Felt Shape Matching – An Easy and Fun Way to Learn Shapes in Chinese!
I made these simple felt shapes to introduce my bilingual children shapes and their Chinese names. This shape-matching activity is so easy to prep and can 一箭双雕 (yī jiàn shuāng diāo / kill two birds with one stone)! I wrote the Chinese characters with puffy paint for more sensory input during reading.
This shape activity has been so fun because the felt material sticks to our couch! My younger child peels off the shapes and throws them around, and my older child sticks the shapes back on to keep them matched up.
What you need:
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How to make felt shapes:
- Cut 2 of each shape.
- Affix Velcro to felt; suggest using felt or fabric glue to glue Velcro to felt for extra durability.
- Use puffy paint to label each 1 set of shapes with the Chinese name.
- When the paint is dry, the child will naturally be curious about feeling (and thus learning!) the Chinese characters.
- Match corresponding shapes.
If you try this activity, let us know! Please leave a comment below.
If you want to try other activities with puffy dimensional paint, you’ll love these easy and educational activities:
- Learn the 心 Radical with Felt Valentines and Puffy Paint!
- Mystery Color Transfer Activity
- Learning Yin-Yang with Weather Stickers
- Counting Watermelon Seeds
Happy learning, friends!
