My daughter is almost two and a half, and I’ve been trying to slowly
introduce the alphabet to her. I was brainstorming
toddler activities when I came up with a plan.
I want her to realize how fun it is to learn new things- so I tried to make this introduction to letters educational -AND yummy.
We had a day where letters were
everywhere, including in the food she ate.
-While mommy was cooking
we sang the A B C’s and played with foam letters.
– I found some large size
Alphabet Fries from Ian’s Natural Foods. I got mine from Whole Foods, but I’m sure you could find them in the frozen food section for children at other stores too. They are called Alphatots.
I showed the pumpkin each letter as I put it on her plate, and made the sound that goes with it. And I would re-arrange her letters to make new words. She loved it, and mixed the fries up herself to hear mommy
sound out her made up words.
Later that same day, I made
Sopa de Fideo (Mexican Alphabet Soup) for dinner. I made a big pot of it, and it was absolutely DELIGHTFUL on a cold day.
I found the recipe on the
Laughwithusblog. I highly suggest checking out the recipe. It takes very few ingredients and is a very frugal meal as well.
As you can see my toddler was
psyched to see letters in her soup! I showed her how each spoonful had letters in it, and she would show me her spoon before taking bites. I’d name the letters and then she would.
What tricks do you have for getting toddlers excited about learning letters?
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