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Bottle Labyrinth Ball Squeeze

Boy squeezing a plastic bottle with a taped straw to blow a ping pong ball through a cardboard straw maze at a kitchen table

Steps:

Cut a large flat rectangle from your cardboard to act as the base for your labyrinth.
Use markers to draw a start and finish line on opposite ends of the cardboard.
Cut your straws into various lengths and tape them down to the cardboard to create winding maze walls.
Make sure the paths are just wide enough for the ping pong ball to roll through.
Take an empty, flexible plastic bottle and tape a single straw into the opening, sealing the rest of the cap with masking tape so air only comes out of the straw tip.
Place the ping pong ball at the start line of your maze.
Ask your child to hold the cardboard steady with their non-dominant helper hand.
With their dominant hand, have them squeeze the bottle to release puffs of air through the straw, pushing the ball through the maze toward the finish line.

Safety Tip:
Always supervise children during play to ensure straws and small pieces of tape are used safely. Ensure the plastic bottle is clean and free of sharp edges before assembly.

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.

The Foil Caterpillar Match

Steps:

Tear off a long sheet of Aluminium Foil.
Use both hands to roll and squeeze the foil into a long, thick snake shape.
Use your markers to draw six colorful spots along the caterpillar’s back.
Color the tips of six clothespins to match the spots on the caterpillar.
Ask your child to hold the foil body with one hand.
Have them use their other hand to clip a matching leg onto each colored spot.
Challenge them to stand the caterpillar up on its new legs!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child during play. Ensure the edges of the foil are pressed flat to avoid scratches.

The Vertical Felt Leaf Clip

Steps:

Use markers to draw a thick, winding vine on a piece of cardboard.
Use your scissors to cut out the vine shape for your child.
Tape the vine shape vertically onto a wall at your child’s eye level.
Cut out several small leaf shapes from the colorful felt sheets.
Ask your child to use a pincer grasp to clip a leaf onto the vine.
Challenge them to reach across their body to place leaves on the opposite side.

Safety Tip:
Adult supervision is required while using scissors. Ensure the cardboard is taped firmly to prevent it from sliding.

The Ribbon Ring Squeeze

Steps:

Use markers to draw colorful stripes around your empty paper roll.
Cut several long strips of ribbon using your child-safe scissors.
Use masking tape to stick one end of a ribbon to the top of the roll.
Ask your child to hold the paper roll steady with their helper hand.
Have them use their other hand to wrap the ribbon tightly around the roll.
Once the ribbon is wrapped, use a pincer grasp to tape the end down.
Repeat this with different colors until the whole tube is fuzzy and bright!

Safety Tip:
Always supervise your child while they are using scissors. Ensure the ribbon pieces are not long enough to wrap around the neck.