A Fun F Project

I haven't posted on my love of the "-Wise" series in awhile, but I do continue to love these books. I've read Babywise, Pre-Toddlerwise, and Toddlerwise and continue to find numerous things I can implement into raising Zooey. One thing I've really started doing in the last two months is learning time. You can read about learning time in Todderwise. Zooey really likes crafts, so I work this into our day when she wakes up from nap. Using Val's ideas for learning time over at http://www.babywisemom.com/, I do a letter, number, color and shape of the week. This week I've been teaching Zooey the letter F, the number 5, the color orange and star shapes. This activity kind of incorporates all the things except the shape. Zooey had a lot of fun using the glue stick, which is great for her fine motor skills and teaching her cause and effect, and this is a cute craft! While we worked we talked about the orange paper, counted the flowers, talked about the different shapes and paid attention to the letter F.

What you'll need:
green card stock
scissors
card stock for color of flowers
card stock for background
green marker
glue stick
Marker or crayon of different color

If you're using a Cricut:
cut out 5 flowers on the George & Basic Shapes cartridge (I used varying sizes, so I could teach Zooey about contrasting shapes)

cut out 5 circles in different colors (I used 1")

cut 1" letters (FLOWERS) & numbers (12345)

Step one:
Prep supplies. Cut out flowers (or draw and let older children cut out). Cut green paper to fit bottom of background page; cut "grass" strips.

Step two:
Cut grass to bottom of background page.

Step three:
Draw stems for flowers.

Step four:
Glue flowers to stems:

Step five:
Glue circles to flower centers:

Step six:
Glue numbers 1-5 on flowers, or write 1-5 on flowers if you did not use the Cricut. Glue the word Flowers on the "grass" at the bottom of the page. You're finished! Display artwork for all to see. :)