Help the your kids learn their shapes through play and hands-on activities! Shape sorting is a classic activity for toddlers and can start as early as 18 months. It helps develop your toddlers brain for more complex skills later down the road, such as math. We have created eight printable and reusable (if you laminate) shape sorting activity pages to make learning enjoyable and easy on little ones and their parents.
Make this activity as easy or hard as your child needs. The older the toddler, the more shapes and pages you add to the table. Our little ones are both two and are used to doing sorting activities. So five shape pages was the perfect amount for them to sort! Start the activity with one or two pages and add as needed.
You can use any objects you find around the house or in your craft drawer. We started out with using these shape foam stickers. We love these stickers and keep them as a staple in our art cart. As we place the stickers, we discuss which ones they are and where they belong. We also talk about the colors and the different sizes (big or small) of the stickers. Anything to help the toddler start recognizing differences in objects. Pulling off the sticker backing can be a little difficult, but most toddlers are strong-willed and will want to do it themselves. That in and of itself is a great skill for them to practice as well.
The shapes we’ve created are:
Get creative with the materials and use whatever you have around the house. Some shapes you’ll only be able to find in sticker packs but others (like circles and squares) can be found everywhere. Here are some ideas:
*Click here to download the shape activity pages and playdough mats!
[ Thanks for supporting us and helping us grow this little blog. Your support makes it possible for us to continue sharing and creating printables! We no longer offer the shape learning pages for free, but they’re super discounted in our Etsy shop so we can grow this blog a little faster. We appreciate your understanding. ]
Shape sorting starts with recognizing the shapes but then it evolves into being able to describe what the shapes look like. How many sides, how many points, are the sides all the same length, and so on. Adding a little learning into your play each day will help your child tremendously as they prepare for going to school.
For other simple ways to add learning into your daily schedule, check out our other fun printables. Here are two of them: Count to 100 and Alphabet Letter Crafts.
We hope you enjoy all our printables and fun crafts / activities. Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date with all our new activities. We release printable activities regularly. Happy learning friends!
Much love and aloha,
Stacey + Niki
*Click here to download the toddler and preschool shape activity pages!
*Our printables can now be found in our Etsy shop at a super discounted price. Go check them out! Purchase three or more items and you’ll get 40% off your shopping cart. The discount automatically applies once you put three or more items in your cart.
*Thanks for supporting us and helping us grow this little blog. Your support makes it possible for us to continue sharing and creating printables!
Aloha Friends! We hope to inspire you to create magical memories with your ohana through play, learning, and celebrating. We offer ideas that make celebrating and playing fun and easy, so that you want to do it more often! We love sharing our creativity and talents with you, and hope you find some content on our page that inspires you to create a beautiful life with your ohana.
