So I’m always looking for new and fun activities for Cole that will help him to learn new things. Thanks to my Mom (who is a teacher) she suggested some simple fine motor skill activities that she thought Cole might enjoy and also help him learn his colors.
First we got a bag of colored pom poms and an empty Fiji water bottle. After showing Cole how the pom poms can be placed into the water bottle he was so excited to try it!
He was concentrating so hard to get the small pom pom into the bottle. Notice how his mouth is wide open, this was serious stuff folks.
Then I started asking him to put certain colors into the bottle. He did great he was able to pick out 3 colors (blue, yellow, orange) multiple times. After he got a few in he would then shake the bottle and see the pom poms scatter across the room. He then went back to putting them into the bottle. He loved it!
We dragged out this huge colander my parents have and some pipe cleaners. Same concept as the pom poms and bottle but this one seemed to be more challenging for Cole. The holes were small so he got frustrated fast. But I think he will love this just as much once he can get the pipe cleaners in with ease! It will take some practice.
This last one we saw on Pinterst. You use an old wipes container and some old ribbons, then tie the ribbons together. Cole loved that the ribbons just kept coming and coming.
All good fun for Cole! He learned a little and it all cost less then $5. :)
