I just printed up a quick list of item, mostly just to give him the experience of collecting things off of a list… not a common concept for a toddler so hey, why not? I used numbers that he could recognize and we did a quick, game-plan huddle before we left the porch out into the drizzle. I told him we needed 2 sticks, 6 pebbles, 2 pine cones and a handful of branches with needles.
This was his face after I told him we had a LOT to get and we had to HURRY!
Before we went out I just shaped a simple snowman in Microsoft word out of 3 circles. You can download your own PDF printable HERE. I printed him on white card stock and cut him out myself {missed opportunity for scissor practice I know!} Mom Confession: Sometimes you just want it to be pretty!
We started off strong with the sticks, weren’t too interested in any pebbles {those are just rocks mom!} and managed to stay focused enough for ONE pine cone in the basket… He did manage to pick up a few branches too when I showed him what they were.
His attention span quickly turned to… PUDDLES! I guess you put a kid in rain boots and you’re asking fora distraction!
Check out Cash Puddle Jumping HERE
It took a lot of convincing and finally when his hands got too cold we were able to come inside, eat lunch and then continue on with the project. After all, our collected supplies had to dry!
With cotton balls Cash glued on the snowman became Frosty. He then picked his two stick arms and counted 6 pebble buttons into place. Using construction paper he tore a carrot nose. Silly eyes are pretty much a Toddler Mom craft supply staple, so he used those too!
