At preschool last month for the letter Q we decorated quilt squares and talked about patterns. The quilt squares were fun for the moms, and the patterns were fun for the kids. I gave each child 12 3" square pieces of cardstock in 3 different colors and we made patterns with them. It was fun. It was especially fun to see who understood the concept of patterns and who wasn't quite there yet.
Also, as we ate our sQuids (sliced up hot dogs with spaghetti noodles going through them - got the idea from Family Fun magazine - thank you, Paige!) we played, "Is This A Pattern?" I asked them questions like, "Is Will, Tyson, sink, Will, Tyson, sink - a pattern?" It was fun and I highly recommend the squiddies for little kids. Everybody loved both making and eating them except for Will who only enjoyed making them.
Those squids look good enough to play with, but maybe questionable to eat -- I'll have to concur with Will on this issue. What creativity on the quilts too.
ReplyDeleteThe squids are definitely kid food (which is why Will is supposed to like it). I don't eat them either.
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