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Make a Geoboard

9 September 2009 6,618 views 4 Comments

by heather

Reader Mama Jenn has a great blog full of frugal ideas for homeschooling and kid-friendly activities. She sent me this awesome idea, and as I was looking at it, my three year-old son said, "Hey mom, what's that?" When I explained the concept of a geoboard to him, he said "Oh mom, we should GET one of those!" I guess we know what's on this week's crafting agenda at the casa de Dollar Store Crafts!

Before I saw Jenn's post, I had never heard of a geoboard, but it's a cool open-ended toy/learning device. Basically it's a grid of pegs on a board that your child can use to create shapes with soft elastics. Fun and learning, always a good combination! [click here for full project instructions]

Project Estimate:

Wooden board, $1 and up
Soft hair elastics, $1
Push pins, $1
Paint, optional
Graph paper, on hand
Hammer, on hand

Total: $3 and up

4 Comments »

Jennifer said:

What a fantastic idea. My little man would love that!

# 9 September 2009 at 4:52 pm

Melissa said:

I’m thinking if you can find a small corkboard you could probably use that as well. Thanks for the great idea. Another fun activity to use with the kids.

# 9 September 2009 at 9:57 pm

Cindy J said:

Hope it is ok that I blogged about this with a link to your page. It is the coolest idea. http://5sillyfrogs.blogspot.com/2009/09/geoboards.html

# 11 September 2009 at 7:36 am

pam said:

I’m just thinkin – this idea could actually be translated into some pretty cool wall art – which now that I think – could be changed as the mood strikes or with the seasons!

# 11 September 2009 at 11:15 am