1, 2 buckle my shoe...

Li´s favourite activity is putting on shoes. It is useful to know your child´s favoured activity, when there is something more important to do. She also likes to unlace her shoes and soon she will be able to lace them. On the other hand, it is tricky, when we go out and cannot find the shoelaces...

Money Box

We used to play Dostihy (Horse Racing) Game when we were children. The game included small chips like coins. Li is inserting them into a money box. This activity is good for her fine motoric skills.

Vegetables

I am a happy daughter of my mum. My mother grows her own vegetables and she always brings me some crops. She brought me some veggies on Sunday - carrot, parsley, kohlrabi, potatoe, cabbage, celery and onion. A thought crossed my mind while I was cleaning the veggies. I put the carrot, the parsley, the kohlrabi and the potatoe on a tray. Li played with them first. Then I named them twice. After that I told her to pass me the carrot...the parsley etc and she was able to give me the right vegetable. Finally, I chose two of them and asked where the carrot is...where the parsley is etc and Li pointed at the correct vegetable. Of course, I cooked a vegetable soup and Li watched a Vegetable presentation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0fk15GI7IA) while she was eating the soup.

Fruit play

This is a similar activity to the vegetables activity. First I named the fruit. Then Li was told to pass f.e. an apple. Then she had to choose f.e. a pear from two shown kinds of fruit. I printed free fruit printables from here: http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/ and laminated them. I was surprised that it was quite easy to find the pairs for her...we also used Di´s first books. There is one with fruit among them.

Plasticine

I offered the plasticene to Li. First she was caught by the activity, but it did not last long. The plasticene was tough and I tried to make it softer, but it did not help. I showed her how to make a ball or roller, but it was difficult for her. So I prepared some shapes and made a flower. However, Li was more interested in destroying it. Maybe I should try softer dough next time.

Corn Sensory Bin

I found a packet of old corns in our pantry, so I thought it would be great to prepare a sensory bin for Li and I was right. She wants to play with it every day and she is able to engage in this activity for at least 40 minutes! Of course, I always watch her to prevent eating corns. She pours it to another bin, then gives it back. I hide some toys or chestnuts in corns and she tries to find them or just touches the corn and makes a mess...but it´s always fun for her.

Princess Dance

This activity was Di´s idea. She likes the song Princess Dance (Tanec princezen) recorded by Míša Ružičková, which can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHVDzbpbre4 Di put on her pink dress and so did Li. They watched the video and danced together. Li likes dancing very much and so does Di. Di goes to majorette club two times a week.