Sequins - OTPlan

Sticky Sequin Tongs Pull

Steps:

Squeeze several small, thick dots of liquid glue onto a sturdy piece of cardboard.
Press one sequin firmly into the center of each wet glue dot. Let the glue set for 15 minutes until it is very tacky and resistant.
Ask your child to hold the cardboard steady with their non-dominant (helper) hand to stabilize the base.
Use the tongs to firmly pinch one sequin. Encourage them to hold the tongs like a pencil.
Use a strong, controlled pull to peel the sticky dot completely off the cardboard surface.
Transfer the rescued sequin and drop it precisely into the empty container target. Repeat until all the dots are pulled free!

Safety Tip:
Sequins and small glue dots are tiny materials. Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Ensure all small pieces are collected immediately after play, as they pose a choking hazard.

Heavy Punch Sequin Fill

Steps:

Cut a small, sturdy piece of cardboard. This is your target canvas.
Use the hole puncher to squeeze and punch 6 to 8 holes across the cardboard. Squeezing hard builds strength!
Place the small sequins into the container. Put the cardboard target on a table.
Hold the cardboard firmly steady with your non-dominant hand.
Pick up the tweezers. Use the pincer grasp to pinch one tiny sequin.
Carefully carry and aim the sequin toward a punched hole. Gently drop the sequin precisely inside the opening.
Repeat this process until every punched hole has been successfully filled with colorful sequins.

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Sequins and cardboard punch-outs are very small objects. They pose a significant choking hazard for children under five. Ensure all materials are used only as intended and collected immediately after play.

Foil Shape Sticker Sculptures

Steps:

Use masking tape to secure the construction paper vertically onto a wall or sturdy door at your child’s eye level.
Tear off small squares of aluminum foil. Encourage your child to use both hands to squeeze and crumple the foil intensely into dense, stiff, 3D shapes.
Use masking tape to anchor the stiff foil shapes firmly onto the vertical construction paper, creating a textured sculpture.
Peel the stickers or sequins using a precise pincer grasp (thumb and pointer finger).
Aim the sticky item at the foil surface. Use a firm, controlled press to secure the sticker onto the stiff foil shape, feeling the heavy work input.
Continue peeling and pressing items until the foil sculpture is completely covered in colorful texture.

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Sequins and small stickers are very small materials and pose a significant choking hazard for children under five. Ensure materials are used only as intended and collected immediately after play.

Resistant Yarn Unwind Challenge

Steps:

Press a large lump of playdough firmly into the bottom of the container to create a heavy anchor base.
Decorate a long piece of yarn by pressing sequins or stickers onto it. Use a dot of glue to secure one end of the yarn tightly onto a craft stick.
Firmly push the non-glued end of the craft stick deep into the playdough base until it stands upright and feels stable.
Help your child tightly wrap the decorated yarn around the standing craft stick until only a small tail hangs free.
Challenge your child to hold the container firmly steady with their non-dominant hand.
Using their dominant hand, they must pull the yarn tail steadily and forcefully to unwind the yarn from the stick and the resistant playdough anchor.

Safety Tip:
Constant adult supervision is required. Yarn, sequins, and playdough are small objects and pose a choking hazard for children under five. Ensure materials are not ingested.

Cardboard Confetti Collage

Steps:

Use masking tape to secure the large piece of cardboard firmly onto the table. This acts as your stable canvas.
Give your child a stack of index cards. Encourage them to use the hole puncher to make many small circles (confetti). Squeezing the puncher requires strength!
Challenge your child to tear the remaining index cards into tiny, jagged pieces using both hands together.
Now, use only the fingertips to crumple and squeeze the punched circles and torn pieces into tight, dense confetti balls.
Draw a simple shape (like a circle or heart) onto the cardboard using glue from the bottle. Use controlled squeezing.
Use a careful pincer grasp to pick up the sequins and crumpled confetti. Press them onto the wet glue to create a colorful, textured collage.

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Sequins and crumpled paper pieces are small objects and pose a choking hazard for children under five. Ensure all materials are used only as intended and collected immediately after play.