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The Tilted Button Slider

Steps:

Use your markers to draw a winding path on a flat piece of cardboard.
An adult should use scissors to cut a narrow slot along the entire path.
Ensure the slot is wide enough for a button to slide but not fall through.
Place a single large button on the board at the starting line.
Ask your child to hold the cardboard steady with their non-dominant helper hand.
Have them use their dominant index finger to slide the button along the track.

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play as buttons are a significant choking hazard.

The Vertical Pipe Cleaner Meadow

Steps:

Use markers to draw a bright green field of grass on your cardboard.
Use your scissors to snip five small, narrow slits across the top of the cardboard.
Use masking tape to secure the cardboard vertically to a wall at your child’s shoulder height.
Give your child several pipe cleaners to act as flower stems.
Ask them to hold the board with their helper hand while pushing a stem into a slit.
Use a pincer grasp to balance a colorful pom-pom on top of each fuzzy stem.

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Pipe cleaners can have sharp metal ends, so tuck them in. Small pom-poms are a choking hazard.

The Shimmering Foil Star Punch

Steps:

Lay the cardboard flat on a table.
Tear off a piece of aluminum foil that covers the board.
Use masking tape to secure the foil tightly around the edges.
Use a marker to draw ten small stars across the shiny foil.
Give your child a handful of Q-tips.
Show them how to hold the Q-tip with their pinching fingers.
Ask them to push the Q-tip straight through each star.
Listen for the satisfying pop as they break the foil!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Q-tips should be kept away from the eyes and ears.

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.

Foil Tray Button Slide

Steps:

Place a sheet of aluminum foil inside the bottom of your foil pan to create a shiny, flat floor.
Use a bright marker to draw a winding, curvy road that goes from the left side to the right side of the pan.
Place a single large button at the start of the path on the left side.
Ask your child to hold the side of the pan with their left hand to keep it still.
Have them use the index finger of their right hand to slowly slide the button along the marker line.
Encourage them to reach all the way across the pan without letting go of the button.
Repeat the game using the other hand to help both sides of the body get a workout!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play as buttons are a significant choking hazard. Ensure the edges of the foil are pressed flat against the pan to avoid any sharp points.