by jessicaperkins | Feb 13, 2011 | builder, building, day, february, fine motor, hands on learning, homeschool, lesson, montessori, play, School, skill, tot, Valentine, valentines
This is such a simple task….especially for a 3 year old! But I love the idea of hearing her count the hearts as the plunk into the tub. I also like watching her as she unscrews the lid to dump them all out and start over again. This would be a great fine motor...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 21, 2010 | activity, Christmas, craft, fine motor, holiday, skill, toddler
Another Simple Project for Toddlers. We got a little felt tree cutout from the craft store. Buga used her fine motor skills to squeeze the glue from the bottle and place rainbow decorations on it : sequins, gem stones, pipe cleaners, and ribbon. She enjoyed decorating...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 20, 2010 | activity, chopsticks, color, colors, fine motor, learning, pattern, play, pom pom, pom poms, project, skill, tongs
I know I have posted about Pom Poms before but we still use ours for this project so I thought I would post some new pictures and mention it again. It’s a great way to help build fine motor skills and color coding and pattern making. All you need are some Pom...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 20, 2009 | building, cognitive, crackers, fine motor, goldfish, play, skill
Something as simple as Snack Time can become a learning experience filled with cognitive discoveries and fine motor practice. So simple, yet so complex. Here we had some “I love the fishes ’cause they’re so delicious” Goldfish, multi-colors, as...