Fabulous fantastic foot prints for Ff

Okay, so only the frog is a foot print... you could definitely make Frankie from a foot print too!   If you haven't yet tried painting your child's foot, you definitely should - but maybe I should give you a few tips first.

Number 1: You need wipes handy.  You probably don't want those little feet running through the house spreading paint everywhere.  Gather everything you need before you start!

Number 2: Work over a hard and washable floor surface. 

Number 3: Sit in chairs facing each other.  It's best if your child has a child sized chair (or a step stool or something else low to sit on).

Number 4: Give them a heads up that it might tickle - and be prepared to take the time to giggle and wiggle a little bit!

Number 5: Put the paper you want to print on down on the floor between you and your child, and know that their heel will be towards them, toes towards you.  If you've written "F is for frog" on your page, you want the words to be facing you so the frog is right side up.  Unless your child wants an upside down frog, in which case I say go for it!

Another fun letter Ff activity is to make a fall sensory bin.

It's possible that I am an overachiever, and that I had 15 years of teaching to collect all this junk treasure. Do what works for YOU!  I had several scarecrow and pumpkin crafty looking things that students gave me over the years, so in they went.  The green and orange leaf trays came from the dollar store, as did a giant red felt maple leaf.  I had pompons on hand, and found the tiny pumpkins and leaves at a garage sale... You might have real fall leaves, mini pumpkins and pine cones, you could also use dry corn as a base for your bin. (I use feed corn and do it outside so squirrels and birds eat what we spill and it isn't wasted).  Get creative - let your child help!  

Another favorite activity for Ff is fish hats.

Click the link above to get full details, including the silly backstory, a link to a song you'll never get out of your head, credit for the idea, and a pattern for your own fish hats.

I keep thinking this hat would be a great reward system, if I had the children earn each scale.  Try a new food?  Get a scale.  Cleaned your room?  Get a scale.  Used your manners? Get a scale!  If there's something you've been working on with your little one, perhaps you can entice them to keep at it with a fish hat reward?  Let me know if you try this, and how it goes!

Books

Of course we need books!!  #AllTheBooks #IWantThem #PictureBooks  #NotAddicted .  I'm going to make this a list, because there are always too many for me to take pictures of... but not too many to read!

 

Have a wonderful week exploring the letter Ff with your child, and stop back next Sunday for ideas for Letter Gg!                                                                        Hugs!

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