TOYS FOR LIFE

A pair of shoe templates to help a child learn how to tie shoe laces, and to extend this activity to try different lacing patterns by following the example cards.

Few things will give your child more satisfaction than mastering shoe lacing and tying skills. This will make practicing fun and help your child reach this developmental milestone.

To learn to create geometric figures

Create mosaic designs with geometric shapes in various colours. Model one of the assignment cards or make your own unique creations. Improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

To learn new words and social skills

Turn over the image cards one by one and look if the image is on your bingo card. Who is the first player to fill a bingo card?

To learn new words

Insert one assignment card into the game box upper shelf and try to find the related pairs by lifting the red discs. Develop hand-eye coordination, spatial insight and visual discrimination.

To learn to sort.  To develop vocabulary.

Sort the image cards into related sets of 3. Describe and name each image to develop the vocabulary.

Choose 2 or more cards and make a sentence.  Eg "I put some carrots in the bucket to feed the pony."

To develop vocabulary of opposites.

Collect pairs of cards which are opposites of each other. Describe and name what you see and improve vocabulary.

To develop vocabulary of opposites.

Collect pairs of cards which are opposites of each other. Describe and name what you see and improve vocabulary.

To learn letter shapes

Follow letter shapes with your index finger or the wooden pen. Stimulates pre-writing skills, letter shape recognition and fine motor skills.

To use letters to create words

Stamp the letters and create words. Follow all letters with a pencil. Develop knowledge of letters and fine motor skills

To learn to build a story

Place 4 cards in a logical sequence and create a story. Develop logical thinking and story telling skills. Stimulate children to create their own stories. With self-check. 

To learn about shape, colour and pattern

Create beads patterns as shown on the assignment cards by stringing beads on a lace or holder.

To learn about shape and colour

Combine colour and shape and take the correct card as quickly as possible with the suction cup. Develop precision and speed.

To learn about colour and size

Combine colour and shape and take the correct card as quickly as possible with the suction cup. Develop precision and speed.

To learn to design bead pictures

Make colourful patterns with beads. Place a transparent bead board on or next to an image card and add the beads. Stimulates hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness and creativity.