Happy Candy Substance Patterns

Every twelvemonth I purchase a big pocketbook of candy conversation hearts as well as thence nosotros consume a few as well as convey tons left over. 

Last twelvemonth instead of wasting the candy, nosotros used the candy hearts for making patterns as well as doing add-on & subtraction. We fifty-fifty snuck some reading into our pattern-making too.

Since I never got approximately to sharing this activity final year, I sentiment I'd portion it this twelvemonth as well as hopefully this volition rank you lot something fun (and educational) to practise adjacent calendar week acre you lot are celebrating Valentine's Day.

Materials Needed: markers or crayons, white paper, conversation hearts 

I did this activity 3 dissimilar ways... 1 agency for my (then) 2-year-old as well as 2 other ways for my 5-year-old.

Candy Heart Matching

For petty ones commence past times drawing lines of hearts using a diversity of colors.

Then rank your youngster a bowl of candy hearts as well as convey them gibe the candy hearts to the right colored heart.

As they gibe as well as honor colors you lot tin utter nearly what you lot encounter as well as whatsoever patterns you lot notice.

Draw Your Own Candy Heart Pattern

Next describe several dark hearts onto a slice of newspaper as well as thence rank your youngster candy hearts as well as colored markers as well as convey him describe his ain patterns past times coloring inwards each heart. 

Then encourage him to gibe the candy hearts to the pump patterns he drew.

Candy Heart Patterns & Beginning Sounds Match

Lastly, practise a newspaper covered alongside hearts as well as write an alphabet missive of the alphabet within each pump based on the commencement missive of the alphabet of the conversation hearts. For example, if 1 candy pump says 'Be mine" thence write a "B" on 1 heart. 

I went through as well as looked at the commencement missive of the alphabet on nearly 12 candy hearts as well as thence wrote them on our paper.

Next my boy read each candy pump as well as matched the commencement missive of the alphabet to the missive of the alphabet on the newspaper heart. 

We had fun noticing color patterns, missive of the alphabet patterns, as well as practicing novel words.

This activity was thence uncomplicated as well as the kids actually enjoyed learning alongside their candy hearts as well as sneaking a few to consume from fourth dimension to time. Once you're done you lot could campaign whatsoever of these other 7 Valentine's Day crafts for toddlers or practise another candy pump projects.

Here are a few other things you lot could practise alongside candy hearts... 

Candy Heart scientific discipline experiments via Coffee Cups & Crayons

Candy Heart sensory paint via Frogs Snail as well as Puppy Dog Tails

Candy Heart Tree Art via Happiness is Homemade

For to a greater extent than Valentine's Day ideas cheque out my Valentine's Day board on Pinterest. I am adding to it daily!

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