fine motor activity

Easter speckled chicks

March 27, 2018

This is a lovely fine motor activity to do in preparation for Easter.

Montessori Sunflower seed transfering activity

August 20, 2017

I used sunflower seeds to set up the ‘What plants need to grow’ experiment. To finish the experiment we gave each seed what it needed to grow and were rewarded with towering sunflowers. The flowers are gradually opening ready for the little Native Stingless bees. Now the flower heads are heavy with seeds so they … More Montessori Sunflower seed transfering activity

Ribbon winding fine motor activity

April 16, 2017

Ribbon winding is a lovely activity to encourage focus and it’s a nice change as it can be done standing! Make one yourself using a piece of dowel. (I tried a paintbrush and a chopstick but they don’t work well because they are tapered.) Make sure your ribbons are the same length but they can … More Ribbon winding fine motor activity

Fine motor tearing to make pictures

September 17, 2016

Young children can get great satisfaction from tearing paper. It can be a fine motor activity with flimsy paper or a gross motor with thick paper or layers of paper. Put out lots of paper for the children to tear into strips. This soft paper tears easily and there wont be any paper cuts that … More Fine motor tearing to make pictures

Gem stone investigation

July 12, 2016

Another Practical Life activity you can make easily with things you have at home. We picked up a big bag of polished stones from a garage sale. You can also get small polishing tumblers if you fancy polishing the stones you collect on your travels. Rock Tumbler or Hand Polish Have a magnifying glass at the reay so children … More Gem stone investigation

Pompom’s

June 28, 2016

While we were on our last Christmas holidays (in the other hemisphere where it was most definitely winter) we were surrounded by pompoms. I had brought multi-coloured wool in my ‘might be useful’ bag of tricks so I thought I’d make some. This is how we make them at home or kindy. I made the … More Pompom’s

Froebel pinning

May 3, 2016

Friedrich Froebel invented kindergarten for young children where play and activity were fundamental. He developed a systematic deployment of a sequence of ‘gifts’ to nurture creativity. “Froebel was using nature as the model of perfection to educate children. His goals were to teach children how to learn, observe, reason, express and create through play, employing philosophies of … More Froebel pinning

Introducing Chinese New Year 2016

February 8, 2016

As you begin to introduce the Chinese New Year activities be careful not to flood the shelves with red and gold … you might find your peaceful atmosphere disappears! This golden bell transferring activity should provide a gentle tinkle only. Add some rice to the pouring or spooning activities and look ou for the … More Introducing Chinese New Year 2016

Montessori inspired plaiting activity

December 20, 2015

We have two plaiting activities on the shelves all year round. This is the introduction to plaiting where I demonstrate to the children and then we have a few turns together (I usually have to hold the ends, keep the plait tight at the top and prompt the order of the colours for a few … More Montessori inspired plaiting activity

Montessori Inspired Wattle fine motor activity

November 11, 2015

1st September 2015 is National Wattle Day. My post Lets go outside to create took us into the garden to be inspired by the flowering wattle. This is another Wattle activity to try. You need: Yellow crepe paper or streamers cut into small squares. A basket to keep these in and a basket to put the wattle blossoms into once … More Montessori Inspired Wattle fine motor activity