Posts Tagged ‘fine motor skills’
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 
Paint Pad Leaf Prints
Make delightful, colorful prints on the Paint Pad. The Paint Pad allows you to create multiple prints using combinations of textures and color on a unique gel-like surface! Age: 4+ Duration: 10+ minutes Learning Objectives: Learn to use multiple media to … Continue reading
Spotlight on… Squiggle Pipettes
We recently revamped our pipette line with a few new designs! One of the new designs is our fabulous Squiggle Pipettes. Learn more below! Squiggle Pipettes feature an interesting squiggle design that helps to distribute paint evenly onto paper. Learn more about … Continue reading
Christmas Tree Heart Mosaics
Christmas is a month away, but what better way to get into the holiday spirit than to build your own tree on paper using our R15367 Heart Mosaics! Age: 4+ Duration: 10 minutes Learning Objectives: Layer multiple pieces together. Identify biggest to smallest … Continue reading
Paint Bellows Tree
Use process-based methods to create colorful tree artwork! The techniques used involve materials such as Paint Bellows, fingerpaint and Squiggle Pipettes, all combined to give your students an exercise in fine motor development while enjoying the result of the final image. … Continue reading
Craft Spotlight: Wild Weaving Mats
Weave wonderful animal mats using pre-cut printed strips. Create patterns while developing fine motor skills! The animal mats are made extra-large so you can hang the finished decorations up on a jungle-themed wall mural. They are pre-cut with slots to … Continue reading
Craft Spotlight: Fancy Stringing Rings
Make your jewelry fancy with Fancy Stringing Rings! Beautiful, bright colors and recognizable designs make these beads a joy to work with. String, sort, play and mix colors together on a light table! Beading is a prime fine motor skill activity that’s always a favorite for arts and crafts sessions! The best part about our…
Read MoreTot School uses our Rubbing Plates!
Tot School made an assortment of rubbing plate prints using our R5804 Flowers Rubbing Plates! Check out Sweet Pea’s review on how well the prints turned out! The post, called “Rubbing Plates” was published on July 23rd 2010 and can be viewed at this link. Sweet Pea’s technique for using the rubbing plates is a great…
Read MoreCraft Spotlight: Touch and Match Animal Cards
A good way to encourage sensory interplay is through games! Try our fun-tastic R76530 Touch and Match Animal Cards, which features colorful cartoon playing cards and animal-shaped buttons. Read on and learn how to play!!The Touch and Match Animal Cards are a great way to get groups of students together to play, especially if you…
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