What's On the Trays?

I haven't done tot trays in a long time. I was struggling with where to keep them out in order for them to be accessible throughout the day and week, like in a Montessori program. I finally settled on our dining room table, moving the chairs so the kids could easily grab the trays. I also added some little roll up mats that they are to place on the kitchen table as their work space. They put the mat down at their spot, then come back to grab a tray, and when they are done, they put everything back. Callie did really well with it today. Josh still needs some guidance and help with the carrying. Here is what I put together for this week. Everything is themed around St. Patrick's Day.

My set-up. These will stay here all week. The little rolled up mats are just some of that non skid shelf liner stuff that I cut up.

A sticker tray. I added crayons to this today.

For Callie, she will pipe water drops into the suction cups on the fish, and then suck them back up. In the background is what Josh will do. His fingers aren't developed enough for the fine motor skill of the dropper, so he will use a baster to transfer water between the two white dishes.

Pushing the pipe cleaner end into the styrofoam, stringing the same color beads on, then sticking the other end into the styrofoam to create a rainbow.

Hammering matchsticks into playdough.

Tonging pom poms from bowl to bowl.