Shape Up!: Shape Puzzles

Who says babies can't shape up? Why, yes they can with this shapely learning experience that's as easy as 1, 2, 3! This activity promotes spacial awareness, early geometry and color identification skills that I guarantee will leave your little ones smiling with glee.

What You Will Need

• Colorful Scrapbook Paper
• Laminator
• Laminating Sheets (Available at Sam's Club and office supplies stores)
• Scissors 

Instructions

1. Gather Supplies.
2. Cut out several simple shapes such as a triangle, square and circle.
3. Place shapes in lamination sheets and put through laminator.
4. Cut out laminated shapes with scissors. 

How To Perform the Activity

1. Introduce the children to the shapes. Identify each shape: "Look this is a square". Point to an object in the room that is square and so on.
2. Place half of the shape on the table and say "Let's make a (shape's name)".
3. Help the babies locate the matching shape half. Make it a silly game by producing incorrect matching pairs such as a triangle half matched with a circle half etc.
4. When they locate the matching pair, say "Oh, look the mommy square found her baby square" and make a kissing sound to show that the halves match. Continue with other shape halves.
5. Continue activity until the childrens' attention span wanes. 

Extension Activity

😊 Create other free form shapes such as flowers, boats, and houses with the shapes to show babies how shapes make up everyday objects!

I Made a Flower: Possible Extension Activity