As you may recall, my youngest son is visually impaired. In his left eye, he has light perception only. His right eye has a narrow field of vision, but he can see large objects pretty well and and small things up close. Print is difficult unless it's fairly large. He also has a hard time with his colors. He doesn't see the whole spectrum and needs high contrast to see the best. I made some color blocks for him to practice seeing the differences.
I purchased these one-inch wood cubes at the craft store and painted each side a different color. After they dried, I gave them a coat of Mod Podge. I love Mod Podge - it makes everything shiny ;)
One of the things we do is have him identify the color blocks that don't match the others and then he tries to find the colors that match. He likes the challenge and it seems to be helping exercise his eyes. Auntie made the coordinating pouch to store them in. She's the best!
Thanks for the easy and cute (and educational) Idea...I will be making these soon!
Posted by: Kellie | November 27, 2008 at 02:04 PM
how adorable. i've added you on my blog, and am so grateful to have found yours!
Posted by: Laura | November 25, 2008 at 09:21 AM
Everyone, thanks so much for all the great comments. The "edges" did not come easily ;) I had to redo them several times, but in the end I was pretty pleased.
Charisse, not annoying at all! In fact, just the opposite - I appreciate your helpfulness and insight. I hadn't thought about the shiny-factor before. I'll try something with a matte-finish and see how he responds.
Cami
Posted by: Cami | November 21, 2008 at 09:22 PM
These are Super Cute! And a great idea...Not to be really annoying, but if you are modge podging for your VI son you may want to use a matte finish instead of glossy...Shiny/reflective surfaces can "distract" the brain and if you are trying to help him focus on colors it may make it tricky...I work in the field of Deaf Blindness and run into it alot...I'm sorry if this is unwanted, just wanted to throw it out there.
I think your blog is wonderful and have been a lurker for a while! :) Thanks for all the fun ideas/projects!
Posted by: Charisse | November 21, 2008 at 08:43 PM
Great idea! I may have to make myself a set...I promise I'll share with my girls. : )
Posted by: Pink and Green mama | November 21, 2008 at 01:26 PM
Great idea! I am making a set for my son. He will love them!
Posted by: Crystal | November 13, 2008 at 06:40 PM
What a fun, simple project! I can't imagine how you got all the edges so perfect, but I love the colors you chose. That's my favorite shade of green!
Best, Amanda @ www.kiddio.org
Posted by: Amanda @ www.kiddio.org | November 13, 2008 at 09:37 AM
Love this idea and your set came out beautifully! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Chica Schmica | November 13, 2008 at 05:33 AM
What a lovely idea!
Posted by: Shellyfish | November 13, 2008 at 01:48 AM
Great idea! I too adore Modge Podge :) I'm going to make some of these blocks for my 2 year old. Thanks for the great idea!
Posted by: Jenny | November 09, 2008 at 06:37 AM
What a great idea - for any kid. Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Amy | November 08, 2008 at 06:08 AM
Ooo this will make a nice little christmas gift for a little girl I know!!
Posted by: kristen | November 07, 2008 at 04:15 PM
Neat. I too am a Modge Podge addict.
Posted by: Candice Owrey | November 07, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Such a gorgeous little set! Your edges are so perfect. Nicely done.
And I've bought Mod Podge, but haven't used it yet. I keep seeing all these fun projects on the internet, but just haven't had the time.
Posted by: Wendy | November 07, 2008 at 07:07 AM