Here are a few of the works we have on the shelf to celebrate Valentine’s Day!Tweezing hearts! (using a bathtub sticky…upside-down)Pouring hearts!And using a spoon to transfer hearts!These are great activities to improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination!
A simple activity or crafts project that is good for strengthening little fingers is sticking small stickers.Toddlers and preschoolers have to work hard and concentrate on pealing the stickers of the sticker sheet and also stick them onto the tiny dots.We used this to make a simple V for Valentine.
Crafts that are made using real food are always fun! For these cupcake crafts we started by making instant chocolate pudding (using half the amount of milk)Then the children used the pudding to finger paint cupcake tops (circles).They added sprinkles!And glued a foam crown (muffin cup) to the bottom.Snow White had to cut hers out …
This month’s sensory tub is our BEST one yet! We used Valentine’s day as our theme. Want to know what we used…large flake oatmeal, a bit of granola, coconut, cinnamon hearts, and some pine cones. Snow White spent over an hour working with this bin. She poured, she piled, she tried to sort it all …
Imagine my surprise when my 4 year old comes up to me while I was sorting our mountain of laundry and says “Can I sort the Valentine pile?” Why of course you can sweetie! She sorted all the pinks and reds into a Valentine load of laundry! Can you tell I have been planning Valentine’s …