Today, my 2 year old and I were exploring the magic of Silly Putty, and I saw a perfect opportunity to practice our shapes, numbers and letters, while (you guessed it) having fun! We took turns the rolling the Silly Putty into "sticks", that we then shaped into different letters, numbers and geometric shapes. The best part was "sticking" them to the front of our cabinet doors in the kitchen. I have to admit that it wasn't just my 2 year old who was loving this.
We even got the 6 month old involved when we made a Silly Putty "stick figure" and started introducing Stickman's ears, nose, mouth, etc to her.
If you don't have Silly Putty, any sort of play dough (homemade or store bought) or clay should produce the same effect!
If you have older kids, have them sound out new words that you make out of the Silly Putty, or have them practice their latest math concepts. This tactile form of learning is a great way to make old (dare I say "boring") concepts seem fun and exciting!
Going on a road trip? Let them bring a hardback book as their "desk" and roll out the Silly Putty right in their laps!
Silly Putty turned serious learning!
