fine motor
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50+ Ideas to Improve Printing Without Writing
Want to work on your child’s printing and fine motor skills for hand-writing? Below you will find play-based learning ideas to improve printing without writing. I remember those printing books from elementary school with each letter written solidly, then in an almost connect-the-dots form, and then with room for us to try copy the character […] Continue reading
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EASY to Make Fine Motor Flowers
Last Spring, my family moved to Eastern Canada. I have to say, overall, it’s gone really well. But then the snow came… And, the snow has stayed. It’s March 1st and there are at least 2 feet of snow outside. Knowing back home the flowers are up and we are nowhere close has got this […] Continue reading
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Dripping Slime Fine Motor Skill Activity
One of the easiest activities I make with my kids is slime. Also known by the name of flubber, gak, and slime, this form of play dough takes mere minutes to make and is such a fun form of sensory play! Because Christmas season is nearing, we decided to make this slime “icicle coloured.” Our […] Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Alana. When I’m not nursing cold, stale coffee, I usually can be found with the baby on my hip, barefoot, and racing after my two older kids.
Thanks to a degree in psychology and a free-range childhood backing onto an expansive evergreen forest, positive parenting and play-based learning are my passions.