As a child, I loved buying sticker sheets to decorate just about anything and everything – my books, the cupboard and of course loads and loads of sheets of paper. Bright stickers in various colours and designs appeal to everyone actually. Now as a parent, I know that there is much more to stickers than just sticking them randomly to make everything 'pretty'.
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But apart from helping decorate stuff, there are many ways in which stickers help in child's development. The simple action of pinching and peeling off a sticker works beautifully to enhance their fine motor development. Stickers are also a fun for your child to learn colours, numbers, alphabet and names and keep them engaged.
Check out these fun and easy sticker activities to give your toddler a great learning experience!
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Put together a dot to dot activity for your little toddler. This can keep him/her entertained for a long time. All you need are coloured stickers. Randomly place the coloured stickers all over a sheet. Ask your child to connect the stickers of the same colour using a crayon or a marker. For extended learning, number the dots randomly and ask your child to connect the stickers in sequence. Read more here.
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Roll out sheets of paper and draw a mix of zig-zag and curly lines. All your child needs to is to trace the lines using different coloured stickers. Though this activity may look simple, it helps a great deal in building concentration and developing eye-hand coordination as the child follows the sticker path. You could make the design an alphabet and get him/her to trace the path. Read more here.
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Most of us like collecting little tiny boxes. You could turn these bland boxes into lovely treasure boxes by decorating them with fancy stickers in all shape and designs. Kids can go crazy decorating their very own little treasure boxes. They make a great container for all the little keepsakes that we would love to treasure. Read more here.
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Matching activity is a really good way to develop and activate a child's visual scanning ability. This will later help in reading and writing skills. Randomly place the pair of stickers in two opposite columns and ask your child to connect the matching images using a crayon or a marker. Read more here.
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On a sheet of paper write the numbers in bold. Have your child recognise the number and then ask them to stick the corresponding number of stickers against that number. This activity helps with tuning their fine motor skills and number recognition. Read more here.
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This is a perfect activity if your toddler is learning to spell his name. On a sheet of paper write the name of your child in big block letters. Get your child some different coloured office stickers and have them trace the letters in their name. Not only will it help them with alphabet recognition but the excitement of spelling out their name will keep them busy and happy for quite a while. Read more here.
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