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Every once in a while an activity does not go as planned. Oh who am I kidding this happens at least once a week! Usually one of the kids will have a “I have better things to do” attitude and leave midway in whichever activity we are doing! (Luckily I have 4 kids so someone is always interested!)
Today the activity itself was a semi flop but you know what, we learn with flops too!
My aim was to try out some sticky paper and pom poms on the window. I got my new bag of pom poms out added them to a bowl and my just almost 3 year old dived right in to fell them while I set up the sticky paper.
![pom pom bowl](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pom-pom-bowl.jpg)
To get the paper to stick to the window I made a sideways pocket type thing. Basically I folded the bottom and top in on itself so it stayed stuck to the window. Then I slid a sheet of large paper in behind it with circles with colors written on it. (color learning)
![pom pom window color sort](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pom-pom-window-color-sort-1.jpg)
We then tried to do our activity and found that only the TINY pom poms would actually stay on the sticky paper! So the activity is not a complete flop so if you really wanted to try this use smallest pom poms.
![sticking pom pom](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sticking-pom-pom-1.jpg)
BUT we had so many different sizes!
![sorting big and small](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sorting-big-and-small-1.jpg)
I pulled another paper out and make 2 more circles. Big pom poms and small pom poms. (Size learning)
![falling off](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/falling-off-1.jpg)
Then a new game developed. Which pom pom would fall off first!?
And there goes the blue one!
![watching pom poms](https://www.powerfulmothering.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/watching-pom-poms-1.jpg)
Another idea to add is to have your child with an empty bowl ready to catch the pom poms as they fall. (hand eye co-ordination) This activity also practices fine motor skills.
Lesson: Learning is fun! Even when things you set up turn out totally different to what you intended. Go with the flow!
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