Since I didn't get my act together last week until Wednesday, we did the color green both last week and this week.
Sensory - Green bubble wrap
Maddie had never really experienced bubble wrap before this. I knew she wouldn't quite have the finger strength to pop the bubbles, and she didn't... but if she balled it up and squeezed with her whole hand, she was able to get a few pops. She loved it for the first couple of days... and then totally lost interest.
Tray #1 - Green foam and golf tees
The idea of the activity was for Maddie to push the tees into the foam. It took several days of playing with this activity for her to understand how to do so. She really only "got" it the last day. However, she came up with lots of ways to play with it the rest of the time! Her favorite was pulling them OUT of the foam after I pushed them in. She also got really interested in using her fingernail to scrape the foam, turning it into more of a sensory activity.
Tray #2 - Green ribbon pulling
I rolled up some green ribbon and placed it in a Parmesan cheese container. Maddie would pull on it and get the ribbon out of the container. It took a few tries to figure out that she had to stabilize the container in order to get all the ribbon out. She would then wrap the ribbon around her like a scarf and make the funniest face. I can only assume it was an "I'm so pretty!" face.
Tray #3 - Alphabet Puzzle
I bought this puzzle because I knew Maddie would really like the little knobs on each piece. And, it can't hurt to get a little alphabet exposure, right?? :) She did really well taking the pieces out. I would name each letter as she took it out. She was never interested in putting them back in though, but she would observe each piece for quite some time as she took them out. I tried to emphasize M for Maddie, but she isn't quite there yet.
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