The Cardboard Ring Squeezer
Purpose
This activity is a fantastic way to wake up the small muscles in your child's hands. By turning a simple paper roll into a squeezing tool, we help them build the strength needed for writing and drawing. It teaches them how to control the pressure they apply with their fingers. It also helps with color matching and following a sequence. Best of all, it uses items you likely already have at home!
Activity Steps
Steps:
- Use markers to draw three big circles on a piece of construction paper.
- Color each circle a different color using your markers.
- Take an empty paper roll and use your scissors to cut it into four rings.
- Place a pile of colorful pom-poms on the table.
- Show your child how to hold one cardboard ring between their thumb and fingers.
- Squeeze the ring to make it flat like a pair of tweezers.
- Use the flattened ring to pinch a pom-pom.
- Carry the pom-pom and drop it into the matching colored circle on the paper.
- See how fast you can sort all the fuzzy pom-poms!
Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child while they use scissors. Small pom-poms can be a choking hazard, so keep them away from younger siblings.
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