Posts Tagged ‘fine motor’
Jack O’ Lantern Weaving Mats
Weave beautiful bright patterned strips through lovely weaving mat pumpkins, pre-cut for a ready-to-use fine motor activity! Weaving mats are a great way to encourage fine motor development in young children. It’s a skill that’s inherent to finger work as … Continue reading 
Light Cube Jelly Play
Kids love experimenting with new and weird materials. No wonder, then, that we had the perfect opportunity to play with giant gelatine blocks over the Light Cube–the kids were so intrigued! Using feathers to decorate the gelatine was an added fine … Continue reading
Project Spotlight: Snowflake Weaving Mats
Add beautiful snowflakes to your winter display with artwork your students get to make! The R16027 Snowflake Weaving Mats kit contains 24 projects for your classroom in four unique snowflake designs. What sets each of your students’ snowflakes apart from each … Continue reading
Fingerpaint Sensations Alphabet
It’s almost time for Back to School! …And that means getting to know new students through their names. In order to spell their names correctly, students will need to begin their literacy lessons. It just so happens that September is … Continue reading
Mosaic Play!
Our R15639 Spectrum Mosaics were featured in a project at a local daycare! Here’s a few photos of the projects these crafters put together! R15639 Spectrum Mosaics come in a variety of different colors and are double-sided, so kids will get surprised at the color they see on the opposite side. These mosaics were used…
Read MoreBIG IDEA: Sewing Stencils Quilt!
Explore different fine motor techniques such as sewing and tracing with this BIG classroom project! Combine everyone’s artwork into one. Trace recognizable basic shapes using our Fine Motor Skills Stencils and learn a basic sewing method safely with our Plastic Lacing Needles. Check out more about the tutorial below! Age: 4+ Duration: 20-30 minutes You’ll Need:…
Read MoreCraft Spotlight: Fingerpaint Flower
Big, bold and bright, Fingerpaint Flowers are the perfect art activity to paint out in the spring air! The best part about fingerpainting outside is that it adds another dimension of sensory development: not only are students using fingerpaints to stimulate finger movement, but the warmth of the sunlight will warm up the paint and the…
Read MoreCraft Spotlight: Fingerpaint Sensations Kit
Our safe-to-use additives provide a pop of sensation to your painting projects! A great way to encourage fine motor play in special needs classrooms. Simply pop in one additive to one color of paint and let the fun begin! Each additive is packaged separately so you can control how much of each you want to…
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