Pom Pom Fun!

This is such a simple activity, but Olive LOVES it.  Anytime she sees the bag with the pom pom balls in it, she grabs it and starts playing.  All you need is some pom pom balls (cotton balls would work too) and ice cube trays.  All they do is put the pom poms into the ice cube trays.

 There are a ton of ways to extend this activity to make it more "educational".  Have them count the pom poms when they put them in, create color patterns, or sort by color. A variation for older kids is to play with a partner and roll a dice and have them place in that many poms and then figure out how many more they need to fill it up, the first to fill the tray wins.   

 I use this activity with my Pre-k students, using a clothespin to put the pom poms in the trays which is great fine motor practice.  Olive wanted to try it, but her fingers aren't quite ready for that yet. 

Tissue Paper Wreath

I have come to the conclusion that any activity involving glue and squares is a winner at our house!  For this activity, you will need a piece of paper cut into a shape, small squares of tissue paper, "goopy" glue and sequins. 

  I turned around for a second and she had started making glue dots and sticking on the squares!

I encouraged her to try to cover all of the white and I was surprised at how much she actually covered!

Sequins!  Hooray!

This is a great fine motor activity!  Toward the end I could tell her fingers were getting tired because she started asking me to get them for her. 

We added a bow and hung the beautiful wreath on our back garage door.  She is so proud!