Playing with letter tiles is a free, easy way for kids to have fun with letters. Most families probably have an old Scrabble game in a closet somewhere that has been collecting dust. Our letter tiles are from Bananagrams that I play maybe once a year. The Pea loves to play with the letter tiles. She always wants me to make her name, then my name, then Daddy's name, and her sister's name. Lately she has been putting the letters together and asking me, "What does that say?" I feel bad saying that it says nothing so I just read it phonetically and end up saying nonsense words like PNNTLO. But she likes it and it's something to do on a rainy day! Since she can spell her name verbally, I often ask her to tell me how to spell her name for practice and I also ask her to look for the letters. I also begin her name with the C and ask her to place the next letters. This teaches her left to right directionality, words are formed from left to right.
This is definitely an activity that requires supervision since the letter tiles are small and could become a chokable. We never use these with Anna nearby! They do provide a nice alternative to magnetic letters since the magnets present an even bigger danger to children.
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