Letters to Lyla and Lottie: Learning Day: Shapes

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Learning Day: Shapes

Posted by Todd & Chelsea at 3:23 PM

This was another one of those activities that I thought was slightly lame, which of course ended up being a favorite. All it is is shapes cut into a cardboard box! I bought random objects at the $ Store (including Styrofoam shapes in the floral section), grabbed some things around the house, put them in a bin, and let Lyla go to town. My favorite part about all these activities is watching her take the invitation so easily and jump right in. How does she know those slots are for putting things down? After we were board with the items I prepared or the activity, I just grabbed a bucket of our everyday toys. It was surprising how many of our toys are basic shapes. We keep this box in our toy area and bust it out all the time now.