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(tot school tuesday) counting shadow puppets

January 8, 2013 By Vanessa 3 Comments

My 2 1/2 year old, Logan, recently discovered the fun of shadows. As he was chasing his shadow from room to room one day, laughing hysterically, I knew I had to incorporate shadow play into Tot School Tuesday. I forgot how fun shadows can be to children (and adults too!) and we had a fun morning playing with our new monkey shadow puppets while encouraging counting. Logan surprised me by counting to 20 without assistance. I can’t get over how truly they are like little sponges at this age. I’ll definitely be encouraging learning through shadow play a lot more!

Activity: Counting Shadow Puppets

(learning objective: counting, numbers, language development)

Materials

Cardstock

Monkey Stencil or Silhouette/Cricut Graphic

10 Popsicle Sticks

Craft Glue or Hot Glue

Flashlight

White Background or White Sheet

Instructions

Cut 10 monkeys out of the cardstock. If you have a Silhouette or Cricut, you can use these machines for cutting. If not, you can look for a free stencil online and cut them out yourself. Glue monkeys to popsicle sticks. Pick a white background or throw a sheet over a couch and a dark room for this activity. Shine the flashlight toward the white background and have your child hold up the monkey shadow puppets in front of the flashlight, casting shadows. Sing the song “10 little monkeys jumping on a bed” during this activity. Encourage your child to count the monkeys and explore shadows.

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I'm Vanessa and it's my mission in life to spread my love of hot glue guns and glitter to others. I suffer from craft ADHD, regularly working on at least 10 projects at the same time and my craft room looks like a tornado hit it. My first craft book, Party in a Jar, was published in 2014. I look forward to crafting with you!
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  1. Capture by Lucy says

    January 8, 2013 at 9:40 am

    I love these, we made shadow puppets the other day on a piece of paper on the fridge! He drew around the shape the shadow made!
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    • Vanessa says

      January 8, 2013 at 11:59 am

      Oh love that idea!! Thanks for linking up dear!

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  2. Diana says

    January 10, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    Hello I really aprreciate this great and interesting post. Thank you for sharing!

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