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fine motor skills

Paint Bag Writing

Learning to write letters and numbers can be frustrating for little hands!  I like to offer lots of play activities that help build those fine motor skills in a relaxed, fun way.  Toddlers and up will enjoy making shapes, swirls, and even letters on a ziploc bag filled with paint!
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First Embroidery

After lots of practice sewing on plastic canvas, the girls have been begging to do some “real” sewing.  I think I was procrastinating a bit, worried about Natalie getting too frustrated and Delaney needing oodles of help.  I was wrong.  Not only did they learn the backstitch in 2 seconds, they whipped out their first [...]

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Crazy for Mazes

It used to be dot-to-dots, but now mazes are all the rage in our house. The girls like doing them and making their own, too. There are lots of great sources on the internet for free maze printables. Thanks to reading some of Laura’s posts at My Montessori Journey, I realized that [...]

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Wikki Stix

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I am always looking for new and interesting ways to help my girls strengthen their fine motor skills. Building strength and coordination in the fingers and hands helps kids get ready to use scissors and hold pencils and write letters. Wikki Stix are a fun and simple product that kids are drawn to [...]

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