Fun with Pom Poms

As I mentioned before we were a little late getting started with the Flowers & Bumblebee week.  On Wednesday during nap time I worked on putting together a magnetic pom pom activity.  It is definitely one of my favorite activities so far, and something that Braden can use many times.  

First I found the free alphabet prints here, then I used crazy glue to attach pieces of magnetic tape to the bottom of medium sized pom poms of all different colors.  To start I only picked out the prints I knew I was going to use (A to start off small, B for Bumblee & F for Flower) and only made the pom poms I needed for those.  I will have to go back later and make more for the rest of the prints.  

After dinner I brought the 4 prints I was going to use, the cookie sheet & the pom poms into the living room.  I started with the letter A, because it was very simple.  I then pulled out 3 black & 3 red pom poms and placed everything in front of Braden.  I started by showing him how & where the pom poms go.  He was able to figure it out very quickly.  

Figuring out how to do the activity

Red pom poms

Finishing up the ants

Then we went on to do some of the other letters.  I had F for Flowers (although the picture is a fish) and B for Bumblebee (picture of balloons).  Braden had so much fun with the balloon page and finished it really quickly.  

B for Balloons

Finishing up the Bb page

When he was finished with a page he just kept saying & signing "more", so we kept going (not in order of course).  Once we got to the letter Kk (the 4th card) he started to get silly and place the pom poms anywhere.  

**I will upload the video soon (it is on the other computer).  

So, I decided it was probably time to move onto a different activity.  So, we went into the kitchen and made a handprint flower.  

Lining up all of the paints

Handprints!

Completed flower - Braden chose the colors!