Friday, May 23, 2008

Another Money Saving Project.

Yes! My wife has done it again, a selfmade Shape Sorting toy which usually cost around $15-$20. This Shape Sorting Cube gives Gracia the opportunity to feel solid shapes and discover where and how they fit into their appropriate space.


THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN GET IF YOU ARE WILLING TO SPENT AROUND $15 FOR IT


The classic Shape Sorting Cube usually are made from solid wooden or plastic material and comes with 4 most common shape,(square, round, triangle and rectangel). But my wife substitute it with recycling cupboard and it actually turn out to be as good or at least firm enough to play with though it's not as solid as wood or plastic. Each solid shape has it's own 'door' to place the shape into. We show Gracia how each solid shape fits into it's own 'door' and then listen for the drop inside the cube. Allow the child to show you next and if they are still interested move onto another side of the cube. By demonstrating one side at a time, this will diminish confusion and the young child becoming over whelmed with too many shapes. After Gracia has accomplished one side at a time, i suggest to my wife we can actually demonstrate sorting the shapes by color and then finding their 'doors'. So when i am free, i will colour each side of the cube to match with the individual shape. Hee... There are just so many learning possiblities with the Shape Sorting Cube.

IF YOU WANNA SAVE THE MONEY FOR BETTER THINGS, TRY MAKING ONE YOURSELF.






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