I added a little twist to my tape balance activity I posted last month and it was challenging for the kids (in a good way) and definitely a hit!
Use a variety of different colored tape and tape strips from one surface to another of the same height. We used the kitchen island to the kitchen side counter and used red, orange, yellow, green, and blue tape. The seats of two chairs could also work for this activity or you could tape across a plastic storage container too.
Use a variety of different colored tape and tape strips from one surface to another of the same height. We used the kitchen island to the kitchen side counter and used red, orange, yellow, green, and blue tape. The seats of two chairs could also work for this activity or you could tape across a plastic storage container too.
Give your child little things of the same colors as the tape strips. For us, we used our bear counters. Legos is another idea. Let your child try to balance the items on the matching colored tape all the way across.
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It seems so simple, yet there's so much learning involved in this activity. Besides color sorting, being a STEM challenge, and fine motor practice, your child will be problem solving and using their creativity to help balance the items all the way to the other side. The bears fell multiple times but my kids didn't give up. They never actually got all of the bear counters up on the tape strips at one time, but I think that was another important lesson. Things don't always come easy and they can use this experience and apply it to the activity next time they try it and maybe they will get them all on the tape then!
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