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Razzle Dazzle Ideas for
Small Motor Skills and Writing
Happy Hands ~ Small Motor Activities
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eye-hand coordination; small motor |
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plastic berry baskets or mesh bags from potatoes or onions, yarn, string, ribbon |
| Directions: |
Cut the yarn and ribbon into varying lengths. Children string it through the basket or bag. |
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Make these in the spring with short pieces of yarn and hang in
a tree for birds to use in building a nest.
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| Skills: |
small motor strength |
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scrap paper, hole punch, zip bag |
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Children punch holes in the scrap paper. Store holes in the bag. |
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Offer children hole punches with designs.
Have children use the holes for cards and other art projects. |
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| Skills: |
scissor skills; small motor |
| Materials: |
construction paper, newspaper, wrapping paper, tissue paper, scissors with designs |
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Children use the scissors on different types of paper to create scallops, zigzags, etc. |
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Use the paper scraps to make a collage.
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| Skills: |
eye-hand coordination; small motor |
| Materials: |
cereal with holes, pasta with holes, straws cut in ½” pieces, plastic cord |
| Directions: |
Give children pieces of plastic cord cut in 20”-24” pieces. Let them string the cereal, pasta, or straws on the cord and then tie to make a necklace. |
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Dental floss, string, or yarn can be used in place of the cord.
Wrap a piece of masking tape around the end to make a needle.
Give children colored cereal and challenge them to make a
pattern.
Let children design jewelry with inexpensive beads from a craft
store.
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| Skills: |
small motor; eye-hand coordination |
| Materials: |
2 bowls, zip bag with objects such as nuts, counting bears, cotton balls, wrapped candy, etc., tongs |
| Directions: |
Children empty contents of bag in one bowl. Place the other bowl 4 hands away. Can they transfer all the objects to the empty bowl using the tongs? |
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Challenge children to move smaller objects with tweezers.
They can use a spoon to transfer beans or rice between two
bowls.
(Do this on a plastic tray or cookie sheet.)
They can use an eye dropper to move water between bowls.
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| Skills: |
small motor; spatial |
| Materials: |
empty food boxes, scissors, zip bag or clasp envelope |
| Directions: |
Cut the front panel off the food box. Cut it into 6-12 puzzle shapes as shown. Store the pieces in a zip bag or envelope |
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For younger children, it is helpful to have duplicates of the
boxes. Cut one box apart and let them rearrange the pieces
on top of the other box.
Children will also kick a get out of making their own puzzles.
Let each child choose a favorite magazine picture. Apply rubber cement to the back of the picture and glue it to a piece of cardboard. When it dries, children can cut the picture into pieces. Store in an envelope or zip bag.
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