This is also a good game for siblings to join in as well. You can use real cookies or cut some cookies out of paper. Close your eyes while one person hides the cookies behind their back. Then chant the following:
Who took the cookies from the cookie jar?
Child鈥檚 name took the cookies from the cookie jar!
Who, me? Yes, you!
Couldn鈥檛 be! Then who?
Introduce the chant to your child and then play the game. Children enjoy games that involve hide and seek.
Making cookies with your toddler? Be sure to count through all the baking steps.
鈥淟et鈥檚 add 1 cup of sugar鈥�
鈥淲e have added 1 teaspoon of vanilla鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 going to mix this with the spatula, 10 times鈥�
鈥淭here are 10 cookies ready to bake in the oven.鈥�
Embedding math into our activities is easy and builds numeracy awareness.
Listen to 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Storytime on our Instagram or Facebook page for the story, 鈥淭he Gingerbread Man鈥�
Ask the children questions about the story.
鈥淲ho chased the gingerbread man first?鈥�
鈥淲hich animals chased the gingerbread man?鈥� 鈥淲ho ate the gingerbread man?鈥�
Place round paper cutouts or round placements, in a path on the floor. Model and challenge your child to hop from one cookie to the next. If your toddler is not ready to hop, they can take big steps. Describe each other鈥檚 actions. 鈥淚鈥檓 taking a big step鈥�, 鈥淵ou used both feet to hop鈥�. This activity can also be done outside with sidewalk chalk instead.
Add natural scents or spices (vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg) to a small bowl of paint. As children freely paint their new creation, describe the smells you notice and the specks of spice you see in the paint. 鈥淭his one smells like cinnamon and this one smells like vanilla鈥�
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