Amelia is now at that age where she is learning something new every day. Babies and toddlers brains are like sponges, soaking up every ounce of information that runs by it each and every day. I have been looking at ways to encourage her to learn new things and show an interest in learning. We recently bought some big fridge magnets and placed them on the refrigerator. I also bought many colourful and animal ones to make things more interesting.
Playing with magnets stimulates active curiosity and visual memory, and it's also a great introduction to science! The activity helps build fine motor skills as your toddler grasps and moves the magnets around on the fridge. They could have hours of fun! There are also many other uses for magnets and learning. You could make some art with using the magnets and get your toddler to create a drawing using paper plates. Place a magnet underneath the plate with paint on top and move it around to create a masterpiece.
There are many ways for you to interact with your toddler, you could encourage them to sort and rearrange the magnets by colour, size, shape and similarity, get them to spell the alphabet or count to 10. As they get older you could ask them to name the magnets, and you can also get object magnets to do this.
I am thinking of making some magnets with photo's of the family for example, daddy, me, her grandparents, and uncles so she had to identify who they are. It's a fantastic way for them to learn who's who in the family tree!
Below is a short video explaining the four key rules of magnetism. A fantastic way to teach older children about how magnets work. If you are looking for magnets you can find a large selection at First4magnets.com.
Does your toddler like playing with magnets?
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I used to love these when I was a kid
ReplyDeleteI still have them on my fridge from years ago. The magnets have outlived my last 3 fridges.
ReplyDeletemy son loves playing with magnets I love playing with them when I was young I love my magnets and my board to play with when I was little my son play with it too xxx
ReplyDeleteWe have loads!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see their minds working when using magnets, it's the basic things that keep them occupied
ReplyDeleteI forgot all about these magnet letters, think I will have to get some for my daughter now xx thanks fod the reminderlol xx
ReplyDeletegreat fun!
ReplyDeleteAshleigh
got some of these lined up as a xmas pressie :)
ReplyDeleteAwww, love these!
ReplyDeleteI never had these when I was young but always saw some on other peoples fridges would love some on mine
ReplyDeleteOh, I played with those all the time as a child. I think they'd make a great gift at Christmas or something.
ReplyDeleteMy fridge still has various magnets on it and my daughter is 17...
ReplyDeleteI love fridge magnets!
ReplyDeleteHaven't played with magnets for years.. I'll have to check these out
ReplyDeleteUsed to love these
ReplyDeleteI had these when i was young
ReplyDeleteMY daughter loves fridge magnets, she loves to arrange and rearrange them in all sorts of patterns for ages- an interior desiner in the making?
ReplyDeleteI love fridge magnets and so does my son :)
ReplyDeleteEmma
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My kids loved these too.
ReplyDeletethey look awesome!
ReplyDeleteI do like magnet letters and numbers but be warned - if a dog, cat or small child ate the little black magnet that always seem to come out from them it could be fatal.
ReplyDeleteWe have loads, and they turn up in very strange places!
ReplyDeleteLaura Harris
My little one loves magnets
ReplyDeleteSo cute. All the bright colours. So educational.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves moving these about on the fridge
ReplyDelete@bella97p
ReplyDeletewe used to have althabet magnets on the fridge
My little boy loves the magnets on our fridge. He even stole one off the fridge in the nurse's room while he was having his jabs! Didn't notice until we got home.x
ReplyDeleteMy 2 have an old metal panel covered in magnets we've picked up over the years.
ReplyDeletegood post love magnets on fridges!
ReplyDeleteI like things which are educational as well as enjoyable to play with
ReplyDeleteI used to be a science teacher so I love playing with magnets!
ReplyDeletegreat post interesting
ReplyDeletegood post
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. We use magnetic letters in school, very useful.
ReplyDeletemagnets are cool!
ReplyDeleteI wanted nice chunky letter magnets but seem to struggle to find them... they seem a lot smaller these days....
ReplyDeletei never had these as a child
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for my little boy to play with these
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