{"id":909,"date":"2015-04-14T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/14\/little-bo-peep-seek-and-stick-tail-on_15-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:35","slug":"little-bo-peep-seek-and-stick-tail-on_15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/little-bo-peep-seek-and-stick-tail-on_15\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Bo Peep: Seek and Stick the Tail on the Sheep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poor Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep in today\u2019s Rhyme Time<\/a> activity. And when she does eventually catch up with them, they\u2019ve left their tails behind them.<\/p>\n

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To help Little Bo Peep reunite her sheep with their tails, I set up the following activity for my daughter based on the traditional party game \u201cPin the Tail on the\u2026\u201d using contact paper<\/a>, pom poms <\/a>and cotton wool balls.<\/a><\/p>\n

Finding Little Bo Peep’s Tails<\/h2>\n

I found some lovely big sparkly white pom poms when I was tidying up our craft supplies over the weekend. I thought that these would make ideal sheep\u2019s tails for our game.<\/p>\n

Middle brother was enlisted to help with hiding them. I sent him off around the garden to hide them along with some white cotton wool balls to be used for the sheep\u2019s wool, whilst I distracted his little sister.<\/p>\n

Once they were all hidden, Bella went off to find them. She did pretty well with this, only needing a little bit of help for the more challenging hiding places that her brother had hidden them in (he was determined not to make it too easy for her).<\/p>\n

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Sticking the tails back on the Little Bo Peep’s\u00a0 Sheep<\/h2>\n

I took a large sheet of contact paper sticky side up and attached it to our patio window using some colourful washi tape. I took a black marker and drew on 3 sheep\u2019s bottoms, adding an X marking the spot for their tails. I also drew the outline for their legs. For the legs I added some black rectangles to her container with the pom poms and cotton balls she\u2019d collected out in the garden. (These were soon all over the floor!).<\/p>\n

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I tried to encourage Bella to stick the sparkly pom poms onto the black X on each sheep and she did for the first one. But then she preferred to take the activity into her own hands. Sticking everything willy nilly, then taking it all off and starting over again (several times).<\/p>\n

There should never be a right or wrong way to do an activity with a toddler though (as long as they\u2019re not destroying anything!). I love to encourage my toddler\u2019s independence during our activities and let her decide which direction to take it in. It\u2019s good to have an idea yourself on how you\u2019d like things to go, but ultimately it\u2019s their activity and they should be free to explore it as they wish.<\/p>\n

You might also like:<\/h3>\n

Nap Time is NOT for Cleaning<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bubble Wrap Wheels on the Bus<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fantastic Farm Animal Arts and Crafts<\/a><\/h3>\n

For more fun ideas for Little Bo Beep activities, please pop over and read my Rhyme Time blogging buddies posts:<\/em><\/p>\n

Check out this super cute\u00a0Yarn sheep craft\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0from Teach me Mommy<\/p>\n

Match up the coloured tails in this\u00a0Fine Motor Skills learning activity<\/a>\u00a0from Best Toys for Toddlers
\nGo on a\u00a0Little Bo Peep Name Hunt<\/a>\u00a0from Messy Little Monster
\nMake a\u00a0Little Bo Peep Emo Doll<\/a>\u00a0from Danya Banya
\nHunt for\u00a0Sheep in shaving foam<\/a>\u00a0from Adventures of Adam
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