The Christmas tree is made of playdough, which I rolled out and then cut into shape using a cookie cutter. In one bowl I placed some numbers and in the other a handful of sequins. I demonstrated the activity to the children, selecting a number from the bowl and placing it above the tree and then counting out the sequins to match the number above the tree. Wugs (4) did this a few times on his own, the largest number he created was 30 before screwing up the Christmas tree and playing with it to create various shapes. Dooey (2) didn't engage with the numbers, but enjoyed pressing the sequins into the playdough and then pulling them out again.
An easy activity to set up and engaged the boys for some time - we've pulled it out numerous times over the Christmas holidays!
What we used:
- Green Playdough
- Cookie Cutter
- Plastic Numbers
- Sequins
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