Pom-pom Heart Sort
If you are looking for an easy to prep, toddler-approved activity with a Valentine’s Day theme, take a peak at this Pom-pom Heart Sort! It takes less than 5 minutes to put together and is the perfect activity for toddler and preschoolers. You will enjoy this idea with your kids too!
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This color sort makes for a simple learning activity. Besides working on learning colors and their names, your child is also working on simple fine motor skills by grasping the pom-poms and placing them into each heart!
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supplies needed for pom-pom heart sort:
- cardboard
- paper rolls
- scissors
- paints (desired colors; we stuck with Valentine’s Day colors)
- paintbrush
- mini hot glue gun
- pom-pom (about 1cm in diameter)
instructions:
- Start by cutting up the paper roll into about 1 inch rounds. Form into hearts.
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- Next, hot glue the paper roll hearts onto the cardboard. *hot glue gun should only be used by an adult*
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- Now, paint the inside of the glued hearts with different colors of paint. We did red, light pink and purple. Let the make dry completely.
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Now let your little one sort the corresponding colors of the pom-poms into each heart!
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Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed this Pom-pom Heart Sort activity with your kids!


