Beginning of Tot School

kj is 28 months old now. but he was 27 months old when he did all the activities below.

 BIRD MATCHING

 

 i first started with one row - 5 birds, covering up the bottom row. he could match them the first time round. hence i opened up all, exposing the whole sheet of 10 birds the next time we did this. it was too easy for him i think because during our third time, he pretended to match incorrectly. -_______-"

 

 POURING BEANS

 

 he transferred a few times and after that he swayed from the intended direction. he poured out the beans, but still within the box.
 

 my mom wanted to make ketupat with this beans but since she ran out of time during her previous trip here, i'll loan this beans until her next visit here in mid-june.
 

 Motor-Skill Enhancing Activity

 

 I'm supposed to use a bottle with narrower neck for this game but i thought i'll just try with this one first. he wasn't very interested.

 


 Sorting with Clothes Peg

 

 he has never done proper sorting and this is not his first sorting activity. not sure if it is because he does not understand or he doesn't like to sort?  he can handle the pegs well though. the clothes peg are cheap so the quality is awful. they break easily.

 

 LEGO PLAY

 

 he has never fixed his own Lego. he will usually asks either one of us to fix a gun for him. however, he will dismantle and throw all of them into the bin.

Lego is good for the brain as well as the motor-skill.

 STRINGING BEADS

 

 he strung the first few beads all on his own but after that he asked me to hold the pipe cleaner for him. why is that? no idea
 
he will push them in.
 

 i didn't know what to do with the end product hence this! anklet. hihi

 MORE BEADS PLAY! 

 this WOODEN BEADS was bought in Fun N Cheer, Kepong, affordable - RM 20.
  he wanted to match the wooden beads to the shapes in the clouds.
  he can aim and poke through!

 POURING/TRANSFERRING 

he LOVES this the most! he would always ask for green beans! i'll make sure he plays on a mat! usually after playing for a wee while, he will start to be more adventurous / messy and beans will be scattered out of the 'compound'. i will ensure someone is around to watch him when he is playing with the beans ( u'll never know with kids, although he doesn't put things into his mouth now but still, it should be under supervision ). so whenever beans start to fly across the room, i would quickly pick them up and start to nag. if he doesn't obey, that's it. time to clear up!

 
 the first time his eyes laid upon the green beans, he told his father that it is 'pei si' (booger). we laughed our heads off!


 TRANSFERRING POM POM with ICE TONGS

  i have contemplated many times whether or not to buy this set of pom-pom from Daiso. RM 5 for about 20 balls. i tried to DIY but failed so ended up buying nevertheless. as shown in this photo, he did not use the tongs but hands to stuff the pom-pom into the opening of the water bottle.

 FLOUR PLAY

 
 kj, this is Flo-Wer. is it soft? is it fine? touch it. 
it is white color! this is a siever.


u can also expand your child's vocabulary when carrying out all these activities.


 

he likes to play with Dry flour. the moment i mixed in water, he did not like the gooey texture hence he'd asked for a hand-wash.

 MISCELLANEOUS

 

 he loves these animal picks! they are bento accessories. i bought some online but only to find out that Daiso has them. darn, got cheated.
  i bought numerous sets but too lazy to bring them all out. the hassle to wash and dry and store. low storage space. i need a REAL KITCHEN dearest hub!