Letter U Crafts and Activities

U guessed it game
Items needed:
* you and your kids
* various household items

Help your children with their visual skills by playing  You Guessed It. Make it as simple or complicated as needed based on your child’s level but start with things like:

“I see something on the table that I can drink milk from. What is it?” Then when they guess the right answer, say “You guessed it!” More complex you guessed it questions could be, “I see something that rhymes with red and is in your room. What is it?” etc.

A fun after dinner game using colors too!

Underwater picture
Items needed
* paper drawing made by your child
* ziplock bag
* blue hair gel
* tape

After your child has drawn a picture, fill a ziplock bag about halfway full with blue hair gel. Spread the gel in the bag so you can make it somewhat flat and tape over the top of the picture so it looks like it is “underwater”. Or you can even get little plastic toys and decorations and put them inside the baggie with the gel to make a more 3 dimensional picture.

Utensil mat
Items needed
* Plain white or solid colored vinyl placemat
* Permanent Marker
* Fork, knife and spoon

This is an excellent activity to help children learn to set the table. Lay the fork, knife and spoon onto the placemat where they would normally go. Trace around them, making it obvious in your drawing what each utensil is. Allow the permanent maker to dry and then for every meal use these placemats and help your child put the actual utensils in the correct place for setting the table.