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A friend gave me these cute Mason  jar ornaments and little wood shapes one year for my birthday. They reminded me of catching bugs on a summer day. I decided to used them to make this counting activity that I played with Little Miss. I made this a few years ago before she started kindergarten. Back then we used this activity to practice counting but we've used it again recently to practice addition. This is another activity that is easy to throw into your bag and pull out at a restaurant or coffee shop.  What you need: ● Mason Jar shapes ● Small wood shapes, I had flowers, butterflies and birds ●Paint pens or markers ●Drawstring bag  What to do:  There are two sides to this activity.  Activity 1: Read the number written above the shape, pick out that many shapes from the bag.  How to make it: Write a number then trace the outline of one of the shapes beneath it.  Activity 2: Choose a Mason jar ornament then pick out the same number of shapes as traced on the jar and place them in

This color association game is an activity that I made for Little Miss when she was a toddler, I recently came accross these pictures and thought that I would share this activity. This felt activity has an envelope on the back to keep all the peices together which makes it perfect to bring along to keep little ones occupied at a coffee shop or restaurant.  What you need: ● Felt 4 colours, 2 peices of each ● Peice of cardboard  ● Envelope  ● Glue gun and white glue  What to do: 1. Cut the felt into 4 equal squares 2. Cut the cardboard to the size of all four felt squares placed in a larger square. 3.Glue the felt onto the cardboard to make the game board.  4. Cut shapes out of the other peices of felt. I cut out hearts, triangles, circles and squares. Using white glue, glue the envelope to the cardboard side of the game board.  To use: Have the kids match the shapes with their colours on the gameboard or match the shapes together. Store the shapes in the envelope for the next use.