Crazy Stones (Earth

Let children explore, experiment, and come up with their own ideas. These  Crazy Stones provide a wonderful opportunity for hands-on learning and imaginative play!

Features: 

• 36 Crazy Stones  in 6 different sizes ( measuring 8,5 cm x 5 cm & 2,5 x 1,5 cm)
• 10 double sided cards to build on.
• 20 double sided cards to copy.

Here are some more play ideas:

• Colour Sorting and Matching:
  • Spread out the stones and sort them by colour. You can use the activity cards as a guide or create your own sorting rules.
  • Encourage children to match stones of the same colour, creating patterns or simple designs.

• Size Sequencing:

  • Arrange the stones in size order, from smallest to largest or vice versa.
  • Stack them to build towers, starting with the smallest stones at the top.

• Building Structures:

  • Use the stoens to construct buildings, bridges, or other architectural designs.
  • Challenge kids to build the tallest tower they can using the stones.

• Animal Creations:

  • Follow the activity cards to create animal shapes or bodies.
  • Combine different stone sizes to form animals like fish, birds, or insects.

• Math Operations:

  • Introduce basic addition and subtraction using the stones.
  • For example, ask kids to add two stones together or subtract one from a group.

• Storytelling and Imaginative Play:

  • Create scenes or characters using the stones. They can represent people, animals, or objects.
  • Encourage kids to tell stories about their stones creations.

• Bury and Discover:

  • Hide the stones in a sensory bin filled with a sensory filler like rice or sand etc. 
  • Children can dig through and find stones based on their size or colour.

• STEAM Challenges:

  • Set up engineering challenges, such as building a bridge that can hold a certain weight using the stones.
  • Explore balance and stability by experimenting with different arrangements.

• Pattern Making:

  • Create repeating patterns using the stones (e.g., red-blue-red-blue).
  • Extend this activity by asking kids to predict the next stone in the pattern.

• Math Games:

  • Use the stones as counters during math activities.
  • Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division by manipulating the stones.