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Welcome back for another Busy Bag Blog Hop! This month the group is focusing on spring activities for kids. Check out our ideas plus the big list of awesome sprint busy bags at the bottom. We’ve got some super fun tutorials for you, including affiliate links to help with supplies! With a four year old and…
I have to admit it . . . I can get kind of carried away with Dr. Seuss crafts and these Lorax Craft Ideas totally prove it! I love sharing fun book-inspired crafts and activities, and this post is a testament to that! Today’s post features 3 Lorax-Inspired crafts and was originally featured in The Virtual…
This year my daughter is four and my son is two, so I think we will have a lot of fun with Valentine’s Day Activities. Today I have 3 super simple, low-prep ideas that are perfect for the Valentine’s Day Busy Bag Blog Hop! Both of my kids do a lot of fine motor activities…
Learning to use scissors is an important skill for preschoolers to work on but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun! Cutting Activities for Preschoolers can range from simply snipping a blank piece of paper, to finding unique materials to cut or creating really cool crafts! We started working on scissor cutting with my preschooler…
Today I am sharing 50 Must-Make, Super Cool DIY Fine Motor Skills Toys. These include homemade toys for toddlers, preschoolers and school aged kids. Make them as a gift or make them together to give your child the gift of MAKING their own toys! How cool is THAT!? Affiliate links are used in this post….
Welcome back to another week of Fine Motor Fridays! This week I’ve got some fun Christmas Activities for Kids! These ones all use jingle bells, which we found to be a very fun material to play with this time of year! (Note: Affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience.) We have been playing…
Inside: Find 13 Baby Safe, Toddler Safe Homemade Edible Paint Recipes to make for your kids. Totally taste-safe way to make some art and have some fun! These DIY paint recipes are aimed at younger kids since they are taste-safe but bugger kids would have just as much fun with them! Affiliate links are used…
Today I was researching Easter Basket Ideas for my kids and thought I would put together a list to share of Easter Basket Gifts that promote fine motor skills. Each of these ideas are first and foremost FUN, but why not encourage fine motor practice while you’re at it?! They pair great with many of…
Today I’m bringing you Fine Motor Skills Activities with Clothespins! Think about the way you hold a clothespin and you will instantly see how great they are for fine motor skills activities. They utilize those tiny muscles in the thumb and pointer finger which helps prepare little hands for all sorts of tasks – not…
We had a bunch of fun taking Little Big Man’s favorite song, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and extending it with a fun fine motor craft! Introducing the Itsy Bitsy Spider Finger Puppet, SURE to get your little one’s hands moving! Quick note – affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience. I discovered an…
Each holiday it seems like we build up more and more candy. Sometimes it’s nice to give non-candy kids Valentines, isn’t it? This Valentine’s Day collection has the extra bonus of working on those awesome fine motor skills! Click through to each one for any directions or free printables involved! The only problem is deciding…
TGIFMF! This Fine Motor Fridays post focuses on Valentine’s Day Cutting Practice but you can add in paper punching, pasting and coloring depending on what you have on hand. I like to think of these as CUT-Punch-PASTE art projects, which we have done before and really enjoyed. These could be used as kid-made Valentine’s Day gifts,…
I enjoy Valentine’s Day Activities as much as the rest of them, but sometimes it’s fun to think outside of the heart-shaped box. Here are some fun Anti Valentine’s Day Crafts and Activities for kids! I have seen people doing baked cotton balls before around the interwebs. I thought it looked neat, but I wasn’t…
Fall is my very favorite season of the year. The whooshing of the leaves, the cool crisp air and cozy sweaters all make me smile! So it is no surprise that today I am combining my favorite season with my favorite type of activity- fine motor activities! Each fall themed fine motor activity below will…
Today I am writing about a toy we received a few weeks ago. Bunchems and Bunchems Alive have been played with daily since we opened them. At our new house we have a play room upstairs but I always like to keep some games and activities in a drawer near our kitchen table. We spend…
Welcome back to the July edition of the Virtual Book Club for Kids! This month’s Book Activities are inspired by Donald Crews’ awesome book Truck. I’ll add some affiliate links to this post, FYI. Let’s get truckin’! If you are new to the Virtual Book Club for Kids, we share book extension activities highlighting a…
Today’s post is a buyer’s guide for anyone looking to encourage vertical surface play in their home, classroom, play room or preschool. We love taking things vertical at our house! It is awesome for truck stabilization, core muscle development, hand-eye coordination, should strength and ultimately it aids fine motor skills and even handwriting! And bonus-…
Welcome back to another month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids! I’m joining with the other VBC bloggers to share a Leo Lionni book activity with some Little Blue Little Yellow Twisty Cups! I’ve added a couple affiliate links to make shopping easy, FYI. The Virtual Book Club for Kids has introduced my family to so…
Today we have an opportunity to work with a brand that I really do love for a sponsored post. Although this post is sponsored by KORXX, all opinions are mine and we had a blast making these KORXX Blocks printable tangrams cards! The great news is that if we also have a giveaway at the bottom…
Today we are back with the Virtual Book Club for Kids to celebrate Eric Carle Month! I’ve got some fun and easy The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities for you today! As a bonus I got to check out one of the official Eric Carle Apps and I have a giveaway for you at the bottom! I’ve…
