We've been playing with our food this week. We got sucked in by the sample counter at Trader Joe's. The nice lady gave the kids a sample and I came home with a whole container. They almost always get me at the sample counter.
The kids made this game up on their own. After dinner, on days I'm feeling nice and giving out dessert, I give the kids cookie letters that spell out a word. Right away they started rearranging the letters to make new words. Most days Christopher ends up asking for specific letters to make new words. Hannah is learning that not all letter combinations make real words. (EDIT: Yes, I know it is possible to make more than six words from the letters in brain and think. Thanks.)
The kids have been pestering me to let them play with the entire container at once. I probably will, though I'm not sure what will happen. Either they'll gorge themselves on alphabet cookies or write a book.
For the record, Trader Joe's isn't paying me for this post... they don't know I exist :-)
How fun!
ReplyDeleteI love to play that game with my kids.. and if you got sucked into the container at Trader Joe's.. atleast you know it's pretty healthy!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty awesome - I'll be adding those to the grocery list now! Thanks!
ReplyDelete(And great job Hannah on the ALL words!)
That's awesome!! At first, I thought you'd gotten an alphabet cookie cutter set and had cut out bread. Cookies are much tastier!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I think I'll be swinging by TJ's tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! That's so cool! I teach 4K and my kiddos would LOVE "playing with their snack" this way! I was just at TJ's yesterday...guess I'll have to wait until next time! :) Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteBusy B Family
How funny! This is EXACTLY what we have been doing this morning! But we are still on the very basic "D" for Daddy etc! But yes, it is a perfect way to make learning fun!!
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Maggy
We used to do this back when we lived in a state that had a TJ's. I miss those cookies.
ReplyDeleteVery cute idea! My son would LOVE to spell with cookies! I don't have any Trader Joe's near me though. :( Thanks for linking up at DIY Thrifty Thursday at www.thrifty101.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI love this!!!
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ReplyDeleteI really need to find me some alphabet cookies! (We don't have Trader Joe's here)This was a great post, I featured it today at My Crafty Weekend. Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteI heart Trader Joe's. Fun idea using the alpha cookies!
ReplyDeleteWe used to use those before we went gluten-free. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI swear that's why Moose knows all his letters to this day.