Sunday, July 18, 2010

Number Beanbags

These beanbags (inspired by Cheryl's @ a pretty cool life) have been on my to do list forever. I'm planning on making alphabet ones as well, but wanted to get the numbers done first since my two year old is currently obsessed with them.



I'm going to make a set for each kid, and I'll add the "+", "-" and "=" to my daughter's set since she is really into math lately.



I tried doing the numbers in white but then tried the black and liked it much better.



The kids loved the beanbags and came up with all sorts of games. They matched them to flashcards, threw them at each other while yelling the number, etc. Not quite sure what was going on with the hula-hoop here but they had a blast and asked that I please make them more.



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16 comments:

  1. Cheryl @ a pretty cool life.July 18, 2010 at 11:11 PM

    Awesome job! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. MegJuly 18, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    very nice ! And I love the adding the names idea! :D

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  3. GingerJuly 18, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    Awesome! An excellent learning tool! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

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  4. JillJuly 19, 2010 at 12:23 AM

    Cute idea! I remember playing all sorts of things with bean bags in school. These are great because they're educational too!

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  5. Alison @ Oopsey DaisyJuly 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    I have always wanted to make some of these, too! I LOVE how yours turned out!

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  6. Lisa Nelsen-WoodsJuly 19, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    I love toys that sneak learning in when the kids aren't watching.

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  7. UnknownJuly 19, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    what a great idea! come on over and link up to MMM :)

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  8. SarahJuly 19, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    cute idea!! thanks for sharing!

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  9. Kaysi @ Keeping it SimpleJuly 19, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    Those are great! I love the numbers on them!

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  10. momsthewordJuly 19, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    Pati, this is such a great idea. I wish I'd had some when I was homeschooling the younger grades. We would have made up some great math games!

    Thanks for linking up today.

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  11. UnknownJuly 19, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    If I had kids I would so do this! I'll have to file it away for later...


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  12. UnknownJuly 20, 2010 at 12:15 AM

    Very cool idea! I will be making these myself. Following you now!

    (Found you on sugar bee)

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  13. raggygirlvintageJuly 20, 2010 at 2:28 AM

    the black looks fab on the gingham check! Great gift idea too!!
    Tracey

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  14. erinJuly 20, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    We have number bean bags and my daughter loves tossing them. She can also clearly recognize the numbers. They grow so quickly, don't they?!

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  15. Mandy BeyelerJuly 20, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    I love the idea to add "+" etc - - fun for hours! - - Mandy, Sugar Bee Craft Edition

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  16. Misty @Creative ItchJuly 20, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    I made some of these to give to my 2 youngest kids for Christmas....yours turned out adorable!

    Thanks for linking @Creative Itch's "Sew Cute Tuesday"!

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