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June 21, 2012 | 9 Comments

Cheeseball Math

by Kim

I got the inspiration for this activity from Disney’s Family Fun magazine June/July 2012 issue. The idea they shared in the magazine was to cover shower caps with shaving cream and toss cheese puffs at each other to see how many puffs you could get to stick. I quickly saw potential for this to turn into some fun learning.

Grab some cardboard, shaving cream, post-it notes, a marker, and some cheeseballs. We are about to get cheesy. 🙂 Yes, I know how dorky how I am.

I drew numbers on some post-it notes and affixed them to the cardboard for my preschooler. You could write directly on the cardboard, but this way I could easily change the numbers to allow a wider spectrum for practice.

I then wrote some math equations for my five year old son on post-it notes and affixed those to a different piece of cardboard.

Add some shaving cream. We had fun spreading it around, but you don’t have to spread it. We just couldn’t resist.

My son read the equations and figured them out.

He threw the corresponding number of cheeseballs at the targets that equaled the answer.

My three year old starting throwing the number of cheeseballs at the corresponding numbers written above the targets.

Littlest sister couldn’t resist how much fun everyone was having and had to join in. She helped count as we threw and then did some throwing herself when it was her turn.

There you have it, fun math! It combines throwing, aiming, math equations, number recognition, counting, and even sensory fun by spreading the shaving cream. We had a blast!

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Kim is a contributing writer for No Time For Flash Cards, a mom to a toddler, a preschooler, and a foster parent, too. She juggles her day by trying out fun activities and crafts with the kids. After all, she is just a big kid herself. See what she has been up to over at Mom Tried It.

Filed Under: Age: Elementary, Age: Kindergarten, Math Activities, Preschool Activities | 9 Comments

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9 Comments

  1. Beth says

    June 21, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    LOVE this idea!! What fun. I am pinning away =-)

    Beth

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  2. Alpha Del Bosque says

    June 22, 2012 at 9:28 am

    isn’t that wasting food?

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    • admin says

      June 22, 2012 at 10:42 am

      I think it’s using food for a purpose other than eating yes but I don’t think that it’s wasted.

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    • L Fraser says

      September 18, 2014 at 8:09 pm

      Cheese Balls are not a food therefore it is not wasting.

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  3. jacqueline says

    June 25, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    Wonder if you could use cool whip instead of shaving cream to make it completely edible?

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  4. Chalee Supplee says

    June 26, 2012 at 6:23 am

    This is spectacular! My six year old is going to love this! If you kids eat like mine, just as many of these cheeseballs end up on the floor anyway. It’s not waste.

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  5. Jennifer Tammy says

    August 9, 2014 at 10:42 am

    Thanks for the round-up — I’m only seeing this activity now and LOVE IT!

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