I told O last week that I'd show her how to cut hearts. She assured me that she couldn't cut a heart, so she was SUPER excited when she found out that she could!
To prepare this activity I folded 4 sheets of red or pink paper in half and drew a half heart on the fold. I gave O the tray of paper and a pair of scissors, and she got to work. She cut along the line and then excitedly opened the paper to see her heart. She was surprised to see that she really had cut a heart! Now she wants to make a book out of her hearts, and I think that is a great idea :)
great idea, a good grandparent gift, heart books.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try this with my daughter tomorrow. She loves hearts and she loves to cut. I bet she would love to be able to make them!
ReplyDeleteAll these fun fun activities are so great, you have a little something for everything, small motor coordination, matching, counting - she will soon be a wonder baby :)
ReplyDeleteKristin
cutting is one skill we are having a hard time with...I am going to try this!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of this activity and how you presented it. My little guy loves to cut, so we'll be doing this today! Thanks for another great idea!
ReplyDeleteI remember my kidergarten teacher teaching us to draw a number 2 on the fold and cut on that. Once she can write numbers maybe that would be a way she could draw her own half hearts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great blog! I'm so glad I found you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the good ideas!
Linda
My girls LOVE using their scissors and finding out what shapes they can cut out!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
I use this work in my classroom! The kids LOVE IT!!!!!! Another one we also do is to cut "crowns" They take two pieces of card stock with a zig zag drawn on it and cut along the lines. Then they can attach the pieces to each other and decorate their crowns. I had it set up to make two crowns. They love to make their friends a crown too. I love your site!
ReplyDeleteGood idea about writing a 2! I also LOVE the crown idea. We'll definitely try that. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this idea. My 3 yr old loved it!
ReplyDeleteNever thought to do this with my 3 1/2 year old and she keeps cutting and cutting and does a wonderful job each time!!!!
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