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Mirror Kids Play for Valentine’s Day

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Some Valentine’s Day Kids Play with the Mirror Box!

Every couple of weeks or so I like to go on a treasure hunt in the dollar store, searching for new transparent objects to use on our light table.  And every so often I come across something that I can disassemble that would make a fun light table accessory.  The latest find was a couple of different Valentine’s Day heart mobiles.  They were bright red and transparent – so a perfect candidate for light table play.  They ending up looking amazing on the light table, but we have found lots of different ways to use them.  For instance, here’s a simple invitation for some kids play with them and our DIY mirror box.

Valentine's Day Mirror Kids Play at B-Inspired Mama

Mirror Kids Play for Valentine’s Day

Mirror box play is such a fun way to explore symmetry, reflection, and patterns.  And the boys enjoy watching how certain objects in the mirror box can make new shapes.  I was curious to see how they would use the hearts from the heart mobile in the mirror box.

For this invitation to play, I set out the transparent hearts, some red and pink buttons, and the mirror box.

Hearts and Buttons - Valentine's Day Mirror Box Kids Play at B-Inspired Mama

My two year old, K, showed little interest in this kids play setup.  My four year old, J, on the other hand, spent a long time exploring.  J reached for the buttons first, creating a beautiful button design.

Layering Hearts - Valentine's Day Mirror Box Kids Play at B-Inspired Mama

J then moved onto the hearts and spent a long time playing with them.  He initially started with just a few hearts.

But it wasn’t long until he started layering the hearts, creating a really beautiful design in the mirror box.

Transparent Hearts - Valentine's Day Mirror Box Kids Play at B-Inspired Mama

Invitations to play like this one are always so interesting to watch unfold.  I am never sure how the boys will respond to them or the direction they will choose to take the materials, but it always ends up amazing or surprising me.  And I like that.

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  1. Crystal says

    February 4, 2017 at 9:34 PM

    This is a great idea! My son is super interested in reflections especially those with lights. I love that you have used a Valentines Day theme here! We could use it for math, unit studies, or even a regulation activity (calm down activity! Thank you for sharing:). I’m sharing and pinning!

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    • Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

      February 7, 2017 at 8:46 AM

      Thanks for stopping by and sharing! Let me know if you try it. 🙂

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  2. Jill says

    February 2, 2014 at 10:58 PM

    This is a really cool idea. I have to make one of these!

    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

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    • Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

      February 3, 2014 at 7:23 AM

      Me, too!!

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  3. Pinkoddy says

    January 28, 2014 at 2:36 PM

    What a great idea. We haven’t done any mirror play definitely inspired.

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