Another very easy to make and a colorful & fun game :)
Seeing Doubles - to allow the child to recognize, identify that certain items are the same and are able to group them together. This fine tune their observation skills, recognition of patterns and shapes.
What you need:
1) Stickers that comes in duplicates
2) A4 paper, laminated
3) Velcro dots
I first created a template in my computer for a table that allows placement of 10 items, 5 in each column. Next will be to select your stickers. As my child is almost three, he is able to distinguish more subtle and subdued colors and patterns. I thus choose more complicated and colorful designs such as the skating shoes and donuts shown below. I made sure that I have 2 of each designs.
I place one of each designs onto one column. This is how it will look like...
This then goes through my laminator so that it will be more durable and most importantly - waterproof! Once it goes through the laminator, you can affix the Velcro dots on the other column as shown above.
I then put through the other half of the duplicate stickers into the laminator and cut them out. I tend to leave a rather big margin so that the kids can handle it easier. You can see how it will look like...
I then affix the other side of the Velcro dots onto the back side of these cut out laminated stickers.
This will be how they look like from the front :)
Lo & behold, you are done!
Even though the items can be small, storage is still relatively easy for these loose pieces as I just Velcro them back onto the paper and pop them back into the bag. Another way will be to use a small ziplock bag to hold these small pieces.
To step up this game, I will use solid colors first and build up from there. At this point, you can try to teach recognition of colors too. Stickers can sometimes be hard to find. I get these from a webstore at Love Stick It. They are inexpensive with many pieces in one sheet which is perfect for what I use it for :)
When I play with my child, I will step up the game by taking turns to put the items back correctly. For young toddlers, this exposes them to turn-taking and patience. By doing so, I also step up another way when I purposely put the item wrongly and ask my child to correct it :)
Besides skating shoes and donuts, there can be many different ideas or items to use. I usually select items that my child can recognize which makes it a lot easier and more "relevant" to the child. You can find lots of other such stickers in the form of cupcakes, ice-cream, dinosaurs, vehicles etc at Love Stick It.
And to encourage you to make one of your own, Love Stick It is giving away 2 sets of such stickers to my readers! You will get to choose either a cupcake themed sticker or a dinosaur themed sticker! To enter this giveaway, just need to LIKE Love Stick it at their Facebook page or follow Love Stick it on their Instagram. Links as below:
Love Stick It Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lovestickit/
Love Stick It Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lovestickit/
The giveaway will close on 07 February 2016 and the winners will be announced on 10 February 2016. This giveaway is generously open to all my international readers too!
I hope that you will give this a try :) Let me know how it goes! Have fun and good luck for the giveaway!
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