Pi Day Treats

Did you know that March 14 is "Pi" day? Get it? π is 3.14 (so the fourteeth day of the third month is Pi Day). And... because I love to celebrate everything... and I am kind of a nerd... I thought I would make some simple Pi Day treats.

The basis of these treats is that π goes on forever. So, when you read these tags, you can replace "π" with "forever".

This one would be fun for a teacher to share with her class.

This one is perfect for parents to give to their kids.

This one is great for kids to share with their friends / classmates.

To download the tags I designed (for free): click on one of the pictures below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.

Aren't these treats super-cute?

I put together treat bags for my boy's lunches, and it made me smile. I told you I was a nerd! lol

Happy π Day!

♥
Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)

Simple Math Lesson {using coins}

My boys love collecting coins and playing with money.  So, I thought it was a perfect time to do a little "math" lesson with them and teach them about sorting, making patterns and the value of money. 

All you need is some change and some old baby food jars.  Easy Peasy!

First, get the kids to sort money into piles (i.e. all the pennies in one pile, all the nickels in one pile, etc...)  

You can also spend some time making patterns with the money.  (i.e. penny, nickel, penny, nickel, ?)  The kids will have fun guessing "what comes next?".

Finally, help the kids to count out the coins (100 pennies, 20 nickels, 10 dimes, 4 quarters, and one loonie), and put them in labeled jars.  It is a great way to help kids {visually} understand what money is worth.

Isn't this a great way to get the kids interested in Math?

♥ 

Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)

Recycled Matching Game

Do you ever wonder what to do with all those milk/water jug caps?  I have a bunch of them in my "stuff to recycle into crafts" box.  I thought it would be fun to make a matching game for my boys.  It was so easy, fun, and absolutely free.

Here's how we did it:

1)  We decided to do a matching game with numbers from 1-10, so we counted out 20 bottle caps.  (You can do it for letters, colors, people in your family... whatever you want.)

2)  We traced 20 circles onto a piece of paper, and my four year old printed the numbers in each circle.

3)  I cut out all the circles (just inside the lines I had drawn) and put them in the caps.  You don't even need to use glue because the grooves in the lid keep the paper in place.  Easy, right?  :-)

That's it!

To play the game, simply flip over all the lids, and take turns trying to make matches.  If you get a match, you get another turn.  When all the lids are gone, the person who made the most matches wins.



Happy Matching!



♥ 

Gina Bell (aka East Coast Mommy)