Christmas is coming!!!
We’re excited for Christmas at our house. This year, we used a red and green paper chain to count down the days until Christmas. Each morning after breakfast, one of the boys would tear off a chain and then they’d all count how many chains were left. I thought this was great for my 3 year old to practice his numbers. Did I mention that I am a homeschooler? I like to look for every opportunity to teach my youngest the basics – get him a head start before Kindergarten.
Speaking of which, Kitchen Table Adventures today is all about pre-schoolers. The kitchen table can offer endless possibilities to excite the imagination of my 3 year old. Today, we played a game on the table called “Sock-ker”. And yes, it involves using socks. The items required for this game are:
One pair of men’s sports socks – like the white Hanes kind.
One bouncy ball.
The game is played with laying the socks in a curved shape on either end of the table to be used as goals. The players stand opposite of each other and take turns rolling the ball as carefully as they can into each other’s sock goals. There is no blocking, or swatting away of the ball. You just need to get the ball “nested” into the sock to get a point. It’s harder than you think and the boys had a great time trying to get the ball into the sock nest. The ball would often roll off the table, but that was fun too, because then it could bounce and Mom wouldn’t get upset with having a bouncy ball upstairs.
This game is great in helping my preschooler with hand-eye coordination and learning how much pressure is required to get the ball where he wants it to go. Plus, when he makes a goal, he is jumping up and down working those large muscle groups. And when the ball falls to the ground – he is scrabbling for it. A great work out for a 3 year old.
Until next time: Eat well, be well and be happy.
Awesome idea. I will have to try it with my kids.
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