Today we're sharing a fun process art activity to go along with the book The Rainbow Fish. This little activity is great for working on fine motor skills and color mixing as well. We started off by color mixing on the aluminum foil and then used Q-tips to create our shiny scale designs on our fish. There's also a free printable fish template below to help you trace out your fish shape onto the … [Read more...]
Washi Tape Christmas Tree Fine Motor Activity
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of 3M for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I was shopping at my local Staples store and came across a 3M Scotch® brand tape display at the entrance that the washi tape addict in me could not pass up. You can never have enough washi tape, so of course I had to stock up on some for some holiday crafting, they had some of the cutest designs like … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Lacing Ice Skates Craft
I'm always looking for quick and easy crafts for the kids, and these colorful ice skates are one of my favorites.This is a great activity for little hands to practice their small motor skills and it makes a great winter craft! This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy. Materials Needed: Card Stock Scissors Pencil Paint Paint Brush Glitter … [Read more...]
12+ Gross Motor Skills For Toddlers
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Stride Rite for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. If you're a mother of a toddler then you know how much energy they have from sun up to sun down. From running, jumping, climbing, exploring - you name it. Here are some fun activities to help hand-eye coordination, color recognition, and gross motor skills to help burn off some of that toddler … [Read more...]
Color Matching Fine Motor Turkey Toddler Activity
I made this super easy turkey activity to work on color recognition and fine motor skills with my little guy this week. This was also great to practice the pincher grip and to identify patterns. It's important to practice fine motor skills at this age because without well-developed fine motor skills they may have difficulty learning to write when they start preschool and kindergarten. It also … [Read more...]