Here's a quick and easy activity for practicing fine motor skills with little ones. You'll first need some baby chicks. I found these adorable ones at Hobby Lobby. They were 40% off, so they were around $3. You will also need kid tweezers and to print this Chicken Coops printable. To do the activity, you will just have your child pick up the baby chicks using the tweezers and place them on the chicken coop that matches its color. Using kid tweezers is such good practice for fine motor … [Read more...]
K is for Kite — Letter K Printables
Today I'm sharing our packet on the letter K....K is for Kite! In this printable packet, there’s practice on the following skills: patterns counting tracing diamond shape color recognition comparing sizes coloring letter and number recognition fine motor skills We used Do A Dot Markers to complete these two pages. We also did Count & Clip cards. I had Troy count the number of kites on each card and then he clipped a clothespin onto the correct number. This is a … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Skills Colors Game {guest post}
I'm so excited to have Sarah from Little Bins for Little Hands here today to share a really neat game! She has an awesome blog all about really cool sensory activities and I am always in awe of her creativity! Thanks, Sarah, for sharing your idea with us! Fine Motor Skills Colors Game Fine motor skills, colors, numbers, counting and a little gross motor fun in one DIY game! Super Simple DIY Fine Motor Skills Game Set Up Fine Motor skills practice can be so much fun when you add legos, … [Read more...]
Scissor Cutting Stations
This post contains affiliate links. Scissor practice is SO important for preschoolers. Did you know that scissor practice is actually a pre-writing skill? It's true! When children use scissors, they have lots of practice moving their fingers and are also gaining strength in their hands. Using scissors takes a lot of coordination! I recently read this article that shares the the proper way to hold scissors. After reading it, I learned that the correct way to hold scissors is with your index … [Read more...]
Playdough Flag
4th of July is just around the corner, so today I'd like to share a fun activity you can do with your little ones! Playing with playdough is a favorite activity here at our house. Not only is it fun, but it also helps children gain strength in their hands and aids in their handwriting skills down the road. Today's activity is making an American flag with playdough. Before we get to the activity, let me share how we make our playdough. Here's what you need: 1 cup flour 3/4 cup water 1 … [Read more...]
Playing with Dandelions
Have you seen a lot of dandelions this spring? We have a lot in our yard and we've been seeing them everywhere! It got me thinking that I could do something with these crazy weeds. Troy calls them "daisy-lions" and both boys think they are the coolest flowers. Ha! So for this activity, I had them pick ALL the dandelions out of our yard! It was good work for them. :) Then we went on a walk to enjoy the sunshine and pick a few more along the way. It was very warm out, so we came back and cooled … [Read more...]
Star Number Cards
We are still studying the letter S, so today I thought I would share a hands-on, star counting activity. All you need for this activity is this printable and star stickers (I used Avery foil star labels). After you print out the cards (on card stock paper) and cut them apart, have your child take star stickers and place them in the spaces for the star. They don't need to place them exactly on the space for the star, but close enough. Also have them practice counting the star stickers. Have … [Read more...]
Toddler Tuesday: Water Beads & Golf Tees
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Water Beads + Golf Tees? That seems like a strange combination, but let me tell you...it's a great combination for working on fine motor skills!! Here's what you need for this activity: Water Beads (found at craft stores, Dollar Tree, or Walmart in floral section) Piece of Styrofoam Golf Tees We LOVE water beads! These little hands couldn't wait to start playing with them! I love the orange/red/yellow color for summer! I found these … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Skills: Clothespin Dinosaurs
A really great way for kids to practice fine motor skills is with clothespins. They are a bit challenging for little ones with knowing how to open them. Before doing this activity, you'll need to teach your child how to put their thumb and index finger on the clothespin and to squeeze together to open the clothespin. It took some practice for us. I created a number activity to go along with our dinosaur theme this week. In this Dinosaur Clothespin PDF, there are 10 colored stegosauruses. To … [Read more...]
The Money Muncher
Happy Thursday! So glad you are here. I want to share with you a fun activity today that focuses on sorting and fine motor skills--it's called The Money Muncher. To create this activity, you will need to make a Money Muncher with a tennis ball and an exacto knife. Cut a slit across the ball like the picture below and please don't slice any fingers! Then draw some eyes or glue on googley eyes. When you squeeze the ball the mouth will open! I thought my 3 year old would be able to squeeze … [Read more...]