Great toy: Lauri Primer Pak

We’re currently in Hawaii with Ruby, and in preparation for the long plane ride, I bought some toys and activities to keep her occupied. So far, the best in terms of time spent and value has been the Lauri Primer Pak:

It is packed full of absorbing activities and only cost me about $15. I haven’t even given all of these things to Ruby yet! So far, we’ve gotten the most use out of the alphabet puzzle. It’s really helping her learn all the letters, and as of today I think there are only 3 or 4 letters whose names she forgets. We play a game where I remove all the letters and put them in a bag, then pull one out randomly. She names it (if she can), and then puts it in the puzzle. It’s fun to watch her learn and get faster.

I should mention that this is a game that she enjoys and asks to play. We play a game where I take all the letters out of the puzzle and put them in a bag, then randomly pull one out. She names it (if she can), and then puts it in the puzzle. It’s been fun to watch her get better and faster at it each time. Afterwards, she usually asks me to spell words for her, so I show her short words with no duplicate letters such as RUBY, CAT, RUN, and MAP (which she remembered from before).