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Christmas Paper Chain Bracelet Craft!

December 16, 2020 by Sarah 16 Comments

Day #4 of our 5 Days of Construction Paper Christmas Crafting Challenge is HERE! How are you and your little ones enjoying these crafts? I hope they are helping you get in the Holly Jolly spirit and are brightening up some little ones days. Yesterday we wove some paper Christmas baskets, and today we are…

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Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Christmas crafts, fine motor skills, paper chains

Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers at Home

July 22, 2020 by Kyanne Leave a Comment

Some of my favorite memories as a child include doing fine motor activities at home. We had a special spot growing up called the “cracking rock”. I used it as inspiration for these fine motor activities for preschoolers that I’m sharing with you today. I am thrilled to share this fun activity with you because…

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Filed Under: Get Outside, Outside Play, Preschooler, Preschoolers Tagged With: activities for preschoolers, fine motor activities, fine motor skills

These quiet boxes are perfect for quiet time activities for kids. Making paper chains into jewellery! Great for developing fine motor skills too.

Paper Chain Jewellery Quiet Bin

March 24, 2020 by Sarah 4 Comments

A photo on Friday — and better yet, a Quiet Bin Idea photo! (To complement my eBook A Year of Educational Quiet Bins). We are still loving (loving) our quiet bins. This is one of our newer ones, tiny strips of paper with some tape for making paper chain necklaces, bracelets, and rings. What do…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Create, Easy Crafts, Kindergarten, Preschooler, Quiet Time Tagged With: fine motor skills, quiet bins

Fantastic fine motor activities for preschoolers and toddlers! These are great for strenthening little hands

Fabulously Fantastic Fine Motor Activities!

November 23, 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Fine motor activities truly are fantastic for little ones. Fine motor activities strengthen little hands and muscles, build hand-eye coordination, dexterity, support the development of a proper pencil grip and strengthen little hands for future writing. Fantastic indeed! What is even more fantastic is how easy they are to come by. Fine motor activities are…

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Filed Under: Activities for Preschoolers, All Ages, All Ages, Create, Easy Crafts, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Kindergarteners, Other Learning Fun, Preschooler, Preschoolers, Preschoolers, Quiet Time, Toddler, Toddlers, Toddlers, Toddlers Tagged With: fine motor activities, fine motor skills, preschool activities, toddler activities

A great quiet time activity. These quiet boxes are perfect for developing fine motor skills and independence.

Invitation to build with popsicle sticks and clothespins

July 29, 2016 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A Quiet Bin Idea Photo on Friday (a little lengthy, I’ll have to think of a catchier title …) Today I wanted to share this super simple quiet bin. It is an invitation to create with popsicle sticks and clothespins. I call it an invitation because there is no expected outcome. I am not asking…

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Filed Under: All Ages, Explore, Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Learn, Quiet Time, Science Tagged With: fine motor skills, math, quiet bins, science

Torn-Paper Polar Bear – cute, cute, cute!

January 12, 2015 by Sarah 2 Comments

Winter has really settled in around these parts.  A few days last week were so cold we only ventured outside to the chicken coop, visited our unhappy ladies, and hightailed it back inside.  Those poor chickens.  This is their first winter and they are not enjoying it. We, on the other hand, are settling in…

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Filed Under: Art, Create, Easy Crafts Tagged With: fine motor skills, paper plate craft

Halloween crafts for Preschoolers

Simple Ghost Crafts – Dixie Ghosts

October 22, 2013 by Sarah 6 Comments

Simple ghost crafts are the name of the game right now.  It all started with these (almost too simple) Facial tissue ghosts.  Sammy and Madeline both became ghost making machines.  As fun as they are, a Mama can only take so many facial tissue ghosts.

Filed Under: Activities for Baby, Art, Create, Easy Crafts, Halloween, Kindergarten, Kindergarteners, Playful Art, Preschoolers Tagged With: fine motor skills, ghosts, halloween crafts, sensory

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