Glue - OTPlan

The Spaghetti Baking Cup Forest

Steps:

Press a large lump of playdough onto the paper plate.
Flatten it with your hand to make a base.
Push five dry spaghetti sticks into the dough.
Carefully poke a hole in the bottom of a baking cup.
Slide the cup upside down onto a spaghetti stick.
Repeat this until all your trees have tops.
Use your pinching fingers to glue a button on top.

Safety Tip:
Spaghetti can be brittle and sharp. Buttons are a choking hazard. Always supervise your child during play.

The Pincer Mask Maker

Steps:

Draw two large eye circles on a paper bag.
Help your child cut out the eyes.
Spread glue around the eyes.
Use a pincer grasp to pick up one bean at a time.
Press the beans into the glue to make eyebrows.
Add sequins for a sparkly nose.
Slide the bag over your head to reveal your new face!

Safety Tip:
Supervise your child closely while using scissors. Small beans and sequins can be a choking hazard. Keep all small parts away from the mouth.

The Confetti Cupcake Decorator

Boy using tongs to drop punched paper dots into paper baking cups glued to cardboard

Steps:

Use markers to draw three big circles on your cardboard.
Glue a baking cup onto each circle to make the cupcake base.
Have your child use the hole puncher on colorful paper to make dots.
Squeeze some glue into the bottom of each baking cup.
Ask your child to pick up the paper dots using the tongs.
Challenge them to drop the sprinkles into the cups to decorate the treats.
Use their helper hand to keep the cardboard steady while they work.

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play to ensure safety. Small paper dots can be a choking hazard for younger children.

Shimmering Foil Scale Match

Steps:

Draw a large fish shape on your piece of cardboard using a marker.
Help your child cut out the fish shape with the scissors.
Draw several colorful dots on the fish body to look like scale spots.
Give your child a sheet of aluminium foil to hold with both hands.
Ask them to tear off small squares of foil to make scales.
Squeeze a dot of glue onto each colorful spot on the fish.
Use pinching fingers to press a foil scale onto every glue dot.

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child while they are using scissors. Ensure the edges of the foil are pressed down flat to prevent any tiny scratches.

The Texture Match Mailbox

Steps:

Help your child cut three small rectangles from the felt, fabric, and foil.
Glue one of these texture samples next to a small slot you cut in the shoe box lid.
Cut several more small scraps of each material and put them in a pile.
Ask your child to feel a texture on the lid first.
Challenge them to find the matching scrap from the pile using their eyes and hands.
Once they find a match, have them push it through the correct slot!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child while they are using scissors. Ensure all material scraps are large enough to be handled safely and not placed in the mouth.