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April 15, 2013 | 17 Comments

Alphabet Activity – Flower Garden

alphabet activity no time for flash cards We have been doing so many playdough and other sensory activities lately that it was about time to get back to a simple and playful alphabet activity. This alphabet activity is part of our Alphabet For Starters series. This series is all about playing with letters, discovering them without pressure. This alphabet garden is super simple but can be made more challenging with a few simple changes.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some contact paper (rumor has it that the dollar store is carrying it now!), some green construction paper, multi-color construction paper, scissor and a marker or two.letter flower garden
  2. Attach the contact paper to the wall sticky side out. She loves to “get stuck” on the wall. letter flower mural
  3. Next step is making some grass. Fold your green paper, and cut.letter garden grass
  4. Next cut some stems and flowers. I did tulips because they are easy to free hand cut.letter garden alphabet activity for toddlers
  5. Add letters to your flowers. Now here is where you can easily customize this activity. For my daughter, I did plain old lowercase letters. You can do upper or a mix or write letters on the stems and have it turn into a match game.letter flowers for alphabet activities
  6. Set the pieces out and let your kiddo explore.letter flowers
  7. My daughter loves flowers and she got right into it. alphabet letter activityWe talked about the letters, the colors of the flowers and how the stems are different lengths. Don’t pressure young kids to do every letter. My daughter put a handful on while we played the first time. Then I left it all setup and a few days letter she returned and added a few more. I will leave it up for a few more days and I am sure she will keep adding a few every day.letter flower alphabet The whole point is to play and discover letters. As she adds the letters to the wall she naturally says “Look this is A,  it’s your letter Mama!” and we talk about it.flower letters for toddlers

If you are looking for a more traditional letter of the week approach we have many letters of the week ideas here. My son loved cutting and pasting so we made fun letter crafts when he was learning his letters. Find what works best for your child, what they enjoy and don’t forget to have fun!

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If you like this circle time activity, you will love the ideas and circle time lessons I share in Little School my ebook of preschool activities.

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Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Alphabet activities, Alphabet For Starters, Alphabet Garden, Flower, Mural, Preschool Crafts | 17 Comments

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17 Comments

  1. Brooke says

    April 15, 2013 at 9:08 am

    I did something similiar to this but used the sight words that my older daughter was learning at the time.

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  2. Sam says

    April 15, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    Where did you get the contact paper from? I asked in target and they had no idea what it was? Is it the same thing as you use in kitchen to line the shelves? Thanks!

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    • Allison McDonald says

      April 16, 2013 at 7:12 am

      Walmart and yes they are in the same section as those contact papers . Just look for the clear one.

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  3. Melissa says

    April 16, 2013 at 4:57 am

    Having contact sticky side out would be so much fun on its own and the flowers are so pretty 🙂

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  4. Shilpi says

    April 17, 2013 at 11:53 am

    Allison, My son loves buses and trucks. I want to teach him lowercase using similar idea as you have done with flowers here. Do you have any ideas to make it interesting?

    I refer to your site everyday to help me plan activities for my 2 yr old. Thanks for your wonderful posts.

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    • Allison McDonald says

      April 17, 2013 at 10:07 pm

      Shilipi,

      My daughter is totally into trucks and construction vehicles too . I am going to do something with her tomorrow and blog about it early next week. Hold tight if you can I am excited !

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  5. Morgan says

    April 19, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    My 2 1/2 year old daughter LOVED this project! We kept it on the wall because we liked to look at it. So a few days later I had the idea to create alphabet bumble bees to match up with our flowers. We completed all 26 letters without even coming up for air. I love extending the learning lesson this way. I may even take all the bumble bees down and have her “play” again in a few weeks. Thanks so much for all your ideas. My daughter has really flourished since following your blog!

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    • Allison McDonald says

      April 19, 2013 at 8:47 pm

      That sounds so cute and what a fun way to keep the momentum going! Thank you so much for the kind words it really really means so much!

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  6. clara lauber says

    May 10, 2013 at 9:58 am

    I love these alphabet activities!

    Where can I find wrapping paper with cars and trucks?

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    • Allison McDonald says

      May 11, 2013 at 8:48 pm

      I got mine at Target in the kiddie birthday aisle.

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  7. Jen Noricks says

    June 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    So cute for spring! I made a bulletin board for my preschool Sunday school class based on this idea. Thanks!

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