I have been teaching my 4 year old the alphabet before he starts school in September (we find out which school he’s been allocated tomorrow!!!)
F was definitely for FUN, and we certainly had fun whilst discovering about it!
I started with my youngest simply glueing some flower shapes to a piece of paper. I have a box (an old plastic tub – either butter ice-cream, chocolates etc) filled with paper flower shapes – they come in useful so many times a year (Mothers’ Day, Spring, Easter, Get Well, etc, etc).
For my 4 year old I cut out a letter F and made some leaves out of green paper and glued it together.
You can find many ideas like this over on Pinterest.
Next we thought about things that began with the letter F.
My 4 year old told me that FROG started with F, that he had learnt it at playgroup and told me all about how a Frog developed.
He then told me that Farm started with F – and we had been to one last week.
On the walk to playgroup we saw what else we could spot. We had a snack when we got back home and that also triggered some F words.
How many can you spot?
Then the real FUN began.
Because F is for FEET and FINGERS
and that could only mean one thing
PAINT
He is currently really interested in mixing colours and seeing what happens. We had just used red and yellow and he mixed them up until he made brown.
As you can see even I joined in! It had started raining so we did it in the kitchen. Careful as we discovered that paint it VERY slippy!
We put the paint in old food containers that we had washed up. Recycled newspaper protected the floor. And a large rock was used as a paper weight.
Then based on this pin here and the original here we used our footprints to make a F for Fox.
Love this!! We are going to go back thru the alphabet again…I have to remember this! I love the feet painting…we have not tried that yet because I am so nervous it will go all over the place!! but I have to get over that!! HAHA!! Thanks so much for sharing at Two Sasters!!
LOL I hate it too that’s why I did it with just one child home and the bowl of soap of water ready to wash it off.
Thanks for popping by and commenting.
Wow that’s brave! I am rather averse to paint and children – brings me out in a cold sweat! My youngest also starts school in September and they have been doing a letter of the week at nursery which has inspired me to be a bit better at teaching her stuff but I’m a bit slack at these things tbh – never seem to find the time! I am very impressed with yours though!
I don’t like it either tbh. Makes me feel like a bad parent how stressed I get lol. Have you found out if they got into the school you wanted? Thank you btw
Oh I’m loving this, fantastic idea!
Thank you for including Country Kids in your letter f round up. A great collection of activities to blog there
Hi Pinkoddy,
I like the interesting way that you are teaching your child the letters of the alphabet. I note that tomorrow you will hear which school he will attend in September. I hope everything works out fine. Thanks for sharing on Creative Monday.
Judy
Fabulous idea! Love feet painting and well doen on so many “f”s!
Foot prints! Brilliant! What a great way to go through the alphabet! x
Thanks for sharing on Family Frolics. 🙂
Love this post great fun,I will pin this on my Creative Mondays board 🙂 Thanks for linking up 🙂
Thank you 🙂
F is for FUN!! Well done. We have been going through the alphabet, this year, with our playschool. We are Finally on the Letter Z this week! I followed you from Happy Family Times and my post is here: http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/04/enchanted-childhood-playschool-april_21.html
Such fun activities – I bet he knows his letter F after all that fun 🙂
Thanks for sharing on Happy Family Times
you have some great activities there, i like the walk to playgroup looking for Fs
Now that is fun crafting! I’m sure most kids would jump at the chance to make footprint art! Thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!
what great painty fun 🙂
I LOVE all of your ideas!! 🙂 Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
Wow! So many different “F” ideas… we have “F” to soon (currently on D).. will have to pop back!
Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy & Alissa
Thanks for visiting – see you tomorrow with G 🙂