A snacklet is a bracelet, made out of snacks. It could also be a necklace (but would then be called a snacklace). It’s fun because it’s an educational activity, but you can eat it!
Today’s supplies:
Cereal with holes (like Cheerios or Fruit Loops) and pipe cleaners
I admit that I bought the Fruit Loops solely to do this project. We don’t normally serve them here, so needless to say we all went crazy with cereal eating and 2 days after I bought them, they are GONE. LOL! What a treat. But, I managed to save enough to do this. Cheerios work just as well, skills wise, but the Fruit Loops just make it look so much more festive and colorful (and teach color). I could have used string instead of pipe cleaners for this, but I wasn’t sure how easily Zach would be able to get the cereal on the string, so I started off easy. Next time, I’ll use string or yarn, he did pretty well with this today. I read about this activity HERE. It helps him with his fine motor skills. As I mentioned, the Fruit Loops can provide a lesson in colors. And you can count each piece as you put it on. We didn’t, but if you wanted too, you could also teach pattern (Red piece, blue piece, green piece. Red piece, blue piece, green piece, etc.). It’s also a nice after nap snack.
So, basically, I just had him slide the cereal onto the pipe cleaner. It was a little difficult to convince him to not eat the cereal first, but as soon as I did one as an example for him and showed him he could eat the cereal later, he was in.
Showing Zach how to lace the cereal onto the pipe cleaner
After doing a few pieces for Zach, I held the pipe cleaner and let him slide the cereal on.
Figuring out how to get the cereal on the "stick", as he called it
Then, after we filled the pipe cleaner up, I tied it to his wrist and let him eat from the snacklet. He thought this was pretty fun.
Tying the bracelet to his wrist
What a fine looking bracelet, I mean, snacklet
Yum!
Then he decided he was confident enough to do the next one himself.
Doing it all by himself
And, if you’re wondering why his face is so messy, it could be because he decided to eat his lunch like this today:
Eating like a puppy
Talk about an imaginative kid! He was pretending to be a puppy this afternoon. And uh, no, I didn’t clean his face before nap. Oops.
What did Zach learn today? He worked on fine motor skills, counting and colors. And he got to eat some yummy (forbidden) sugary cereal (notice I also included some healthy Cheerios too though!).
What did Mommy learn today? How fun it is (however messy) to watch my child pretending. He’s so silly!
