Scarves and Bean Bags

Scarves and Bean Bags are great things to use with your preschooler or toddler to get them moving and having fun.  Check out an old post of mine about it.

Lacing Cards

These are the Easter lacing cards I made to do with my son. I am happy with how they turned out. If he likes them well enough then I will definitely be making more out of different shapes. I got the pattern for these shapes at Preschool Express.

To make these lacing cards I cut out the pattern with cardstock and patterened paper just to make them more fun. I laminted them, then punched holes around them and to make them more durable I put eyelets around each hole. Then I put tape around both ends of yarn to make it easier to lace. Real easy and fun. Lacing cards are great for helping with fine motor skills. You can make them as easy or as hard as you want depending on your child's needs.

Flannelboards

Flannelboards are wonderful tools to use with young children. Personally, I love them. Here is the one I made. I took a piece of plywood, cut out some flannel to wrap around and then used a staple gun to attach it. I've also seem smaller ones using a cereal or cracker box. I am thinking of making a couple of those for my boys to use at church or in the car or something of that nature. You can use felt, sandpaper, flannel, velcro, or anything else you can think of that will stay on flannel to put on the backs of the pieces. You could even just put a little tape on the back if you don't want to put anything permanent on them. I love using flannelboards for stories, games, songs, and anything else I can think of.
Here are some links to some great printables:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/felt_board.htm
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/mypages/flannelstories.html
http://www.preschoolprintables.com/
http://www.archjrc.com/childsplace/

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