It's the Christmas season; my favorite time of the year! There are so many wonderful activities for kids this time of year. Today I'm sharing an easy craft using torn paper. This torn paper manger craft is adorable and also a great way for little ones to work on fine motor skills. Torn Paper Manger Craft Supplies: Manger template Brown, yellow and white construction paper Skin colored crayon Black marker Glue stick Scissors How to Make the Manger Craft: First, … [Read more...]
Christmas Cutting Box
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. I put together a Christmas cutting box for my preschooler a couple weeks ago and it has been a big hit! He gets it out to practice cutting frequently and he really thinks it's fun! I'm excited to share what I've included in it with you today. I noticed my son needed more practice with using scissors, so I decided to make it fun for him to practice this skill! I purchased a clear plastic box from Hobby Lobby and added … [Read more...]
Torn Paper Art – Fine Motor Activity
Torn paper art is such a simple fine motor activity! If you've been following me for awhile, you know that we love using contact paper for activities. This activity just involves contact paper, construction paper, and a marker. It's perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! Here's what you need for this torn paper art activity: clear contact paper construction paper tape marker googly eyes (optional) To start, you'll cut a piece of contact paper. With the stick side facing … [Read more...]
Monster Eyes
Halloween is around the corner! Here's a fun monster activity that is not spooky, but rather great for math and sensory play! This monster eyes activity came to me while driving one day. In fact, many of my ideas come to me when I'm chauffeuring my kids around. :) This activity turned out so cute and I'm excited to share it with you! Materials for Monster Eyes: Monster Eyes printable gallon-sized Ziploc bag clear soap (about 1/4 cup) tape googly eyes To set up this … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Apple Activity
Here's a quick and easy fine motor apple activity. Instead of using real apples, you will make a simple activity using a paper bowl, yarn, and pom poms! This activity is a fun, hands-on way to practice fine motor skills. Materials for Fine Motor Apple Activity: paper bowl red yarn (I found ours at Hobby Lobby) tape scissors black pom poms or black beans kid tweezers To begin, you'll need to use scissors to make notches around the bowl. You'll want to space the cuts … [Read more...]
Apple Tree Fine Motor Activity
Fall is here! I love fall for so many reasons. For one, there are so many things you can do with apples! I have a ton of apple ideas on my site, but here's a quick apple tree fine motor activity. Materials for this activity: green and brown felt Velcro dots red craft pom poms tape scissors glue (hot glue gun works well!) Begin by creating a tree with the felt. Glue the green and brown pieces together. Then add Velcro dots to the green tree. I added ten … [Read more...]
Cotton Ball Smash
If you have a toddler, you know that it's hard to keep them busy! They are either following you around, making messes around the house, antagonizing siblings, or trying to be "helpful" around the house. Today I'm sharing with you one of my favorite toddler activities. It's called Cotton Ball Smash and it's a great way to work on fine motor skills. Here's what you need for cotton ball smash: 1 cup of flour 1 cup of water whisk bowls food coloring tin foil baking … [Read more...]
I Can Pound Activity Kit – Giveaway!
Have you heard of Fundanoodle? I just learned about them this year and I'm in love with their products! They offer so many wonderful tools to practice fine motor skills, learn the alphabet, practice scissor skills, and more! Today I'm excited to tell you about my favorite Fundanoodle product...the I Can Pound! Activity Kit. We got our I Can Pound activity kit earlier this year and it has been a favorite activity for my kids. Little do they know they are actually working on good skills while … [Read more...]
Beginning Sounds Matching Activity
An important skill to work on with young children, is learning to distinguish the beginning sounds in words. This is a skill that will build the foundation for reading. I have a really fun activity to share with you that will practice beginning sounds of words and practice fine motor skills! This beginning sounds matching activity is very simple to set up. Here's what you need: paint stir stick (free from hardware stores) clothespins stickers or pictures marker To set up … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Activity with Spray Bottles
I've been saving applesauce and baby food pouch lids for a long time because I just knew they would be great for an activity someday. I'm so glad I did, because they were perfect to use with this fine motor activity with spray bottles. The kids LOVE this simple activity and want to do it all the time. They don't even realize they are working on building up strength in their hands and fingers. Here's what you need for this activity: spray bottle (mine was from Dollar Tree) pouch … [Read more...]