Clothes pins. paper plate. marker. there isn’t much to setting up this activity. i took a paper plate, cut it in half, and added dots around each one. the goal was simple: put the clothes pin right on the dot. i love easy activities like this. this took less than 1 minute to set up and my son (3) loves it. he plays it over and over – this. Stir the wonder has a great idea that gets kids helping to decorate for the season. affix a paper leaf to each clothespin. make a tree made from sturdy card stock or cardboard. then, clip the leaf clothespins to the tree branches. you can do this for each season. in fall use orange, yellow, red and brown leaves.
Fine motor activities. five green and speckled frogs. one fun activity is to use frog stickers on clothespins and a paint stick. attach 5 frog stickers to 5 clothespins. sing the fingerplay “five green and speckled frogs” (or read a book with the rhyme in it). use fingers to sing and play out the fingerplay. Paint the paper with your favorite colors and patterns to use as butterfly wings. once you have done painting, all you need to do is crumble the paper and shape it like a butterfly using a clothespin in the center. firefliesandmud. 4. over sized plastic clothespins. get the over size clothespin from one dollar shop. Clothespin fine motor activities for kids. working with clothes pins is a great way to strengthen fine motor skills and the pincer grasp in young children. there are so many simple activities that can be done with clothespins to build hand strength. it’s an easy way to make learning fun. you can buy wooden clothespins at the dollar store. 1. clothespin math – from mess for less. very little prep and practices fine motor and math skills! 2. counting octopus – an adorable animal craft that focuses on number recognition and fine motor. from reading confetti. 3. painting with clothespins such a fun and colorful art activity from teaching 2 and 3 year olds.
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