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Manipulative Activity

Teaching with Lids and Snack Containers 20150120_095427

 

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I turned these Dollar Tree snack containers into a fun educational game for children. First I took a soldering iron with a round tip and plugged it in. Warning this gets really hot!

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Then I decided to put a hole in each container so the children could not suction the containers to their face.

Once I did this it looked like this

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Here are the children playing with them

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This entire DIY took me less then 10 minutes to make. I can use this DIY to teach shapes, small motor skills or play a hidden object, shape or word game. If you think of any other ideas that could be used for teaching please leave a comment below.