Handmade set of 6 Sound Cylinders. Handgemachtes Set von 6 Geräuschdosen. |
We did a lot of baking during Advent this year and used a lot of cookie decorating sprinkles. Dr. Oetker, the German Betty Crocker, sells their sprinkles in plastic cylinders. Each time one of those cylinders was empty, I thought to myself, "What a waste to throw these away . . . I should make something out of them." But what? Wir haben während Advent oft gebacken und deswegen viel Gebackschmück gekauft. Bei Dr. Oetker gibt's das Zeug in netten Plastikdosen. Es tat mir immer Leid die Dosen einfach wegzuschmeissen, und ich habe mich gefragt, was ich aus ihnen machen könnten.
And then when pondering what sort of educational and age-appropriate gift to give a friend's two-year-old son, I had an idea. They'd be perfect for homemade Montessori sound cylinders. Sound cylinders are part of the standard Montessori Sensorial materials for preschoolers. They come in two colors and the child must figure out which two cylinders make the same sound. A cylinder from each color corresponds to one of the other color. Als ich überlegte, was ich dem zweijährigen Sohn einer Freundin schenken könnte, das altersgerecht und pädagogisch sinnvoll wäre, habe ich plötzlich eine Idee bekommen. Sie wären perfekt für Montessori Geräuschdosen! Geräuschdosen gehören zu Sinnesmaterial in der Montessori Kindergartenpädagogik. Sie bestehen aus Dosen in zwei Farben. Das Kind muss die Geräusche unterscheiden und die entsprechenden Paare aussuchen.
This is how the original cylinders looked. Die Dosen von Dr. Oetker sahen so aus. |
Step 1: Paint the insides of the cylinders. Mine took 2 days to dry. Schritt 1: Male die Innenseite der Dosen. Meine haben 2 Tage gebraucht auszutrocknen. |
I also included a note explaining to our small friend's parents the purpose of the Sound Cylinders and for safety reasons to only let him play with them when they were in the room. (Just in case he somehow managed to get them open!) Ich habe auch Hinweise an den Eltern von dem Kleinen geschrieben und sie aus Sicherheitsgründen gebeten, dass er nur mir den Dosen in ihrer Gegenwart spielt. (In dem Fall, dass er die Deckel doch offen kriegen könnte!)
Our small friend received his gift on New Year's Eve and played with it on and off the whole evening happily comparing each sound to the others! Unser kleiner Freund hat sein Geschenk zu Sylvester bekommen und die Freude war groß!
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i have been thinking about making some of these for my 2 year old but thought he'd struggle with the comparison idea. You have inspired me to give it a go anyway. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. I need to try this one.
ReplyDeleteThank you, ladies. I'm glad this was a helpful post!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for sound cylinders! Thanks so much for linking up with Montessori Monday. I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page and added it to my DIY Sound Cylinders post at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/07/25/activity-of-the-week-diy-montessori-sound-cylinders/
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