Happy Alphabet Cookie Cutter Scientific Discipline {+ Learning Resources Giveaway}
December 18, 2018
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This post is sponsored yesteryear Learning Resources.
We honey alphabet activities! Today nosotros are sharing 1 of our favorite scientific discipline activities... amongst an alphabet twist!
We are also using a few of our favorite novel Helping Hands Fine Motor Tools while nosotros convey fun exploring the ABCs. Make certain to scroll downwardly to the goal of this post thus that y'all don't miss our Helping Hands Fine Motor Tools GIVEAWAY at the bottom.
This scientific discipline activity is super elementary in addition to totally classic. If y'all were A Very Toddler Christmas newsletter subscriber in addition to thus you've in all probability done this before. It isn't new, but it is awesome! It is an activity that nosotros could create every solar daytime in addition to my kids wouldn't acquire bored.
Here's what y'all need...
- alphabet cookie cutters
- a baking pan
- droppers
- something to scoop with
- baking soda
- food coloring
- vinegar
- cups for your colored vinegar
Here's what nosotros did...
First nosotros spread out our alphabet cookie cutters on a baking sail amongst a rim to comprise the mess.
Next nosotros used our cool squeezy twisters to selection upwards baking soda from a bowl in addition to drib a fiddling chip into each cookie cutter. I loved what a non bad fiddling finger workout the squeezy twisters gave my daughter.
Then nosotros mixed upwards our vinegar in addition to nutrient coloring to brand a few colors inward our cups in addition to nosotros grabbed our twisty dropper.
The twisty dropper is seriously the coolest tool ever. It was fought over constantly at preschool, thus I intend I'll hold upwards getting a few to a greater extent than soon.
Once each missive of the alphabet had baking soda inward it, nosotros started dropping nutrient coloring onto the baking soda filled cookie cutters.
As she started squirting the nutrient coloring my missy directly started talking close the names in addition to sounds of the alphabet letters without whatsoever prompting from me.
This is why I honey learning through play in addition to exploring! Instead of me quizzing my missy on the letters, she was telling me their names in addition to bespeak me close the ones she didn't remember... in addition to fifty-fifty was brainstorming words that the letters started with.
She was also truly excited to uncovering that I included the letters from her cry on our tray.
As y'all innovate the alphabet to fiddling ones, kicking the bucket along it relaxed in addition to playful. If my missy was non bespeak questions I in all probability would've merely commented from fourth dimension to fourth dimension equally she squirted in addition to dropped baking soda... proverb things like, "Cool! y'all merely brand the A blue" or "How fun, y'all merely dropped a lot of baking soda correct inward the centre of the O." Instead of saying, "What letters is this?" I merely casually brand observations in addition to comments acre nosotros explore in addition to it is amazing how much my missy picks up.
Once most letters were covered amongst vinegar in addition to were colorful, nosotros scooped about to a greater extent than baking soda on travel yesteryear on the cookie cutters in addition to did to a greater extent than dripping. This activity tin final betwixt xv to 45 minutes amongst my kids... in addition to eventually I convey to cutting them off from the vinegar in addition to baking soda.
Kids honey checking out the interactions betwixt the baking soda in addition to vinegar in addition to mixing colors too. It is amazing how much learning y'all tin pack into a elementary activity similar this 1 without truly trying.
Alphabet cookie cutter scientific discipline is seriously thus fun!
The Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set from Learning Resources is also awesome, which is why nosotros are excited to hold upwards giving away ONE laid to a lucky Toddler Approved reader today.
The Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set includes 1 of each tool:
- Gator Grabber Tweezers
- Handy Scoopers
- Twisty Droppers
- Squeezy Tweezers
Our favorite tool is the twisty dropper, but each of these tools is never truly where they should hold upwards at our family because kids kicking the bucket along stealing them in addition to finding novel fun ways to role them. Pom poms in addition to other minor items are fun to selection upwards amongst the gator grabber tweezers. The colors are thus vibrant that kids are directly attracted to these tools! For my fiddling 1 who has about fine motor challenges nosotros are e'er looking for exciting ways to acquire her fingers working acre letting her convey fun in addition to play too. These tools convey been a lifesaver. She is e'er gear upwards to scoop, twist, in addition to scoop amongst the items inward this set.
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Make certain to cheque out these other scientific discipline activities that nosotros honey too...
Volcano Eggs
By the way, at that topographic point are loads of other fun ways to create cookie cutter science. Check out these versions from about of our blogging friends...
Christmas Cookie Cutter Science via Inspiration Laboratories
Fizzy Heart Science via Little Bins for Little Hands (over at B-Inspired Mama)
Fizzy Trains via Play-Trains
Fizzy Trains via Play-Trains