Humpty Dumpty Puzzle

[20 Minutes]

Reciting nursery rhymes is an age-old tradition that builds early language skills. Get your child interested by making this Humpty Dumpty that can be put together again and again.

You'll need:

• cardboard • markers • crayons • scissors • envelope

What to do:

1. Cut a large (8" x 12") oval from cardboard.
2. Talk with your child about the shape. Does it remind her of anything? Show her an egg.
3. Teach your child the nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty:

   Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
   Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
   All the king's horses and all the king's men
   Couldn't put Humpty together again.

4. Invite your child to use markers to make the oval into Humpty Dumpty.
5. Use scissors to cut the egg into 6 to 8 jigsaw pieces.
6. Challenge your child to "put Humpty together again."
7. Place pieces in an envelope for storage.

Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.

• What other rhymes do you know?
• Have you ever had a toy break? How did it happen?
• Could you put it back together again?

Useful information:

While you are having fun together, this activity helps your child develop language skills and an understanding of part and whole.