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Alphablock Rainbow Rice Hunt – Day 36 Toddler Play Challenge

December 6, 2013 by Emma Edwards Leave a Comment

Adam loves Cbeebies Alphablocks. I never thought I would be one of those parents who buys those childrens magazines but I have ended up becoming one. The Alphablocks are quite good and come with an Alphablock related toy. Recently the magazine came with foam cut outs of the alphabet. Adam is at the very early stages of being able to recognise some of them and enjoys hearing you say each letter – several times!

For todays activity I set up the same resources as on Day 17. I had kept the rainbow rice in a zip-lock bag. I hid the Alphablocks in the rainbow rice and gave Adam a variety of spoons to dig them out again.

Adam kept spilling the rainbow rice on to the floor so I got the dust pan and brush out. His first reaction was that the brush was a hair brush but then had great fun trying to sweep up the rice – not an easy task for a 19 month old.

Adam had been tetchy all afternoon and hadn’t expected the activity to last very long. However, as soon as he started playing he calmed down immediately. We played together for 20 minutes but he continued independently for another 30 minutes whilst I cooked tea.

 

UPDATE: The sensory bags also came in useful this morning. We had to leave really early so our normal routine was condensed somewhat. Adam wasn’t fazed at all and the sensory bags meant I could get lots of jobs done quickly whilst he was entertained.

Preparation time is based on if you already have the rainbow rice left over from Day 17.

 

Equipment:

* Rainbow rice – see Day 17

* Alphabet letters or anything to hide in the rice

* Muffin tin or box

 

Adam was 19 months old.

 

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Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Learning Activities, Play Activities, Super Quick Play Activities Tagged With: 100 day toddler play challenge, Fine Motor Activities, Letter Recognition Activities, Rice, Sensory Bag, Super quick set up, Toddler play

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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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