My Mundane and Miraculous Life

  • Home
  • Home-Schooling
    • Unit Studies: Activities and Book Lists
    • Math
    • Science
    • Language
      • Pre-Literacy
      • Reading
      • Writing
      • Speech
    • Music and Art
    • History
  • Sensory Processing
    • Sensory FAQs
    • Auditory
    • Oral
    • Proprioceptive
    • Tactile
    • Vestibular
  • Natural Homemaking
    • Toiletries and Cleaning
    • Reusables
    • Food and Drink
    • Decor
    • Attachment Parenting
  • Heart to Heart
    • Marriage
    • Parenting
    • Faith
    • YOUR Heart
  • Shop
    • Shop
    • Affiliate Area
  • My Account
  • About Me and the Blog
    • Associates
    • Shop
    • Affiliate Area
  • Work with Me
    • Affiliate Area
  • Contact Me
    • Disclosure and Privacy Policy
    • Privacy Policy

DIY Matching Game

July 11, 2014 By Vanessa 6 Comments

Calendar Matching Game

Today I’ve asked my friend Vanessa to share a brilliant way she made her own matching game. Vanessa and I went to college together and she has a background in a Montessori classroom. Read more about her and the Montessori approach here. Or check out her blog! Without further ado…

I recently went to the dollar store looking for activities for the kiddos in my life. Calendars were 2 for a dollar! I bought one with this matching work project in mind. My baby brother is at the age for matching. We had a similar “work” at the school I taught at.

V4

Here are the supplies:

V 1

You can do this a couple of ways. Either match the preview picture on the back of the calendar with the larger monthly picture, or buy two identical calendars and then the images with be identical of course.

My calendar had the small pictures on the back and on the first page so there were plenty of smaller images to use.

V3

V 2

(This way it could be transformed into the memory game too!)

I glued my pictures to thick card stock paper

v5

they are different sizes but my card stock is the same size so from the back you can’t tell

v6

I don’t have a laminator (on my wish list!) but packing tape or contact paper works just fine!

v7

and its that easy!

Baby brother loved it and figured it out right away!

v9

Super easy and cheap. Pick the pictures that interest your kiddos and make up your own extensions to it e.g. story telling cards.

-V

Montessori Monday

Vanessa

More from my site

  • Our attempt at PRE-preschoolOur attempt at PRE-preschool
  • A HUGE List of Sensory Bins and Bags for KidsA HUGE List of Sensory Bins and Bags for Kids
  • The ABC’s of Praying for Your KidsThe ABC’s of Praying for Your Kids
  • Why We Chose NOT to Give Birth in a Hospital OR at HomeWhy We Chose NOT to Give Birth in a Hospital OR at Home
  • Eco-Friendly Baby Gear That You Can Feel Good about BuyingEco-Friendly Baby Gear That You Can Feel Good about Buying

Comments

  1. Katey says

    July 11, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    So fun! Great way to use those cheapo clearance calendars as well!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 11, 2014 at 4:38 pm

      Isn’t it fun to re-purpose things!?!

      Reply
  2. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    July 14, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    I love how inexpensive and easy this is! Great idea!

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 14, 2014 at 8:48 pm

      Vanessa’s brilliant, what can I say! 😉 Yes, simple and cheap is the M.O. around here. Thanks for reading Emma!

      Reply
  3. The Natural Homeschool says

    July 22, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    Brilliant post! Love it! Thank you so much for linking up with The Natural Homeschool! 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie says

      July 22, 2014 at 10:02 pm

      Of course!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Search The Blog

Follow

Copyright © 2023 · Web Hosting By RFE Hosting · Privacy Policy