DIY Montessori Sorting Activity

Here is a fun sorting activities for toddlers. Helps teach them their colors. 

I went to AC Moore and bought these little cups that came with the covers you see above. They were $1 each (cup included with cover).  I created a sorting activity with balls as you see below. Click Here to see how I created this. I didn't know what to do with the covers, so I created a separate sorting activity for those. All you have to do is follow the same steps in that link. All items were bought in the AC Moore wood section. 

I recommend starting with 2-3 colors depending on the age. My son is 20 months old and all 6 colors were too much for him since it was his first time learning about color. 

DIY Felt Christmas Tree

Day 17 of Blogmas and I can't believe there are only 7 days left until Christmas!! AHHH! Since we are getting closer I decided to make Nate his own Christmas tree before its too late. This is an extremely cheap and easy DIY project that any child will love because they're free to redecorate as many times as they want. So lets get to it... DIY Felt Christmas Tree. 

What You'll Need: 

1 Yard of Green Felt - $3 

Different color strips of Felt - .29 Cents each

Cups to trace ornaments - Items at home

Scissors

Velcro - About 6 pieces. 

Everything is from AC Moore. 

We used a Fabric cutter because its easier and we had one but scissors work just fine.

I had David draw the tree and star because I was afraid I'd mess it up lol. 

Trace the cups (both sides to make different shaped ornaments)

Final look. Felt sticks to felt so no need to add anything to the ornaments. You can add glitter or ribbon but I wanted it simple for Nate to take on and off as he likes. If your children are older have them decorate the ornaments as they'd like. Maybe this'll keep Nate from grabbing the real ornaments on the tree. So far he loves it! 

DIY Montessori Activity

Here is an easy cheap DIY project that anyone can do. It is perfect for introducing color and matching. If you're just introducing color, I recommend starting with only the primary colors (Red, Blue, and Yellow). Once they master those, then introduce more. 

What You'll Need: 

The tray was about $5 at AC Moore. I used a 50 percent off coupon so it came out to about $2.50. The little cups came with a lid. They were $1 each. 

6 balls & a painting tray. 

Each paint tube was .59 cents. 

and lastly some paint brushes. The foam brushes were a pack of 20 for about $2. Everything was purchased from AC Moore. 

Each cup took 2 coats. The paint worked out great! 

We didn't paint the lids because I had another DIY idea for them. 

Will post that blog tomorrow. 

The balls were a little tougher to paint but thankfully the paint dries quickly. 

Whole project took about an hour since I had Davids help. 

And this is the final result. 

It was a super cheap and fun DIY activity that I know Nate will enjoy.