Share how your children learn about shapes to win one of three Triangle-themed bundles including gorgeous new picture book, ZigZag Travel Grobag plus a limited edition print

[SorchaMumsnet]

Shapes make up the world around us and are an important part of early childhood development. To celebrate the publication of Triangle, a slyly funny picture book about some very sneaky shapes, we've got a trio of Triangle-themed goodies up for grabs.

Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Square. Or so Triangle thinks...

<a class="break-all" href="//www.amazon.co.uk/Triangle-Mac-Barnett/dp/1406376671/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488286252&sr=8-1&keywords=triangle%20jon%20klassen&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank"> Triangle is the first tale in an exciting new shape trilogy by the award-winning team consisting of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen (creator of This Is Not My Hat and I Want My Hat Back). This mischievous, shifty-eyed story will delight your little ones whilst approaching the traditional concept of shapes from a whole new angle.

Walker Books have teamed up with The Gro Company to offer Mumsnetters the chance to win one of three gorgeous Triangle-themed prizes. Grobag is the No. 1 baby sleep bag for keeping little ones safe and comfortable throughout the night and their funky, triangle-print ZigZag Travel Grobag is perfect for taking safer sleep on the road.

For a chance to win one of 3 copies of Triangle plus a ZigZag Travel Grobag and a limited edition print, just tell us - how do your DC learn about different shapes?

This discussion is sponsored by Walker Books and ends Wednesday 19 April

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[FeelingSmurfy]

Even before they could talk I would be babbling on about the red apple, the round ball, mummy's triangle crisps etc. So much so that I would regularly point out colours and shapes when I was without a child I think it was a good habit to get in to though as they did seem to pick them up pretty quickly and could point to the right thing before they were able to say it.

I also do counting again, even when there are no children around anything that can fit in around your day to day activities

[Susangilley7]

Using the shaped and different coloured blocks to post into a post box.
A Fisher Price Toy - it was so good. Also when out, asking what shape the paving slab, road sign etc etc is.

[KarenCBC]

When my three year old was younger we had a shape sorter but picture books were the best way to learn about shapes we found. Now we're drawing shapes and using dot to dot is really helpful.

[Givemecoffeeplease]

My DS learns by eating! Peas are green, corn is yellow etc. He loves his food so much that it's a surefire way to teach him a lesson. So toast is in fingers, triangles or squares. Not sure my cutting skills will be up to hectagons mind you....

[Pamaga]

A posting box for different shapes; comparing various objects around the house; shape making with Lego, toy roads, rail track; making biscuits with different shape cutters - also use these for drawing round and colouring in.

[Emrob86]

Through books and looking for shapes in everyday objects! :) Would love this book for my second baby.

[CopperPan]

We like pointing out the shapes around us, when out and about. Blocks are good for tactile handling and we also draw them on paper.

[Slinkerbell]

DC finds the Mister Maker shape song hilariously funny and is happy to watch on repeat. It is definitely helping!

[Daisymaybe60]

The same way as children learn about most things - toys and books for sure, but mainly by their parents (or grandparents in my case) continually burbling on about everyday things they can see around them - "oh. look at the round yellow sun/the big brown cow/that orange traffic cone - oh, I think it's a triangle shape! Do you think it's a triangle shape?".

Not so good when you're in your sixties and realise you've no grandchild with you and you're talking to a stranger sitting next to you on the bus.

[todormirchev]

My kids learn shapes with shape sorters and books about different shapes.

[Dormouse1940]

We just look at familiar shapes in day to day objects and go from there...admittedly circle is still 'ball' at the moment and oval is 'egg' but we're getting there gradually! :)

[victria]

We use a shape sorter as well as toys which talk and say the name of a different shape when you press them

[user1486895041]

Shape sorters are the best toy! Also watching learning programs on Cbeebies and downloading learning apps on the iPad

[123hartley123]

WE HAVE A COLOURING BOOK FULL OF SQUARES, TRIANGLES STARS ETC

[glenka]

We use a shape sorter to learn in our house.

[cwalliss82]

When my DCs were learning their shapes, we looked at lots of books but also we pointed out everyday objects that we saw. They picked it up really quickly. We learnt colours at the same time as we also said what colour the shapes were.

[ThemisA]

When very little through books and shape sorters. As they grow we use the world around us to see how many round things we can find or when shopping how many cylinder shapes, cubes etc.

[1033MICHELLE]

We mainly use shape sorters and books as we can read about the shapes then use the shape sorters to identify each one.

[jodiebeaumont1909]

We use shape sorts, picture books and pointing out the different shapes of everything around the house and on walks!

[freefan]

We had shape sorting toys and talked about shapes as part of our normal day, lots of fun especially when shopping

[eulalie1]

We've mainly been using books, but anything in day to day life goes really. Now that the weather is better, we've been doing shapes with chalk on the patio!

[CES82]

We have a poster up on the fridge. DS picks a shape and we talk about everyday objects that are that shape. DD is taking it all in! x

[Sid98]

Using toys and matching them to pictures

[kerryv]

Shape sorters and talking about them.

[moosexxx]

Street signs. My son got very interested in them, initally because of their different shapes.