Materials
\n<\/b>M&M’s in Christmas colors (red and green)
\nSmall bowl
\n3 heart shaped cookie cutters
\nDie<\/p>\n
Directions
\n<\/b>Sorting Activity:
\nPlace red and green M&M’s in one heart-shaped cookie cutter. Invite your toddler to sort the M&M’s by placing the red ones in another heart cookie cutter and the green ones in the third cookie cutter.<\/p>\n
Counting Activity:
\nPlace M&M’s in a small bowl. Invite your preschooler to roll the die. Count the number of dots on the die and place that many M&M’s into one of the heart cookie cutters. Roll two more times, adding M&M’s to the other two cookie cutters. Which one has more? Which one has less? <\/p>\n
For an added challenge, roll two dice. Ask your child to add together the number of dots on the dice and place the same number of M&M’s into a heart-shaped cookie cutter.<\/p>\n
Additional math activities:<\/p>\n
Materials M&M’s in Christmas colors (red and green) Small bowl 3 heart shaped cookie cutters Die Directions Sorting Activity: Place red and green M&M’s in one heart-shaped cookie cutter. Invite your toddler to sort the M&M’s by placing the red ones in another heart cookie cutter and the green ones in the third cookie cutter. … <\/p>\n