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The items below are apart of our  Letter of the Week Series . You will find a list of everything you need to teach your child about Letter B! A bunch of the materials listed below you will use for other letters in the series as well. Pick and choose which activities work best for you and your child. You may want to do all five days, only your three favorite days, or just looking for one simple activity to do at home. I hope you enjoy these activities as much as we do!  The numbers next to the items refer to the day you'll be using them. Items to Print: Letter B Songs  (1) Letter B Book  (1) Butterfly Dot Page  (2) B is for Butterfly Template  (2) Pictures of Family Members (4) Body Cards  (5) Bear Counter Pattern Strips  (5) Bear Dot Cards for Counting  (5) Materials Needed: Baby's First Library ABC  from Amazon (1) Do-a-Dot Markers  from Amazon (2)  Counting Bears  from Amazon (5) 3 pieces of White...

1) Bubble Art from Broogly : We want to do a similar idea, but use pipe cleaners instead of bubble wands. You'll need: Five Pipe Cleaners (form them into small, medium and large wands) Bubble Solution Food Coloring White Paper Form five pipe cleaners into " bubble wands" - make the circle at the bottom of the wand different sizes - small, medium, large. Pour bubble solution into five different bowls.  Add food coloring to each of the bowls. Dip pipe cleaner in the bubble solution and blow it onto a piece of white paper. NOTE: We tried these, but they didn't work very for us. We used liquid water color instead of food coloring, so maybe that's what made the difference? 2) Blow Chocolate Milk Bubbles from Preschool Alphabet: 3)  Bubbles Sensory Bin  from The Measured Mom: My two loves any type of sensory bin with water, and adding bubbles to the mix was an excellent addition. I like to bring our items out one at a time to allow fo...

1)  B is for Bird  from The Measured Mom: I love how our bird turned out. I showed my two where all the parts go, but he ultimately decided where to glue them on. You'll need: White, Blue and Orange Construction Paper Glue Feathers  Goggly Eye NOTE:  You can find all of these items at the Dollar Store 2)  Bird Feathers Activity  from Mama OT: We had a bunch of feathers left over from our craft, so we used them for a simple fine motor activity. "Uh oh! Our bird doesn't have any feathers! He might be getting cold. Can you add some to his body?" I want to add bird eyes and a beak to our colander. You'll need: Colander Feathers 3) Homemade Bird Feeder : My two was so excited to feed the birds breakfast! We hung our bird feeder on a tree branch right outside our window, and my two loved watching birds come and eat the seeds. Here's what you need: Pinecone (you could also use an empty toilet paper roll) String Peanut Butter Bird...

1) Butterfly Craft from Crystal & Comp.: I love contact paper and tissue paper crafts! My two only wanted to place a few tissue paper squares before he was "all done". I taped his finished butterfly on the window and love when the sun shines through each day. You can print a  free butterfly template  or you can cut out a butterfly shape from black construction paper. NOTE:  Sometimes I'll leave crafts our for my two to come back to later in the day. You'll need: Contact Paper  - I found ours at the Dollar Store! Tissue Paper in various colors, cut into 1 inch squares Butterfly Cut Out from Black Construction Paper Place your butterfly cut out on the sticky side of the contact paper (your letter B will look backwards, so it will face the correct way when hung on the window).  Let your child place tissue paper squares to fill in the wings.  Place the completed butterfly on a window. The first picture is from 2015 (age:just turned two) and t...

1) Bear Finger Painting: Use brown pudding to finger paint a bear. Here's what you'll need. Blank Bear Coloring Page (print from Twisty Noodle) Brown Pudding OR Brown Finger Paint  Black Marker Goggly Eyes Point out the letter B at the top of the page. Have your child trace the letters if he/she is able. Have your child use their finger to paint the bear printable. Once the paint dries, glue on goggly eyes and draw any additional features (nose, mouth, claws, etc.) 2) Bear Counter Activities: My two LOVES these  Three Family Bear Counters ! They come in six different colors (orange, red, yellow, blue, green and purple) and three different sizes (small, medium and large). I brought them out and was ready to color sort, but my two year old was only interested in playing. So, that's what we did! After some playing time, we did a few of the ideas below. You can buy a less expensive set of  Counting Bears  from this link, but this set has five colors and...