In our house "school work" is a usually a struggle! My little ones are pre-school age and I'm attempting to get them ready for school myself.. I know I'm nuts!!! My little girl likes learning and asks to do it, my son on the other hand begs to be done, there in lies the struggle! I have to scour the internet and pintrest for new ideas to keep things fun and more like games to keep his interest or it quickly turns into a fight!!! And no one leaves the lesson happy ;)
So I tried something I saw on pinterest, it was just a picture and no link so I'm not sure where it came from, but the idea is great. You use a piece of construction paper to write out the ABC's, you could also do the kids names or whatever you want to work on, then I let the kids pick their color of paint from my stash, gave them a q-tip and a wet wipe in case they smeared any paint and let them go!
They loved it! They were quiet.. which never happens!!!
The were so focused, and very proud to show off their work when they finished.
They had a blast, and were learning a little something too!
If you are looking for a rainy day activity, we have a lot of those, or just another new thing to pull out of your mommy bag of tricks! This is definitely a keeper!
Enjoy,
Genuis!!! It would make ME write neater too, wink!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! They love it :)
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