Hands on Kids Activities for Hands on Moms.
new-start-hereNew? Start here.
Check outĀ my favorite activities & parenting articles. Be sure to join hands on moms that areĀ receiving our activities by email!



More : ABC Mat Fun!


Usually I try to post something educational on Fridays.

Well, I haven’t been much of a teacher this week 
because we did nothing that was any type of ‘formal’ education.

I have been meaning to show you what other fun we’ve been having with our ABC Mat!
Ever since we started making roads with our ABC Mat, we’ve started being more creative.

You may have seen on last week’s Photo Project 365 post that we’ve built a house :
I’ve let Henry take control and make the ‘road’ himself : 

We then had car races (see who could push their car the furthest) :
The textures on the mat made this difficult actually!
Henry has also named the edges of the mat his fishing poles.
And we’ve built MANY roads since. 
Around the loop. 
Around the dining room table. 
Intersection in the middle and roads leading to every room.
And Henry always brings out his 
wooden blocks to match up the letters.
Without me suggesting it.


   
- Henry is about 34 months -

About Jamie Reimer

Jamie is a baker's wife and stay at home mom of three boys. Jamie began hands on : as we grow as a New Year's Resolution to do hands on kids activities with Henry when he was 2.5 years old. Read more about Jamie and her family. Follow Jamie on and Pinterest!

FREE Kids Activities Planner!

Get the kids activities planner for free when you sign up for the weekly newsletter [or any of the email options!].

Make it easy to plan your activities each week!



Comments

    Leave a Reply

  1. I love this!!! Thank you for participating in my link up!

    Melissa
    MeloMomma

  2. You have such great ideas!! I feel in a frump…when I was preggo w/#2 and it was just my oldest and I all day, we did crafts constantly. Now with 4 crazies in the roost…not so much! BUt you make me want to break out our dusty crafts and get creative again!

  3. Those are brilliant! I want some!

  4. JDaniel4's Mom says:

    We have these foam letters. We need to make roads.

  5. The Book Chook says:

    I love that Henry looks to match up his blocks with the foam letters. Just through play, kids learn so much!

  6. Jackie H. says:

    Fun. My boys are always "fishing" off of something… just like their daddy!

  7. Erin @ Small Types says:

    Playing is the best way to learn! Love this idea!

  8. RedTedArt says:

    Aren't those alphabet and numbers mat simple something? Mine love taking the letters out and putting them back in! A great way to practice!

    Maggy

  9. Candace @Naturally Educational says:

    I love this! We have pretty much just left ours on the ground but you are right–there is so much more fun to be had!

  10. Nice! My kids love to make houses with their foam squares too. They always pretend they're kitty houses.