Showing posts with label problem solving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label problem solving. Show all posts

Feb 23, 2018

Top 4 Benefits Of Mazes For Kids & Free Maze Printable

Mazes are great for working on various skills for kids. Read on to know the benefits of mazes for children & also featured is a FREE maze printable / worksheet (Spring theme) for kids, which is powered by education.com

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Mazes are loved by most of the kids & they provide a challenge for children that they enjoy! How the child solves a maze also provides a window to a therapist into the skill set of the child if therapy session is in progress. Mazes can also be taped to a wall at your child’s eye-level. Working on a vertical surface helps to promote wrist extension in kids.


Here are some benefits & reasons to do mazes with your child -

Fine Motor
Mazes require the child to control the pen/pencil through the maze without hitting the black lines. Fine motor skills are mastered by this very exercise that helps in writing later.

Visual Tracking
Mazes require the child to use his eyes to scan the maze in order to find possible solutions. Scanning is a great skill used for reading and writing, as it is important to scan from the left side of the paper to the right side.

Problem Solving
Mazes help the child to work on planning and problem solving skills to reach to the end of the maze.

Confidence
Mazes boost your child’s confidence like anything. Starting from easy to difficult mazes, a child can glide into the mazes gradually.

There are many websites that offer free printable maze worksheets for a variety of age levels and themes. 

Spring is in the air! This flowery maze is great pre-school practice for those fine motor skills. 

Download this FREE maze printable from HERE

This is powered by education.com , visit them for more fun educational activities.

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Dec 30, 2016

DIY Ice Hockey - Day 16 of 18 Days of Christmas-ness Series (VLOG)

This is Day 16 of "18 Days Of Christmass-ness" series, presented by The K Junction in collaboration with BabyChakra. We are almost at the end of this series. The goal of this series is to have lots of fun & bonding with our kids & explore the festivities around us this December in the form of Christmas & New Year themed activities! Hope you have found this series useful for your child. Of course, you can come back to it any time of the year to do these activities!

HERE is the landing page of the series if you have missed any activity in this series! 


DAY 16 - Today's activity is DIY ICE HOCKEY


Works on sensorial & motor skills.






Here is a step by step pictorial guide to make Ice Hockey.




Watch it in action in the video below, you will love it !!!



For more details on what materials to use, how to do the activity step by step, age group, tweaking the activity for younger & older kids, time required for setup, if you can replace some materials with what you already have at home & related resources - Visit my detailed post on BabyChakra 

Have you joined already?



Do come back tomorrow for Day 17 of our "18 Days Of Christmas-ness" series.


If you have additional favorite simple toddler Christmas ideas please tell me about them in the comments! I always love finding new ideas!




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Dec 27, 2016

Christmas Manger Color Matching - Day 13 of 18 Days of Christmas-ness Series

This is Day 13 of "18 Days Of Christmass-ness" series, presented by The K Junction in collaboration with BabyChakra. The goal of this series is to have lots of fun & bonding with our kids & explore the festivities around us this December in the form of Christmas & New Year themed activities!

HERE is the landing page of the series if you have missed any activity in this series! 


DAY 13 - Today's activity is CHRISTMAS MANGER COLOR MATCHING


Works on visual discrimination & pre-maths skills.




For more details on what materials to use, how to do the activity step by step, age group, tweaking the activity for younger & older kids, time required for setup, if you can replace some materials with what you already have at home & related resources - Visit my detailed post on BabyChakra 

Have you joined already?



Do come back tomorrow for Day 14 of our "18 Days Of Christmas-ness" series.


If you have additional favorite simple toddler Christmas ideas please tell me about them in the comments! I always love finding new ideas!




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Dec 26, 2016

Christmas Nativity DIY Puzzle - Day 12 of 18 Days of Christmas-ness Series

This is Day 12 of "18 Days Of Christmass-ness" series, presented by The K Junction in collaboration with BabyChakra. The goal of this series is to have lots of fun & bonding with our kids & explore the festivities around us this December in the form of Christmas & New Year themed activities!

HERE is the landing page of the series if you have missed any activity in this series! 


DAY 12 - Today's activity is CHRISTMAS NATIVITY DIY PUZZLE


Works on logic, fine motor & hand-eye coordination skills.




For more details on what materials to use, how to do the activity step by step, age group, tweaking the activity for younger & older kids, time required for setup, if you can replace some materials with what you already have at home & related resources - Visit my detailed post on BabyChakra 

Have you joined already?



Do come back tomorrow for Day 13 of our "18 Days Of Christmas-ness" series.


If you have additional favorite simple toddler Christmas ideas please tell me about them in the comments! I always love finding new ideas!




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