Little Read Wagon

I heart little red wagons. In fact, the little red wagon is, quite possibly, my favorite mode of transportation. But recently we found yet another great use for our trusty old vehicle: a magnet board!

 

Turned on its side, it's the perfect size and shape for sitting and building words with colorful letters. Who needs a refrigerator anyway? This is so bright and cheerful and playful-looking that I seriously doubt any child would mistake it for learning. Nope. Far too fun.

 

Sometimes I just put out a bucket of letters all by itself. And sometimes I put some starting sounds on one side and interesting word combos on the other.

 

What a kick to make your happiest words so easily!

 

Sometimes we play a game where we rummage around, pull out a certain number of letters, arrange them randomly, sound them out, and see what we get.

On this try Jack actually pulled the letters T-O-M-A-I totally by chance and arranged them in just that order. He sounded them out and gleefully hunted for a T and an O when he realized what word he could make. Incidentally, we also happened to be sitting just a couple of feet away from our little crop of tomato plants! Coincidence? I think not. I'm sure it was some garden fairies at work (or play!). Apparently they think learning is a blast too!

Let me know if you give it a try. The best part is, you probably have everything you need already!

Comments

[Nicole]

Oh this is so much better than using a cookie sheet because the wagon sits up all by itself! Plus kids love to be outside too! I LOVE all of your ideas! Thanks again

[Jennifer]

Thanks Nicole! I also forgot to mention that it's great if two kids want to work together, side by side, or one on each side!

[Mrs.Cuddles]

Oh, can you please share where you got those darling block-like alphabet letters?? Those magnets are too cute :)

Thanks for sharing your idea.
~Mrs.Cuddles

[Dayna]

I love this idea! Thanks for sharing!

[Teena]

AWESOME IDEA...thanks for sharing!

[Katherine Marie]

ohhhhh such an amazing and sweet idea! I love wagons... I love writing... only YOU could put the two together to make the perfect learning experience!!!

Thank you for sharing. :) You are wonderful.

[Jessica]

I just discovered your blog. Lovely! I'm adding you to my Google Reader right now!!

Your blog reminds me of all the things I used to love about Wondertime-in the early years of the publication-when it used to say "Celebrate your child's love of learning" next to the title. :)

[jackie]

fantastic ideas! love them all.

[Tara]

So fun! My son will absolutely love this.

Thanks for sharing.

[Kristi]

Loving your blog. Thank you for sharing. Such an amazing place to find fresh ideas.