Buddy turned four last week, and I can’t believe how quickly my little boy is growing up! The last week has been filled with fun birthday celebrations. I hope to blog about his Lion King birthday party next week. But for now, I’d like to remember my favorite activities from the last year.
Bead Snake Fine Motor Activity
Buddy and I practiced patterns and made snakes with pipe cleaners and pony beads. It was relaxing and fun for both of us.
We used two fly swatters from the dollar store and a beach ball to have a lot of hockey fun.
I filled Easter eggs with magnetic letters and hid them. As Buddy found them, he matched the letters to ones written on a cake pan.
We did this at Christmas, but it was so fun Buddy’s asked to do it multiple times since then. It’s a fun and easy way to paint. The best part is there are no brushes to clean at the end.
Jingle Bell Play with Magnatiles
Buddy loves Magnatiles, and he plays with them almost everyday. Using Jingle Bells to decorate them was a really fun twist to an activity he already loved. We have done this several times, and it’s always a lot of fun.
Buddy had so much fun with this sensory bin! He loved scooping the cotton ball “ice cream” and topping it with bead “sprinkles” and pom pom “cherries”.
You take turns pulling sticks and reading letters. If you pull a Kaboom, all of your sticks go back in the cup. Whoever has the most at the end of the time (for us it was one song) wins!
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom STEM Game
This is a fun game that practices letter recognition, engineering thinking, and fine motor skills. You build a coconut tree, and then take turn adding letters. When the tree falls, you lose the game.
I made cloud dough with flour and vegetable oil. Then I buried Buddy’s dinosaurs, and called for him to come and dig for them. It was a mess, but he really loved it.
We pretended that foam letters were cookies. Then we served the cookies onto matching letter plates. It’s a fun pretend activity, and Buddy thinks it’s great. We actually just did it this past weekend!