Projected Play

I purchased an old Overhead projector from Craigslist for $30.  This is something that was always inspiring to the students in my classroom when I was a teacher, so I knew my son would love it.  What a great way to learn through play!  There are so many ways to explore with a projector.  Here are a few.

(Projected onto a white shower curtain liner from the Dollar Store)

 Great way to learn about colors, shapes, shadows.....

 and letters.

 You can even play ON the projector.

Its also a great way to inspire imagination:  "Im making a forest, Mommy. Ooooooh - look at that forest. Maybe there are bats and spiders in there....and lots and lots of trees.....and maybe there is a woodpecker - going bam bam bam bam on the tree - like that, Mommy."

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