Igloo and Train with Squares!

Teaching Shapes for Toddlers - With Paper Collage Activity 

Part 2: Square 

In this Shapes Collage series, the second shape is square. We did two collages, an igloo and a customized train.

1. Igloo Collage with squares

Supplies:

• Construction paper - White and Blue
• Glue Stick
• Scissors
• Marker

How do we make it:

Draw an igloo onto the white paper. Cut out small pieces of square from the white paper. Hand over the glue to your kiddo, and let the fun begin!

At the end of this activity,

• talk about the square shaped bricks used to make the igloo,
• you can show them the picture of  an Eskimo, 
• talk about the snowy winter climate,
• say them its "I for Igloo"....

Put your kid's creation on their wall and let them feel proud of their master piece!

2. Customized Train Collage with Squares:

We did a Train collage with LO's name on it. Kids gonna love this, since they have their own name on this. 

Supplies:

• Construction Paper of different colors
• Scissors
• Marker
• Glue stick

How do we make it:

1. Trace out a train on the white paper, I drew six boxes, to fit LO's name. 

2. Cut pieces of square from the construction paper, with the count corresponding to your kiddo's name.

3. When all the cutting activity is done, write the name of your kiddo on the square pieces. 

4. Let your kiddo glue the square pieces on to the train. Write the name of your kiddo on a paper, as a reference for them to put the pieces in correct order.

5. For the wheels, I drew circles on white paper, LO colored it with black crayons, cut it and glued.

I did this way since we didn't have black paper.

Chug Chug Choo Choo train is ready! Hope at the end of this activity kids get familiarized with the square shape. Amidst this activity,

• spell the word 'square' several times to your child, 
• talk about the circle shaped wheels of the train,
• sing a train rhyme, 
• spell out their name, 
• talk about the colors used in making the train,
• talk about your recent experience on a train journey....

Hope it would be an interesting activity for you and your kids.

Happy Parenting!