Sometimes using new materials is all it takes to engage a child in a familiar activity! Patterning practice starts in preschool and builds throughout the early years as an important math concept.
St. Patrick’s Day Pasta and Shamrock Necklace
Using pasta and shamrock shapes, your child can practice fine motor skills and patterning by making this necklace for St. Patrick’s Day!
6 Ways to Teach Early Math Skills with Coloured Craft Sticks
We love this inexpensive and effective math manipulatives to help your child learn their colours, numbers, patterns and shapes using only coloured craft sticks and velcro dots found at the dollar store. Great ideas for toddlers, preschoolers and school aged kids.
How to Make The Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat with Pipe Cleaners
Dr. Seuss’ beloved story “The Cat in the Hat” features that infamous cat and his red and white striped hat! You can create his hat with pipe cleaners and a toilet roll using a way that helps your child learn to make patterns!
The Cat in the Hat Number & Patterning Game
March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’s birthday and momstown moms and kids want to celebrate with crafts from their beloved Dr. Seuss books! We love this Cat in the Hat craft that incorporates fine motor skills, counting and patterning practice!
Montessori Inspired UK Flag Activity Set
One of the wonderful things about the Olympic Games is that kids have the opportunity to see flags from around the world.
Making World Flags with your Child
Given that we are approaching Olympic season, it’s fun to see what countries are participating in the games and make some world flags with craft materials.
Valentine Counting Game for Preschoolers
Do you have a preschooler who could use some practice with numbers and counting? Does you preschooler hate to do workbooks but LOVES making crafts and playing games? Then this Valentine counting game is perfect for your child! Using early math skills, your child can have fun while learning to match, recognize and order numbers, count, add and subtract and take turns!
“O” is for Olympics- Olympic Flag Craft for Kids
“Opportunity” also begins with the letter “O”, and I was not about to pass this one up. We dug out our craft supplies, and created our own “O is for Olympics” alphabet craft.
Pajama Mix and Match Craft and Game
Use pajamas as the theme for this mix and match craft – perfect for days when you just don’t want to get out of your jammies!
Making the Olympic Flag with Pipe Cleaners
The one great way for kids to really get involved is to create some Olympic crafts and decorations to have around the house. We love these ways to make the Olympic flag with your kids.
Making the Olympic Flag with Play Dough
To get us in the Olympic spirit, we started to think of ways to make the Olympic flag. We also learned that each colour was meant to represent a colour on the flags of all countries who participate! Here’s one fun way we practiced some great fine motor skills, patterning, colour recognition, and shapes!
R is for Rainbow- teach your child the colours in the rainbow
Having fun with the alphabet and starting to recognize letters is the best part of our monthly Alphabet Play programs at momstown. Each month, a new letter or group of letters is the focus of our event; from books and crafts to songs and parachute time!
6 great matching and sorting activities for kids
momstown’s got some great ways to not only organize your craft supplies, but to teach kids matching and sorting skills!
R is for Rainbow Craft
momstown’s got alphabet, St. Patrick’s Day, and colours all covered off in this R for Rainbow craft. You can also throw sensory ideas in here when you choose your materials!
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