Different sounds can be made by shaking the case with the plastic shapes inside of it, as well as crinkling the flaps at the back. Make these sounds to attract your child and observe her reactions to the sounds.
Shapes-a-boo is made from different materials. The case is soft and smooth material and the flaps at the back are crinkly. Furthermore, all the plastic shapes have bumpy surfaces. Encourage your child to touch and feel the different textures and bumpy designs.
Encourage children to grasp the shapes with both their right and left hands.
Encourage children to flip the flaps at the back.
Encourage children to hold Shapes-a-boo by the handle and swing the case to shake the plastic pieces. This trains children’s gross motor skills.
Zipping the case trains children's fine motor skills.
Encourage children to stack 2-3 shapes, one on top of the other. This activity trains children’s balancing skills and patience.
Let children put the plastic shapes in the pockets on both sides of the case, and then take them out again. Difficulty will vary with different shapes. This trains fine motor skills and teaches children the concepts of “inside” and “outside”.
Teach children to identify colors using the colorful plastic shapes.
Teach children to identify shapes using the colorful plastic shapes.
Teach children to identify the letters of the alphabet using the letters printed on the case.
Encourage children to stack 3-5 shapes, one on top of the other. This activity trains children’s balancing skills and patience.
Encourage children to freely sort the plastic shapes. This teaches children shapes and trains their gross and fine motor skills.
Name a color. Encourage your child to find a shape in that color, and then sort it.
Name a shape. Encourage your child to find that shape, and then sort it.
Encourage children to stack 5-6 shapes, one on top of the other. This activity trains children’s balancing skills and patience.
Encourage your child to place the plastic shapes, one by one, on the matching graphical shapes at the back.
Teach children about everyday objects using the graphics on the back.
Teach children about the shapes of everyday objects by flipping the flaps at the back. For example, starfish are star shaped, balls are round etc.
The shapes can be stored in the soft case. Children can learn to be tidy by putting the blocks back in the case every time after playing.
Children can learn how to draw shapes by drawing around the plastic pieces.
Place the shapes under a small blanket. Allow children to reach under the blanket to touch the pieces, then guess what shapes they are.