Marshmallow Stamper
Purpose:
This activity promotes the child’s tactile awareness and works on developing fine motor skills.
Skills: Crossing Midline(?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Pincer Grasp(?) The pincer grasp is the coordination of the index finger and thumb to hold an item. Each time you hold a pen or button your shirt, you’re using the pincer grasp.
Pincer grasp is a hand grasp that develops around the time a baby is 8-10 months old. This grasp corresponds to the time a baby is beginning to feed themselves finger foods. The pincer grasp is needed in order to grasp a small item, pinch it between the index and thumb and bring it to the mouth., Tactile Perception(?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Visual Motor
Place paint in a shallow bowl or a paper plate. Have the child dip a piece of marshmallow or foam in the paint and stamp it onto the construction paper.
You can let the child create his own picture or if you would like to work on visual-motor skills, you can have the child trace lines, shapes, and letters.
You can use small or big marshmallow for this activity.
For children that tend to place objects in their mouths, you might want to try using Jell-O mixed with a small amount of water and use it as your paint.
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