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Double Trouble Shapes

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Supplies Needed:  

  • foam shapes (I found a large bucket at Wal-mart for about $5)  
  • tacky glue (I like Aleene’s…her glues are great)
  • jewelry bags (optional)
  • gallon sized Ziploc bag

1.  Decide how many grids you want to use. Print and laminate, if desired. (I chose three grids).

2.  You need to choose 4 large shapes and 4 small shapes AND find duplicates of those shapes for EACH grid.  Since I used 3 grids, I needed 48 shapes total. The duplicate shapes should be identical (same size, same color). 

3.  Make your shapes by gluing a small shape on top of a large one. Glue the stacked shape to the TOP of the grid (you need four sets for each grid). Set the duplicate pair aside (do NOT mount the small shape to the large shape on the spare pair).  

4.  This is optional, but I put the dupliate shapes (8 per bag) into small jewelry bags. This made the activity much easier for Simon. I gave him one jewelry bag of shapes and one grid at a time.  Later, when he needs more of a challenge, I will let all the shapes loose in the big ziploc bag.

5.  Put all the items in a gallon size ziploc bag. Use packing tape over the label to secure it to the bag. 

I named this one Double Trouble because it requires some serious discrimination skills. Simon had to first determine which shape was on the bottom then he had to FIND it and place it. He repeated the process for the top shape.  He told me at one point, “Mom, this is too hard.”  But it wasn’t.  At the end he wanted MORE (of course) and was very proud to see that he completed all three grids.

Tomorrow I will share another Preschool Activity Bag- Five Fabulous Frogs!  

Looking for more ideas? You can find all of my Preschool Activity Bag ideas here on the blog, and you can also check out my Pinterest Board.

Preschool Busy Bag Activity Board on Pinterest copy

Comments

  3. Hi! Thank you so much for these ideas!! They are SO fun!! I know my toddler will love them all!

    I actually used this and the Measure It! activity in a local preschool bag swap and will swap with the moms TONIGHT! I am sure they and their preschoolers will LOVE them!

    I plan on posting about them and linking to your blog later this week if that is ok.

  5. love these ideas – and can’t wait to make them for my boys. But, the link for the frogs sends me back to double trouble.

  8. Hi Ami,

    I love your ideas. I can’t wait to try them with my toddler. Thank you so much for sharing. 🙂 x

  9. I was wondering if you used the tacky glue mentioned for gluing the foam to the laminated grids? I have been trying to glue the pieces to the laminated grid and they just are not sticking well. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!:)

  10. I probably used Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue, but I might have used hot glue. Hope that helps! 🙂

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