Here's a fun, simple activity we did recently to get in the Christmas groove (and to occupy the toddler while Mommy got some Christmas gifts made).
Christmas tree play dough:
I made up a batch of dark green play dough using this recipe.
I started by giving Meg some Christmas cookie cutters to make prints in the dough.
Then we added a straw to "poke, poke, poke" Christmas balls onto the tree.
Note: It's imperative you chant the "poke, poke, poke" while attempting this activity for optimum results. |
Then I gave her some shaped buttons I had laying around from another project to use as Christmas ornaments.
Placing and removing the buttons gave her some great fine motor skills practice using her pincer grip. |
The "Christmas trees" produced were abstract and even unintentional, but they kept this busy little girl engaged for an hour and a half.
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