1. Draw shapes outside with sidewalk chalk. Give your child shape challenges, like “march around the square,” “jump in and out of the circle,” or “count the sides on the triangle.”
2. Go on a shape hunt. Give your child a clipboard and paper with two or more shapes to find. Hunt inside, outside, or both!
3. Create shape collages with paper, felt, or fabric shapes.
4. Make shapes with pipe cleaners, yarn, playdough snakes, or Wikki Stix.
5. Glue popsicle sticks into triangles, rectangles, and squares. Decorate and use them for picture frames.
6. Play a shape guessing game. Take turns giving clues such as “My shape has 3 sides” or “My shape has no corners.”
7. Have a shape day – here’s a few ideas to get you started:
- Circle day: hula hoops, Frisbees, Ring Around the Rosy, round crackers, pancakes, and bracelet-making.
- Triangle day: triangle-cut cheese & bread for sandwiches, playing a musical triangle, creating trees, roofs, sailboats, or tents.
- Rectangle day: graham crackers, printing with sponges & paint, blocks & bricks, doors, and flags
More shape fun in the Let’s Explore Shop:
I’d love to hear your ideas, too! Have fun playing with shapes!
