Skill: Eye-Hand Coordination

The way the eyes guide the hands to do a task. This helps your child catch a ball, write on a line, or stack blocks without knocking them over.

The Foam Garden Button Push

The Foam Garden Button Push

Steps:

  • Use a marker to draw a simple flower center on your foam sheet.
  • Ask an adult to cut four narrow slits around the flower center using scissors.
  • Place the foam sheet flat on the table.
  • Have your child hold the foam steady with their helper hand.
  • Give them a pile of colorful, large buttons to use as petals.
  • Ask them to use their pinching fingers to push a button halfway into a slit.
  • Repeat until the flower has a full circle of colorful button petals!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Small buttons can be a choking hazard. Ensure the buttons are large enough and kept away from the mouth.

Shimmering Foil Scale Match

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 Pudding Bead Hunt

The Pudding Bead Hunt

Steps:

  • Use markers to draw several colorful circles on the outside of a Ziplock bag.
  • Open the bag and scoop in about half a cup of pudding.
  • Drop a few colorful beads into the pudding and seal the bag shut.
  • Lay the bag flat and use masking tape to secure the edges to a table.
  • Ask your child to use their pointer finger to find a bead inside the bag.
  • Challenge them to slide the bead through the pudding until it reaches a matching circle!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Ensure the Ziplock bag is sealed tightly to avoid any leaks. Small beads are a choking hazard and should be kept away from younger siblings.

The Sticky Bottle Bead Roll

The Sticky Bottle Bead Roll

Steps:

  • Take an empty plastic bottle and make sure it is clean and dry.
  • Wrap a long piece of masking tape around the middle of the bottle.
  • Make sure the sticky side is facing out toward you.
  • Secure the ends of the tape with two smaller pieces of tape so it stays in place.
  • Scatter a handful of colorful beads inside a flat plastic container.
  • Show your child how to hold the bottle with both hands.
  • Ask them to roll the bottle over the beads until they stick to the tape.
  • Once the bottle is decorated, have them use their fingers to peel the beads off one by one.

Safety Tip:
CHOKING HAZARD: This activity uses beads which are small parts. Always supervise your toddler closely. Ensure they do not put beads or tape in their mouth.

The Shimmering Treasure Pop

The Shimmering Treasure Pop

Steps:

  • Tape four baking cups onto a flat piece of cardboard to keep them steady.
  • Place one shiny coin inside the bottom of each baking cup.
  • Cut squares of aluminium foil that are slightly larger than the top of the cups.
  • Place the foil over the opening and wrap the edges tightly around the cup rim.
  • Use masking tape to secure the foil around the sides so it stays taut.
  • Ask your child to use only their index finger to pop through the foil.
  • Once they break through, have them use their pinching fingers to pull out the hidden treasure!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Small coins and pieces of foil are significant choking hazards. Ensure all materials are stored away after the game.