Do you have a kid that loves to play card games? Do you also have a slightly smaller child that has a very hard time holding the cards in their hands? Use a bag clip! You know, those cheap ones form the dollar store that keep your potato chip bag closed.
It works great for little hands to hold a lot of cards. It also allows them to space the cards out and pull a card out without all of them falling out.
We are using playing cards to learn and reinforce our numbers. They work perfectly since they have the hearts (spades, diamonds, or clubs) lined out in the middle. You can count out the objects and reinforce it with the number. Also very good for introducing addition.
A big thanks goes out to Maggie C. for sending this tip in! She has 2 daughters that love to play card games.
What a great idea! I have been trying to figure out what to use for this purpose and you did the work for me! Thanks for another great post!
ReplyDeleteWe used to use clothes pins when we were little, but with the chip clip you can spread them out better. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteHa! Look his adorable expressions! So precious.
ReplyDeleteI never thought to use playing cards. What's nice about that is you can use them in the car too! Thanks!
Awesome! loved the gloves too!
ReplyDeleteThat probably works even better than the card holder you can buy at the store for $5.
ReplyDeleteCute idea!! I would have never thought of it!
ReplyDeleteNice idea. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love your son's serious expression in the first shot. Very serious business!
ReplyDeleteGoodness. I wish I had thought of this years ago. My 9 year old still struggles sometimes to hold all of her cards and resorts to putting them in piles on the table. THis will be used for our second batch of kiddos coming up. Your son looks like he is solving complex calculus problems in his head. He is such a cutie!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to show this to my kids today! We are addicted to Sequence for Kids and my younger one has the hardest time with the cards! He gets frustrated and wants to quit. Now he won't have to-Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGREAT idea! I read about this a long time ago and totally forgot about it. I think we will try playing more cards now!
ReplyDeleteSo neat. I love all of your tips and think your site is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThis IS a great idea!
ReplyDeleteBRILLIANT!!! Tear and frustration free Uno and Go Fish, here we come! :)
ReplyDeleteMaggie C right on! Too freaking cool. We don't play card games but this makes it sound fun :)
ReplyDeleteHey now that is awesome. It makes playing Go Fish so much easier for kids.
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I can't believe I didn't think of this. What a genius idea! That's why I love moms sharing tips! :-)
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