Faeries

I have had these beautiful Counting Faeries hiding in Missy's closet for a few months. Weekend mornings we *try* not to watch tv, so I bought them out as a quiet activity. She loved them more than I thought she would. She was indeed counting them, lining them up in order of size, and talking to them. She loved shoving them through the door and window of the house I made.

How to play (from their website):

1) Practice colours.

2) Count the flowers~ each fairy is holding the number of flowers to correspond to the numeral on her base.

3) Arrange by size.(and if you arrange by size, the colours will be sequential, as will the number of flowers!)

4) Practice spatial concepts~ large to small, beside, in front of and so on.

5) Do simple math~ add, subtract, recognize numerals and amounts.

6) Each fairy has a unique hair colour, texture and skin colour representing human diversity.

7) Each fairy is carrying a specific type of flower: rose, poppy, daisy, clover, lupin and violet.

8) Imaginative play~ these fairies are open ended toys and love to fly, play on nature tables, ride in the car, tuck into a pocket and generally be a magical little companion for a little one. Faces are 'open' inthe Waldorf style, allowing the child to imagine the emotions and expressions.

She made her "necklace" at daycare. I noticed while uploading the photos that she had it on. I guess she is starting to show her feminine side, putting her jewellery on at 6:15 am to play with her dollies.