Pancakes can be made into letters, jello can be cut into letters, and noodles can be used to make letters (just to name a few). So think of all the ways you can practice the alphabet at mealtime. We know from Alphabet Soup that eating your ABCs is plain old fun. Choose natural objects that already look like letters, or arrange them to look like them. Make letters from natureįind the alphabet right outside. Mix up the letters and ask a child to match them up and put them in the right order. Write the upper and lower case letters in a name and then cut them apart in a simple zigzag. Sponge the alphabetĬut sponges into letters and use them for sponge painting letters or playing in the tub. Expand on it: ask your child to name three things (colors, animals, etc) that start with that letter. When the music goes off, your child tells you the closest letter. Put music on and have your child walk around the circle to the music. You can use magnetic letters or just write them on index cards. Set up letters in a big circle on the floor. Give your kids watercolor, let them paint the paper, and watch the letters appear. Using a white crayon, draw letters on a piece of white paper. When they find them, they write down the letter they find until they locate all 26 letters of the alphabet.įor more sensory ideas: Little Bins Little Hands 6. Kids dig through the rice through the bag to find the letters. Then fill the bag with rice or oatmeal and seal it. Add letters written on pieces of paper, magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, or anything else you can think of with letters. You’ll need a gallon bag with a ziplock top. This one is great because you can change up what you put in here and even move to sight words. Now use them to have kids create uppercase and lower case letters. Pipe cleaners have always been a trusted source of good fine motor practice as well as a fun craft resource.