The Spiky Paper Roll Tower
Purpose
This activity is great for building bilateral hand use. This is just using both hands together at the same time. One hand holds the roll steady while the other hand pushes the straw through. It also helps with visual motor skills as your child lines up the holes. Balancing the beads at the end works on their fine motor control. It is a fun way to build the muscles needed for writing!
Activity Steps
Steps:
- Use your markers to draw several colorful dots on an empty paper roll.
- Help your child use the hole puncher to click a hole through every dot.
- Use masking tape to stick the bottom of the paper roll to a flat cardboard base.
- Ask your child to hold the base steady with their helper hand.
- Use the other hand to slide a straw through one hole and out a hole on the other side.
- Continue until the paper roll looks like a spiky tower full of straws.
- Use a pincer grasp to carefully place one bead on the end of every straw!
Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Small beads and cut straw pieces are choking hazards. Keep all materials away from the mouth.
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