Alphabet Hunt

It has been a month since I posted a new activity on the blog! The start of summer really needed my attention to get adjusted with everyone home and trying to take a few family day trips. We are in a good place now, so I’m back in action and hope to bring you more ideas here on the blog.

Today’s activity is a fun way to play with letters, plus we used glue and scissors, so the kids were very into it!

I like to keep some easy inside activities handy for a rainy or extremely hot day. This one was perfect for a midafternoon break after a morning outside.

Here’s What You Need

• Scissors- single pair or get a set of 3 for multiple children or to have a pair for school

• Paper with alphabet- grab your free printable below.

• Glue- I grabbed the 30 pack 3 years ago and we are just about all the way through it. I’ll be reordering soon because I would never remember to buy an individual glue stick from the store.

• Old magazines or newspapers- we grabbed some from the local library (free) and saved some from our own mail.

GET YOUR FREE ALPHABET PRINTABLE HERE

Worm Printable 2

Set up

1 minute

1. Print your alphabet page or make your own. I included upper and lowercase letters and my 6 year old really thought that was neat!

2. Show the kids how to find and cut out letters then glue them down. My 4 year old wanted a bit of direction, but the 6 year old was ready to go as soon as I told them what supplies to get out.

3. Let the kids search for the letters in the magazines. They might not “finish” this activity in one day, but that’s OK. They can come back to it as many times as they want. I usually give the kids a week to work on something like this that we will not be saving, but you can do a different length of time that suits your family.

Clean Up

1-2 minutes

1. Save the magazines and alphabet pages if the kids want to work on it again soon.

2. Trash or recycle anything else. The kids were great about keeping the glue in the right spots, but when they were younger, I would tape down some easel paper to keep the floor from being covered in glue.

I like that this activity promotes letter recognition, fine motor skills, and planning/decision making all while being fun. I also really appreciate that it is quiet, not messy, and doesn’t require too much hands on time from me. I was able to get them set up and finish up some dishes and cleaning. Each of my older kids had their own magazine and there was no arguing!

I hope you get a chance to try this activity with your kids. Be sure to grab the free printable above to make this ultra easy and low prep.

It is good to be back on the blog and I hope to share more soon.

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