Material: Pom-poms

The Sticky Pom-Pom Spoon Flip

The Sticky Pom-Pom Spoon Flip

Steps:

  • Use markers to color your paper cups to make them look bright.
  • Wrap masking tape around the back of the spoon with the sticky side facing out.
  • Place a large pile of colorful pom-poms on a flat table.
  • Hold the spoon handle using a firm and steady grasp.
  • Press the sticky back of the spoon onto a fuzzy pom-pom.
  • Rotate your wrist to flip the pom-pom into a cup.
  • Count how many you can land in the cups before you stop.

Safety Tip:
CHOKING HAZARD: Pom-poms and tape are small parts. Always supervise your child during play and ensure they do not put any materials in their mouth.

Sticky Cup Pom-pom Stuff

Toddler using her pointer finger to press a pom-pom into a paper cup lined with sticky masking tape

Steps:

  • Turn a piece of masking tape into a loop with the sticky side facing out.
  • Place the tape loop inside the bottom and sides of a paper cup.
  • Give your toddler a bowl of fuzzy pom-poms to hold.
  • Ask them to use their pointer finger to push a pom-pom into the cup.
  • Encourage them to press it hard against the sticky tape.
  • Once the cup is full, show them how to peel the pom-poms back out!

Safety Tip:
CHOKING HAZARD: Pom-poms and tape are small parts. Always supervise your toddler closely and ensure they do not put materials in their mouth.

The Foil Pond Tongs Task

The Foil Pond Tongs Task

Steps:

  • Lay a sheet of cardboard on a flat table.
  • Draw four large blue circles on the cardboard with your markers.
  • Tear off four squares of aluminium foil using both hands together.
  • Crumple each foil square into a small, shallow bowl shape.
  • Place one foil bowl inside each blue circle on the cardboard.
  • Give your child a pair of tongs and a container of pom-poms.
  • Ask them to squeeze the tongs to pick up one pom-pom.
  • Carefully drop the pom-pom into a foil pond.
  • Challenge them to fill every pond without tipping the foil bowls over!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Small beads and pom-poms can be a choking hazard.

The Silver Foil Path Trace

The Silver Foil Path Trace

Steps:

  • Glue a sheet of aluminium foil onto a piece of cardboard.
  • Use your hands to smooth the foil until it is very flat.
  • Use a bright marker to draw a curvy path across the foil.
  • Ask your child to pick up a pom-pom using their pinching fingers.
  • Challenge them to slide the pom-pom slowly along the drawn path.
  • Try drawing a zigzag or a circle to make it harder!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Small pom-poms can be a choking hazard. Ensure the edges of the foil are tucked safely behind the cardboard to prevent any sharp edges.

Newspaper Log Tongs Balance

Girl using tongs to balance a pom-pom on top of a rolled newspaper log taped on a table

Steps:

  • Help your child roll a single sheet of newspaper into a tight, long log.
  • Use masking tape to secure the ends and the middle of the log so it stays firm.
  • Repeat this to make three logs and lay them parallel on a flat table.
  • Hand your child a pair of tongs and a basket of colorful pom-poms.
  • Challenge them to pick up one pom-pom and carefully set it on top of a newspaper log.
  • Continue until each log is covered in a row of fuzzy pom-poms!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Pom-poms are a choking hazard. Keep them away from mouths.