Touch and Feel Picture Cards

Flash Cards To Feel As Well As See

My mother gave me these cards about a month ago and Hannah loves them.  The appropriate ages for the cards are 18 months-preschoolers but it is never too early to start!  Regardless of her age, she seems to love looking at the pictures and feeling each texture on the cards.  The beauty of these cards is that they can be fun for any age. Over the weekend we were with my nephew and he is 2 1/2 and  he had a ball playing with the cards.  

Right now with Hannah, we are mainly trying to start teaching her the colors, shapes and sounds that certain animals make.  On the back of each card there are a series of questions you can ask your child about the image on the card as well as the word in Spanish, French, German and Chinese.  

We have the "Colors and Shapes" box set and the "First Words" box set.  One of the cards I love the best is the "jelly" card.  When you touch the bread with jelly on it, it is actually sticky.  The other titles in the series are "Animals" and "Numbers and Counting".  There are 16 cards in each box.   All of the sets are great for boosting language skills.  

The cards are available at http://www.onestepahead.com .  Each set is $9.95 or you can buy 2 at $8.95.  They are also available at http://www.amazon.com.  There are a variety of sellers listed on amazon.  The link on amazon listed 15 new to purchase for $5.88.