I've mentioned before how I love those clear ornaments you can fill up with, well, almost anything. There's just so many things you can do with them, even for the less-than-crafty among us.
This was an easy invitation to create that we did last year. The fact that it's also great for fine motor skills was just a happy bonus! I raided our craft supplies for anything red and green, set everything out, including the ornaments to be filled, and let Kay do her thing.
We used:
- Pom poms
- Counting cubes
- Feathers
- Clear plastic ornaments
- Jingle bells, from our friends at CraftProjectIdeas.com
Kay made one ornament she was pretty proud of that had one lonely jingle bell in it. She hung it proudly on the tree. At that rate she could have made dozens of ornaments!
But a few others came out a bit more colorful. (Though she still loved adding the jingle bells so that everytime she walked by the tree she could ring them!)
My co-hosts and I at Fine Motor Friday want to give you something for the holidays (because you rock, of course!) Enter below for your chance to win one of 2 print copies of 99 Fine Motor Ideas for Ages 1-5 (where available) or one of 2 copies of the e-book version (open worldwide). Good luck!
See what my holiday fun my co-hosts are having this week, and you can always follow along on Pinterest too!
- Candy Cane Pipe Cleaner Garland from Craftulate
- Cute Mini Christmas Trees from Powerful Mothering
- Color Matching Reindeer Clothespin Activity from School Time Snippets
- Pouch Cap Wreath from House of Burke
- Christmas Scissor Skills and Craft Activity from Little Bins for Little Hands
- Christmas Lights on the Light Table from Still Playing School
- 3 Christmas Fine Motor Activities Using Coffee Sleeves from Lalymom
- DIY Fine Motor Kit from Stir the Wonder
- Scented Snowflake Sensory Soup from And Next Comes L
