Sunday, June 21, 2015

Ice-Pop Match Game


Ice-pops are fun to eat in the summertime but can also be fun to play with!  With summer here I thought it would be fun to make our own ice-pops but the non-edible version!!

We are working on rhyming so I made up a match game using some simple rhyming words.  Here's what we used to make our game:

Construction paper (colors of your choice)
Popsicle sticks
Laminator
Dry erase marker
Scissors 
Hot glue gun

I started off by laminating the colors of construction paper we wanted to use


Cut them into ice-pop shapes 


Add popsicle sticks by hot gluing them to the ice-pops.  I used colored popsicle sticks because we have BOXES of them but you could use just the plain wood color too.


Once this part was done I used a dry erase marker so that I could wipe the words off and use different words for future play.  

Here's how they looked once all done:


The game is played just like any other match game by flipping the ice-pops over and then trying to find 2 words that rhyme.  If the player finds two matching words they play again.  


Nope, not a match....try again!

Sounding out the words and.....yay, a match!

Another match, way to go!

Big brother played too although way too easy for him!

Here's a pic to show how easy it is to wipe off the words to play with new words, numbers or shapes!

You can even put your player to work but wiping the words off!


This ice pop game can be played many different ways.  We are also working on sight words so before making this sentence I wrote some sight words onto the ice pops, said the word and asked my daughter to find them.  Once she did I put the words together to form a sentence, like this one:

These ice pops are even perfect for making patterns!

And for younger children you could simply play a match game by finding 2 of the same color ice-pops. A fun way to work on color recognition!
















19 comments:

  1. Such a simple, but effective idea. I can see how I can do this with both my 2yo and 5yo, thanks for sharing, have pinned. #parentingpinitparty

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    1. definitely! We even did this with my 7 year old just had to switch it up a bit!

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  2. Love this idea. My son hates the thought of learning (age 4) and just says he can't do it, but something fun like this hopefully he'd get more into #parentingpinitparty

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    1. Hi Emma! I hope your son will enjoy this game and learn while having fun!!

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  3. I love that these are wipe clean so you could use them for different words

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    1. me too, Louise! Could even draw shapes or numbers too ;)

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  4. What a great idea. There are so many different options with this too. Fab way to make learning fun.
    #TuesdayTutorials

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    1. Thanks, Karen! Yes, so many different ways to play!!

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  5. Such a lovely idea! So beautiful too. Kids would definitely love to learn and play with it! Thank you for sharing it with us #pintorials

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    1. Thanks, Eileen! We've been having fun with this game!

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  6. Thanks for sharing with the #pinitparty :)

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  7. This looks like a fabulous teaching tool! Thank you so much for sharing such a great idea! :)
    Deborah from Mommy Crusader

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  8. What a great idea. I am always looking for more creative ways to help with reading. Thanks for the tip.

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    1. While my daughter and I played I realized their are so many different ways to play with this game! Thanks for stopping by!

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  9. My biggest takeaway from this post is that I need a laminator lol. I love the idea that you can change up the words as often as needed without having to make a new card for each word. Thanks again for linking up at the Learning Kid Link-Up.

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    1. Hi Melanie! I don't know what I would do without my laminator! It's a great investment!

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  10. What a superb idea! Thank you for joining in with We Love Weekends. Your post has been featured on this week's We Love Weekends via Peakle Pie! Hope to see you joining in again soon!

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    1. So glad you liked our ice-pop match game so much to include it with your features!! Love your linky and will definitely be back!

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