Clothespins - OTPlan

The Ribbon-Linked Clip Path

Steps:

Use your markers to draw six colorful circles around the edge of a paper plate.
Assign a number from one to six inside each circle.
An adult should cut a long piece of ribbon about two feet long.
Ask your child to hold the paper plate steady with their helper hand.
Use the other hand to clip a clothespin onto circle number one.
Have your child thread the ribbon through the metal spring of the clothespin.
Move to circle number two and clip on the next clothespin.
Continue threading the ribbon through each clip in numerical order until the path is complete!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child while they are using scissors or small ribbons. Ensure the ribbon is not wrapped around fingers or the neck.

The Foil Caterpillar Match

Steps:

Tear off a long sheet of Aluminium Foil.
Use both hands to roll and squeeze the foil into a long, thick snake shape.
Use your markers to draw six colorful spots along the caterpillar’s back.
Color the tips of six clothespins to match the spots on the caterpillar.
Ask your child to hold the foil body with one hand.
Have them use their other hand to clip a matching leg onto each colored spot.
Challenge them to stand the caterpillar up on its new legs!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Ensure the edges of the foil are pressed flat to avoid scratches.

The Vertical Felt Leaf Clip

Steps:

Use markers to draw a thick, winding vine on a piece of cardboard.
Use your scissors to cut out the vine shape for your child.
Tape the vine shape vertically onto a wall at your child’s eye level.
Cut out several small leaf shapes from the colorful felt sheets.
Ask your child to use a pincer grasp to clip a leaf onto the vine.
Challenge them to reach across their body to place leaves on the opposite side.

Safety Tip:
Adult supervision is required while using scissors. Ensure the cardboard is taped firmly to prevent it from sliding.

The Wobbly Tightrope Balance

Steps:

Use scissors to cut a long cardboard strip, about ten inches long.
Use your markers and ruler to draw a straight line down the middle.
Color the left side blue and the right side orange.
Squeeze two clothespins and clip them to the bottom to make legs.
Stand the cardboard strip upright on a flat table.
Hand your child a basket of colorful clothespins.
Ask them to hold the wobbly cardboard steady with their helper hand.
Use their pinching fingers to clip clothespins onto the top edge.
Challenge them to match the color of the pins to the cardboard side.
Gently place a pom-pom into each clipped pin to finish!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child closely during play. Clothespins can pinch little fingers, and pom-poms are a choking hazard.

The Cardboard Yarn Harp

Steps:

Use scissors to cut a large rectangle from your cardboard.
Cut a square out of the middle to make a frame.
Let your child decorate the cardboard frame using bright markers.
Tape one end of a piece of yarn to the back of the frame.
Wrap the yarn around the frame to create several harp strings.
Secure the other end of the yarn with masking tape.
Ask your child to hold the frame steady with their helper hand.
Challenge them to squeeze and clip clothespins onto the yarn strings.
Encourage them to cross their arm over to clip the opposite side!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child when they are using scissors. Ensure the cardboard edges are smooth to prevent minor scrapes.