Preschool is filled with all kinds of fine motor activities but I have been trying to put out at least one specific activity that is unusual and works those little muscles. This one turned into a lot of fun. I started with a colander, pipe cleaners and feathers. The idea was to poke the feathers and pipe cleaners into the hole in the colander. But as often happens, the idea took on a mind of its own. As everyone was busy poking things in the holes, I was busy thinking about what else we could use. I remembered these sticks I had and they were the perfect addition to our sculpture. And then I thought of the foam pieces with holes in them. (I often use them for patterns and counting and we put them on pipe cleaners.) They were perfect to add to the sticks! We even got some patterns!! Ta da!!! We talked about what this looked like….a spooky forest, a silly hat (but not a very warm one I was told!!), a jungle…. Everyone was cooperative, engaged and excited. Something so simple, yet so much fun!
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