If you follow Munchkins and Moms on Instagram, then you might have seen a sneak peak of this post a couple weeks back. It was totally unplanned and I was caught off guard with how much both of my boys really enjoyed it!
Don’t you just love activities with a short supplies list? I started the activity by flattening three small balls of homemade play dough and setting out the blocks. I thought we were going to start by color matching blocks and play dough, but my oldest son knew just what he wanted to start with: impressions! This was one of those times that I just sat back and let him lead the activity. Color matching would have been a totally awesome educational activity, but my son’s idea was just as good. We actually sat quietly and made impressions for several minutes without discussing colors, shapes, patterns, or anything really. The quietness of the activity was a welcome treat for this mama whose days are rarely quiet!
Once the quiet was over, Cannon wanted to take the activity to a 3D level. He stood the diamond pieces up in the play dough and told me he was making a fence! Ha, how creative! Then he asked me to make a snake, so I rolled out the blue play dough and he proceeded to put diamond spikes along it’s back.
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I agree! We have made our fair share of snakes and worms- so adding a new element is always exciting!