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Our Royal Jewels tin includes a
collection of rhinestones and
buttons as well as a set of
tongs and an ice cube tray for
sorting and fine motor practice. |
We are officially in Purim mode here! I couldn't wait to set up our play and learning area. I've included a variety of play and learning materials to encourage child-led play and exploration. Some of our activities will be guided and include my involvement, but my goal is for my son to be able to navigate the space independently and engage in the activities of his choice. Here's a peek at some of our materials and activities--hope you'll join us in some extra joyful playing now that the Jewish month of Adar is in full swing!
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| This Invitation to Create Crowns process art activity has been added to our art center. I've included foam crowns (Dollar Tree) and a variety of small parts for gluing on as well as some glue and craft sticks for gluing with. Given directions and a demonstration of how to carry the tray from the shelf to his table and to take an art mat to go beneath his work area, my son can access this activity whenever the mood strikes and help create decorations for our home in this festive time! |
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| Our Writing Center bin now includes his journals and writing tablet as well as some Purim coloring pages. He especially enjoyed making cards in our last unit on Community Helpers, so I stashed some of those along with some stickers in our bin as well. I also included some picture vocabulary cards to help inspire some Purim themed drawing and dictation! You can print your own set for free along with several other useful activities here. Many of our learning activities were also obtained from this free printable set courtesy of a Jewish Homeschool Blog. |
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| A big part of our STEM activities this unit will involve building about castles. These chalkboard blocks are a fun way to include some artwork into architecture and engineering. He can build with them on their own or add them to other blocks and building materials. And when he's done doodling, he can erase and doodle again! |
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| Our Purim Picture Match-It Game and Purim Rhyming Word Match-It Game are activities that will require more adult involvement at my son's age and developmental level. I've affixed Velcro dots to the back of each laminated picture and provided sheets of felt for work mats to use with these materials. |
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| Our Math Skills drawer includes our favorite DIY Counting Crowns one-to-one-correspondence game and a printed/laminated Counting Hamentaschen game! |
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| Our felt wall is ready for some Purim story telling and dramatization. |
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| Our Sounds Of Purim Observation Station is a great way to combine science and music as we learn about graggers. |
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| It's a special mitzvah of Purim to give extra tzedakah. This pretend tzedakah box (made from a recycled cocoa powder container) and plastic coins (Dollar Tree party supply section) make a great fine motor activity for even very young toddlers. |
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| Our dress-up station! I've provided some small hand-held mirrors to go along with our collection of costumes, props and jewelry. If you have a full-length mirror that is child-safe, this is a wonderful addition to a play area. |
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| I laminated some of our favorite Purim activity pages for use (and reuse!) with dry erase markers. You can also use a dry-erase sleeve for this purpose--it's a great way to offer children multiple attempts with an activity as well as to combine with playdough or small parts while limiting the amount of paper waste. |
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Our Purim Small World sensory bin is ready to go with Sweet
Orange Scented "Persian Rice!" |
If you'd like to make your own batch of
Sweet Orange Scented Persian Rice to use for sensory play this Purim, follow the recipe below:
You will need:
- uncooked rice to desired amount
- yellow food coloring
- alcohol based hand sanitizer
- orange essential oil
To make your play rice, pour your desired amount of rice into a ziplock bag. Add a generous amount of food coloring (I used about 20-30 drops for this amount of rice) and a few squirts of hand sanitizer (this will help the color spread and adhere). Lastly add several drops of orange essential oil, zip tightly and shake, shake, shake! Allow your rice to dry completely before covering and storing in your sensory bin (it dries fairly quickly) and it will last for years to come. You may need to update your scent over time.
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