Alphabet Adventures - A Month of Adventures and Fun Inspired by the Letter D
Ever since my son turned three, we have chosen a Letter of the Month. We do all sorts of activities, listen to music, eat food, pick colors, all around the letter we pick. I thought it might be fun, but it has turned out to be my best parenting idea ever. Here's why:
1. It keeps our daily focus on what we DO not what we HAVE. I am trying to raise minimalist kids by putting my energy into experiences, not things, because toys are just going to be a burden of waste for them as adults.
2. It reinforces letters and sounds without banging them over the head. We are playing with words in a game-like way, that I hope will help with literacy when it's more developmentally appropriate.
3. It keeps me from getting bored. Stay at home parenting can be an exercise in stamina when you do the same monotonous tasks every single day. It is way too easy to get complacent, let your boredom take over, spend hours on screen time, etc. I feel like this motivates me to stay creative.
4. It's really fun. Can I sell anything as exciting if it starts with the letter of the month? Do we make chores and errands into adventures? Oh hell yes. We have a great time!
This month, we were all about the letter D! At our house, that meant we were all about dinosaurs. My kids freaking love dinosaurs. I try not to reflect too much about why these long dead things have such deep appeal to them, but we had a blast this month! These are my best ideas from it:
D Foods
Other D foods I thought of were Dough (we made play dough, pizza dough, bread dough and more) Dates, Dumplings (so many options for this!) Dirt (chocolate cookies and pudding mixed together, or Durian (if your little one is REALLY brave, because this fruit smells terrible).
Activities Inspired by D
Need more fun D adventures? Dance Parties, Disco, Dump Trucks, Delivery Trucks, Daniel Tiger, Dirt, Dandelions, Ducks, Drums, Dogs, Dominoes, Daisy, Drink, Doodle, Door
Making with D
D-Inspired Books
Want more inspiration for alphabet adventures? Awesome! First, go follow us on instagram, where we document our adventures and experiments almost every day. You can also check out the Green Families page, which has tons of ideas for raising minimalist kids, throwing green celebrations, and being good stewards for the holidays.
2 comments
Looks like fun
ReplyDeleteWhat great ideas! I will have to do that once my son understands letters.
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