DIY, craft projects, sensory plays, and else
Because Iola is already a year old, I thought that it’s time to start
the fun sensory play. Although it can start earlier, I decided to wait because
before she turned one, she still put things into her mouth. Besides, her demands
were still nursing and sleeping most of the time (plus, we were too busy
preparing our move-out-move-in thingy). Now, that she understands the joy of
playing, therefore the so-called sensory play makes more sense for her (and for
me!).
Some simple plays I did during our first month in our new dwelling,
more or less I used whatever I have in the house.. because my crafting supplies
were still minimal here and I didn’t want to buy too much things (you know..
moving things abroad are expensive!)
Save the animals
Need: colored paper, marker, rice, big bowl, paper cup
What I did: I draw several animals on the colored paper (can be
colored, too!), then cut it. Pour the rice (can use pasta, instead of rice)
into a big bowl and bury the animals under the rice. I, then, asked Iola to save the
animals one by one and put them into a “safe place” (which was a paper cup).
Harvesting
This one is similar to “save the animals”, I changed the animals into
fruits and vegetables pictures.
Hats on
Need: paper cup and ribbon
What I did: Make holes on the paper cup and tie the ribbon each on the
side. Iola wore one and I wore one, then we saw ourselves on the mirror and
snapped a selfie. Nowadays, she loves seeing her reflection in the mirror,
therefore I’m happily dress her with accessories and then ask her to see her
reflection, she would happily walk towards the mirror, see her reflection, and
then smile widely.
Playing princess
Need: colored papers and glue/double sided tape
What I did: I draw an outline for the crown, measure Iola’s head, then
cut it based on the measurements. Initially, I decorated the crown with pompoms
and some dots from several colored paper. But in the end, Iola took all those
decorations away, she was thinking that it was the rules of play.
Sticks in and sticks out
Need: colorful wooden sticks, a box, pen knife
What I did: I make holes on the top of the (shoe)box using pen knife,
then I put all the wooden sticks into the holes.
Reflection: Maybe this is more advanced play. Iola was frustrated
putting the wooden sticks back into the holes although she knew that she
supposed to put it back into the holes. The holes were still too small for her.
All in all, she was pleased for 10 mins when seeing the colorful wooden sticks,
taking them out uncontrollably (too excited).. then ended up leaving the box
because she couldn’t put them back in. Lol.
Moving the pompoms
Need: colorful pompoms, big bowl, paper cup/Ziploc bag
What I did: Pour pompoms into the big bowl, then ask Iola to move all
the pompoms into the paper cup (it works with a Ziploc bag as well).
Reflection: This play
was quite a hit, she loved playing it every day for more than a week.
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