January 10th, 2012 
Jessica Six months ago I was able to get these awesome Melissa & Doug Animal Magnets for free from SaveMore.com using a deal I saw posted on Money Saving Mom. They have been a big hit with our kids!
Here are some ideas for using them for educational purposes:
- Ask your toddler to point to each animal as you name it.
- Ask your toddler to name each animal. Remove correctly named animals until no animals remain.
- Ask your toddler to make the sound each animal makes as you point to it.
- Ask your toddler to group similar animals. (ex. Which animals can swim in the water?)
- Give your toddler clues to find specific animals. (ex. Which animal goes, “Moo”?)
- Use the animal magnets to sing a song like “Old MacDonald” or “Rise & Shine.”
- Ask your toddler to help pick up the magnets, singing Barney’s “Clean Up Song.”
What other ways can you suggest to use animal magnets as a teaching tool?
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I love the Melissa & Doug magnets! We’ve got farm animals and dinosaur ones. Here’s an idea for if you are travelling. Take a cookie sheet in the car with the magnets. The kids can play with them on their laps!
That’s a great idea! I would have never thought to try magnets in the car… 🙂
my kids will love the anamils in the car
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