES - LEARN & LINK W/ LINKY






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I am always looking or thinking of ideas to keep my little ones busy while I homeschool my older 2 boys. I consider myself pretty thrifty and I try to use items I already have to teach my little ones. Using items that from my house that I normally wouldn't use for teaching!

The 1st activity is giving the toddler pipe cleaners (chenille sticks) and a colander and having the child place the chenille sticks in the upside down colander holes. This is great for hand and eye coordination and dexterity. My 2 year old called it an octopus when he was done!


Activity 2, was my 3 year old daughter's idea. She used Playfoam (you can use Play-Doh) and she decided to place all the Playfoam in her tea set and misc. size learning bowls and play tea party. This is use of imagination and creativity.


Activity 3 - I took a paper towel tube and a clear plastic tube along with smoochy balls, plastic balls and rubber balls, placing the tubes in a bowl and had my son drop the balls into the tubes. The clear one was great because he got to see the balls go into the tube and downwards. I sat with him because some of the balls were a little small. This is a great way for kids to learn cause and effect.


Activity 4 which all 4 of my kids love --- bubble pop dancing. Since I do quite a bit of blog reviews I get quite a bit of packages in the mail, many with bubble wrap. So I split it up amongst my kids and place it on the floor for them to jump, hop and dance on while the bubble wrap pops!


I usually do my Montessori activities thriftily. Trying to use what I have around the house. No need to spend money when you do not need too! I will continue to post my thrifty Montessori activities as I do them with my kids.



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13 comments:

  1. I love the Bubble Pop Dance ~! It looks like he is having so much fun. Having fun while learning is the key to success.

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  2. My son loves to do the pipe cleaners/strainer activity. I always think it looks like an alien hat.

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  3. what fun learning activities i will need to do these with my daughter

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  4. Oh that is so much fun! We do the "bubble pop" dance often in our house. Everyone loves it. Even the husband and I still get grins when we start popping all those bubbles. The kids go crazy silly and giggling. It's definitely one of the best parts of the package.

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  5. I love all of these ideas -- what a great way to change up some toys :)

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  6. Love the bubble pop dancing idea! Will have to use that with all of the bubble wrap i get too! Thanks!

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  7. Thanks for hosting! Have a great weekend! Can't wait to hear your good news! :-)

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  8. What fun activities. I need to try to do this with my kids!! Thanks!

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  9. Thank you so much for your ideas! I saw your post over at Weekly Wrap-up and I'm so glad I came over to check it out! I have a 2 year old and a 6 month old to keep busy while I homeschool my 4 year old and it can get quite adventurous at times! If you get the chance, come check out how our homeschool week went at http://fearfultofearlessblog.com/homeschool-journal-2/

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  10. The strainer!!! I would have never thought about using the strainer as an educational tool!! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. I love the pipe cleaner and a colander activity! It looks perfect for promoting fine motor skills. I'm sure my toddler would love it.

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  12. I love all the thrifty Montessori-inspired ideas you come up with, Nicole! I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow

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Nicole, the mama behind the Mama to 5 Blessings blog, is a mom to 5 children. Three boys: ages 8 years, 5 years, 2 years, a daughter 4 years and a new baby girl born April 19th 2013. She has been married to her husband Fritz for 11 years. Here at Mama to 5 Blessings you will find quite a variety of topics: recipes, crafts for moms and children, homeschooling, parenting, reviews and giveaways, thrifty tips and much more! Mama to 5 Blessings can also be found on Twitter @mamato3blessing, Facebook and Pinterest.