PaPaBAW!! (pom pom balls) Mr. P yells this every time that I get the pom pom balls out. I keep them in a jar and let him stick his hand into the full jar (sensory!) and pull them out.
Keeping Mr. P in the high chair for this activity helps to contain the balls and maintain his focus.
I love this activity, because it lasts awhile, it is educational, it's super cheap, and it doesn't have to be directly supervised if you need to buy some chore time!
As you see here, we get out multiple kitchen containers for lil man to practice sorting and use his imagination!
We are teaching him to sort by color in the silicone ice cube tray.
Just look at this concentration caught on camera!
he really loves this activity. It is fun to watch him make up different things to do, sometimes we inspire him and other times we leave him alone to create.
We purchased this pack of primary color pom poms at the Dollar store! We also got a pack of pastels to mix it up.
Eventually we can start talking about comparisons and what colors combine to create other colors!
And sometimes the measuring cup just becomes a telephone!
**Please note that if you toddler likes to stick things in their mouth this may not be the best activity for them unless highly supervised. Mr P is not big on putting everything in his mouth, but he just had to try it once. We watched very closely as he tested one in his mouth and spit it back out- quickly! It only took one time!
If you think of any other pom pom games/activities, please let me know! These things are so versatile!
You can also do fine motor activities with pom poms. You can give him various kinds of tools to pick up the pom poms with like ice cube tongs, salad tongs, tweezers. These types of activities develop the pincer grasp that is necessary for writing, using scissors, and all kinds of other fun things! :-) I love activities like you described! Thanks for sharing. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kristi! We will have to try that tomorrow. I have all kinds of tongs, spoons, etc. Mr. P will love it!
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