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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

summer boredom buster. a craft.

I'm SO excited to be guest posting over at littlebitfunky today!
crystal is an amazing gal with a huge heart.

here's what my post was all about over there.

if your house is anything like mine this summer then you have a few kids that are semi-self-sufficient and then you have a preschooler who needs constant attention and direction {in fun activity to keep her busy.}

this idea is not a new one.
i first saw it on instagram from someone who first saw it on pinterest…
it’s so simple.
and it’s one of those crafts/activities that’ll have you thinking “why didn’t i think of that?”


first, gather your supplies.
you’ll need…
Preschool Paint Chip Activity
*paint chip cards from the hardware store {assorted colors}
*scissors
*glue
*clothes pins

Preschool Paint Chip Activity
next, cut a section of the paint chip card from one side about ¾ inch wide.
and then cut the separate colors. {see photo}
Preschool Paint Chip Activity

final step for you, glue each color to a separate clothes pin.
Preschool Paint Chip Activity

Preschool Paint Chip Activity

Preschool Paint Chip Activity
now, it’s time for the fun!
call your preschooler in for A GAME!!
the idea is to simply match the clothes pin colors to the paint chip colors.

genius, right!?

have her name the colors as she completes a card.
fun AND learning.

Preschool Paint Chip Activity

Preschool Paint Chip Activity

Preschool Paint Chip Activity

Preschool Paint Chip Activity

Preschool Paint Chip Activity
mckinley played it again and again.
she loved it!!!

after she was finished playing the game the way it was intended she made her own fun.
she pretended they were cookies!

fun and learning AND imaginative play.
WINNING!

Preschool Paint Chip Activity



HAPPY SUMMER!!!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I love this craft, I hope you don't mind that I pinned it to my pinterest..

On your cards, are the numbers on both the clip and the matching paper? So they could also match them up matching the numbers?

Angela King said...

such a cute idea! i love it! :)

carly smith said...

i found this on pinterest too! levi LOVES it so much. it holds his interest so much longer than anything else (other than toy story, of course) :)