My child loves to play the ‘spell the word’ game. And topping the list of words he wishes to spell is his own name. He is enchanted by the way we teach him to spell each letter and when we are done, he is all smiles! Experts say that name recognition is an important part of early literacy for preschoolers. There are lots of fun and easy to set up activities to reinforce the concept. Kidsstoppress has put together name activities that are hands-on, fun, and enjoyable for you and the little ones.
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To set up this activity you will need cotton buds, paints, tray, paper and a pencil. Write your child’s name on a sheet of paper and ask  them to make dots using an ear bud dipped in the paint along the name. Talk about each letter and the sound it makes.
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Salt, Glue And Water Colour Experiment
Begin by writing your child’s name on a sheet of paper. Ask your preschooler to trace the name first with glue then pour salt over it. Remove excess glue and they will be amazed to see their name appear on the paper. To make it more interesting and colourful, have them colour the letters in the name with water colours filled in a dropper. It’s a great science experiment that helps develop various skills.
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This is a unique take on a scavenger hunt where the kids hunt for the letters of their names in the order of their appearance. It adds an element of fun to a learning activity with a twist. To set this activity weave yarn in and out, under and over your dining room table and chairs and all the furniture around the room. Clip the letters of the name on the string and give them starting point of the yarn, from where they can run their hand along the yarn to find their way through the course. After they collect all the letters ask them to spell their name.
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If your child loves playing with toy cars, why not set up an activity that involves his favourite match box cars into a fun name practice activity! Create roads for the toy cars using paints and papers in the shape of the letters of your child’s name to create this interesting name activity for kids!
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Simpy printout your child’s picture and write the name just below it spacing it out over the length of the picture. Cut the photo into wide vertical strips and your puzzle is ready. Jumble up the strips and have your child arrange the puzzle in order.
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On a stick write your child’s name using stickers or simply a marker. Take wooden clothes pin and write the letters of your child’s name on the clips. Have your child match the letters on the clips to the corresponding letters on the stick. You can also stick the picture of your child for making it more personalised.
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Popping that bubble on a bubble wrap is quite addictive for us as adults too. Why not have a more structured fun and learn at the same time while your child pops those bubbles. Simply write your child’s name on a sheet of bubble wrap and have your child have fun popping his name.
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This is a great recycling idea. Use all the bottle caps that get collected in the house to set up this easy activity. Write the letters in the name of your child on the bottle caps and simply ask your child to arrange them in order. Helps a great deal to reinforce name recognition skills.
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We love the benefits that beading can give in terms of building concentration and fine motor skills. Why not integrate beading in learning name recognition for our little preschoolers. Have your child thread in the alphabet beads that are easily available in the market to make their personalised bracelets or necklaces.
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