Focused Fun

Grayson is a very focused child.  He likes to study things carefully and figure out how things work.  So I try to find projects that allow him to use and enhance these skills.  

For this one, I gave him an emptied soda bottle and colored puff balls.  He carefully pushed each ball through the opening. It was great until he had them all in and the opening was too small to just dump them out, so I had to pull each one out one-by-one.  He really enjoyed it though and it kept him busy for quite a while.  

Supplies:

1 liter plastic soda bottle (emptied)

Colored puff balls ($1 at Dollar Store)

Attention Span: 45 minutes

Fun Scale: A 

Color Matching Fun

I recently made a trip to The Dollar Store and walked up and down every isle looking for random things I could use to make fun and creative activities for Grayson.  Here is one of several things I came up with:

I bought a pack of colored foam cards ($1) and a pack of colored puff balls ($1).

He's only 18 months old, so he doesn't quite know his colors by name, but after a few times of showing him out to match the colors, he got the hang of it.  He was so proud of himself.  Mommy was pretty proud too!

Attention Span: 20 minutes

Fun Meter: B