Prep: 5 Minutes/Activity Time:聽5鈥8 Minutes
Toddlers love to use a shovel and dig in the sand. Why not make it a fun learning activity by letting them dig for letters?聽聽
Digging for Letters
- Sandbox with sand聽
- Foam or plastic alphabet letters聽
- Toy plastic shovel or spoon聽
Step 1: Hide three to four letters in the sandbox using letters in your toddler鈥檚 first name.聽
Step 2: Give your toddler a shovel or spoon and ask him to find the letters hidden in the sand.聽
Step 3: When he finds a letter you might say:聽
鈥淟ook, Max! You found the letter M. Your name begins with M. M for Max! Can you say M?鈥澛
Step 4: Let your toddler explore and play with the letters and sand.鈥