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Number Wall

July 2, 2014 by Emma Edwards 4 Comments

When we first moved into our house I didn’t give the garden fence panels a second glance.  However, since Adam was born I have spent more time in the garden and the fence was starting to bug me. The panels  were so dull, despite Chris painting them all. I did a little research on google but couldn’t find a way of decorating the fence panels without having to re-mortgage the house for several pots of colourful fence paint (we have a lot of fence panels).

So I’ve decided to turn each fence panel into a theme. You can take the teacher out of the classroom but not the classroom out of the teacher! So far we have our ever expanding water wall, the garden fence counting string and Adam’s Mud Kitchen. Adam takes after his Dad and loves numbers. Everything Adam passes has to be counted and he tells you every number he notices. So it made sense to have a number wall.

There was only one problem – how was I going to get numbers on to slatted fence panels? I opted to paint them on but cheated and used Adam’s large foam numbers as a template. I used the same Cuprinol Garden Shades sample paint pots that I used on the sign above Adam’s Mud Kitchen.

Adventures of Adam garden shades paint

The slats proved a little tricky and I can’t paint with a steady hand but Adam managed to recognise the numbers as I painted them.

Adventures of Adam DIY number wall

The hardest part of the project was to stop Adam from touching each number whilst the paint was still wet. Needless to say he ended up covered in paint. He also kept getting paint brushes and paint pots from our garden room and attempting to paint the fence himself!

Adventures of Adam toddler number wall

Here is our finished number wall.  The numbers need another coat of paint but  rain stopped play.

Adventures of Adam toddler number recognition

The best thing about painting with a toddler around? They love to wash up the paint brushes! Adam spent ages washing up in his Mud Kitchen.

Adventures of Adam toddler washing up paintbrushes

So that is four fence panels down, only 6 more to go. Any ideas what I can do with the other fence panels?

Equipment:

* Cuprinol Garden Shades sample paint pots

* A small paint brush

* A fence panel

* Large foam numbers as a template.

DIY Garden Fence Number Wall

Adam was 2 years and 1 month old.

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Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Learning Activities, Play Activities, Some time required Tagged With: DIY activities, Garden fence play, Independent Play Activities, Number Recognition Activities, Outdoor Play Activities, Painting Activities

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  1. Adventure Togs says

    July 11, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    What a great idea for such a number loving boy. They look great too 🙂
    #outdoorplayparty

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 12, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      He can’t go past the fence now without shouting all of the numbers!

      Reply
  2. cuddlesmuddles says

    July 12, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    That looks great! I love the idea of having a different theme for all your fence panels too 🙂 #outdoorplayparty

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 12, 2014 at 9:08 pm

      It certainly has brightened up our garden!

      Reply

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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