Create a bottle cap counting board for your toddler or preschooler to practice counting. It is a great DIY hands-on counting activity you can use over and over again!
DIY Counting Board
This amazing counting board is great to use anytime of the year. Just like a wooden puzzle you could buy, this Upcycle counting board is something you can easily use multiple times. Use it with Pom Poms or rice. During Fall use acorns to count. In the Spring you can use dandelions. Pull it out for a quick afternoon counting activity with your toddler or preschooler!
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How to Create a Bottle Cap Counting Board
- Cut a square piece of cardboard.
- Write the numbers 1 to 5 going down one side of the board.
- Take your bottle caps and hot glue gun and glue the appropriate number of caps beside each number.
- Once the caps are secure your counting board is complete!
Ways to use Your Bottle Cap Counting Board
Once you have created your bottle cap counting baord, there are so many different items you can use in the bottle caps. Here are a few ideas:
- pom poms
- rice
- acorns during fall
- Kernels of corn
- artificial snow during winter
- flowers during spring
- beans
- pasta
- beads
- Playdough
Add tongs for items like Pom Poms and acorns and a scooper or spoon for items like rice and fake snow. You could invite your child fill each cap with playdough and then stick beans in the playdough.
Age Suitability for Bottle Cap Counting Board
This activity is good for toddlers, pre-k, kindergarten aged children 3 years old and up. My kids are 4.5, 4.5 and 8 years old.
Mess Level for Bottle Cap Counting Board
The mess level for this activity is low.
Difficulty to Create
Easy.
Skills Developed
Sensory play, language development, number recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Supplies Bottle Cap Counting Board
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- Cardboard
- Bottle caps
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The Best Sensory Play Kits for Kids
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