counting for big boys

I needed to get out of our sciencey craft-a-day homeschooling rut for my lil preschoolr, and I wanted to do something way FuN 'n FrEe... so we went to the mall! How is that not a way fun way of learning?

So, to engage my little big boy B'Riggston Travestix, we decided to play the "I Spy a Pregnant Lady Game".

Pointing out all the round, globular bellies helped with his circle shape recognition, and urging him to use both the left and right arm for pointing (discreetly) is helping him develop ambidextrousity. Then we practised numbers by counting all of the pregnant ladies and how many kids they already had with them and adding that together, to get a whopping 12 buns in the ovenses and 42 chicklets. Then, I taught the kids patiance as they sat in the stroller while I tried on outfits for the next 3 hours. It was way fun and can't wait to do it again!