{"id":21283,"date":"2012-04-30T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=21283"},"modified":"2012-04-29T20:37:05","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T00:37:05","slug":"practice-math-in-the-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/practice-math-in-the-bath\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Math in the Bath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following post is from contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Ap7ORj\">Kristen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you have a child that spends a long time in the bath tub?\u00a0 Why not have your little one spend their excess bathing time practicing their math problems!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21380\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh42-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that you can easily make homemade bath toys with craft foam?\u00a0 Its easy and inexpensive. When craft foam gets wet it will stick to your bathroom and shower walls.\u00a0\u00a0You can\u00a0create any kind of craft foam bath toy you can think of.\u00a0 I am going to show you how to make math bath toys. What better place to practice your math, then in the bath?<\/p>\n<h3>How to Make Foam Numbers<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Supplies Needed <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Craft foam<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Stencils ( Optional)<\/li>\n<li>Bathtub or shower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Draw out your desired designs onto craft foam.\u00a0 One thing that is nice about craft foam is that you can use a pen that no longer works and just indent your design into the craft foam.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/HH1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21359 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/HH1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2. Cut out your numbers and math symbols.\u00a0 You may want to make a few extra if you are planning on more complicated math.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21365 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Head to the bath or shower! Make sure to get your numbers wet so they will stick to the bathtub or shower wall.\u00a0You don&#8217;t want to get them too wet or they might slide down!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh32.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21381\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh32-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can\u00a0practice all types of math problems, not just your\u00a0basic addition or subtraction.\u00a0\u00a0Simply\u00a0create more numbers and symbols as needed.\u00a0 If your little one is a little more advanced, you can also make\u00a0multiplication and division signs, decimal points and\u00a0lines for fractions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21376\" title=\"hh5\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/hh5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/Blog2012-007.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-21378\" title=\"Blog2012 007\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/Blog2012-007-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/Blog2012-007-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/04\/Blog2012-007-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If these math craft foam bath toys are a success with your children, You can also try practicing spelling, geography, or vocabulary. 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