Are you looking for fun ways to introduce more fine motor activities to your toddlers? Well, I have just the activity for you! This one is super simple to set up and I’m sure you already have the supplies on hand, A fine motor activity for toddlers using rubber bands.
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Now that my daughter is older, she has outgrown some of her lovevery play kits. However, I try to find fun ways to reuse some of the activities from the play kits.
That is how this activity came about, using the wooden stacker from the babbler play kit.
What You Need:
- Wooden Stacker (Mine is from the Lovevery Babbler Play Kit)
- Rubber Bands
- Small Basket
Setting This Activity up:
Our play area has a Montessori shelf, so I always like to set up activities on trays and baskets. This allows my kids to grab what interests them for the day and helps them with easy cleanup since each activity has a home.
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Benefits Of This Activity
One of the biggest benefits of this activity is the fine motor skill practice. Putting the rubber bands around the wooden pole requires focus, eye-to-hand coordination, and fine motor practice with their fingers.
- Eye-to-hand coordination
- Focus
- Problem-Solving
- Fine Motor Hand Practice
Getting The Most Out Of Your Lovevery Play Kits
We are huge lovevery fans! The play kits are top-tier and of great quality. However, once your child outgrows a play kit, you usually pack it away or give it away. I wasn’t ready to part ways with some of the toys from the play kits.
So I started to look at fun alternative ways to use the play kits. That’s how this rubber band activity was created!
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