We dug out a box of
Duplos (intermediate sized
Legos for toddler size fingers and coordination) that were
mine (holy cow?!) when I was a preschooler and bought a box to replace any missing or broken pieces which has been a popular item lately. So far the kids like to build towers, but S has started to build other things as well so I thought an activity with a hole punch and card stock might be in order.... (As seen at
Filth Wizardry, what a fun idea!!)
I gave the kids (well, mostly Sophia, b/c Maggie is still struggling a bit to put together the Legos at all on her own, though she will happily take apart anything I put together for her...) some cut-out shapes with punch holes placed such that they can place them over the Lego "nubs" to build new structures or animals. We looked at
this page for some inspiration.
Unfortunately, once we got set up at the table with out card stock and hole punch (and bucket of Legos) we found that our standard old hole punch was just a bit too small to make properly sized holes for the Legos. sigh. In any case, mommy was able to rescue the day by jamming the paper over the Lego nubbies, but it was not really something S was going to manage on her own so we put everything away (except our marvellous tree of course, which became part of some sort of game involving a zebra, hippo, panda and a squeaky ball that took turns jumping onto the greenery...) to try again tomorrow, after an expedition to a craft store hunting for a larger than normal hole punch. I wonder what we will find? Will report back.
Wow-- definitely cool. I wish somebody had thought of this idea when you were a toddler-- which, by the way, was not that long ago, you know. The make-it-yourself attachments are very creative but I bet it won't be long before somebody starts manufacturing attachments in plastic or other materials that are based on 'hole technology'. Mom
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