We are in full Christmas craft mode around here. Lots of ideas are coming, so stay tuned. If only blog posts could write themselves! We’re excited to share more Christmas crafts and activities and want to share them all NOW! For now, we’ve got a fun fine motor activity that the kids will love! This Fine Motor Christmas Tree activity and craft was a favorite of Little Guys’. He loved sticking the egg carton pieces through the skewer and seeing his Christmas tree grow! We do so many fine motor activities in our house and this one was just right for the Christmas season!
Fine Motor Christmas Tree Craft
. (We love these things! Never have spilled paint and the snug lids keep the paint from drying up between uses. Perfect for little artists!)
After the paint dried, I cut out each section of the egg carton. Now we were ready for the fun part!
to poke through each of the egg carton sections. He slid each section down the length of the skewer. This is pure concentration, here! (I would suggest putting a wooden cutting board under the skewer if you do this one at home. Our table was fine, but I wouldn’t want any skewer holes in your dining room table!)
onto the glue dots. This is such a great fine motor activity using a neat pincer grasp to hold the sequins and place them on the tree. When the skewer is positioned upright in the play dough, the child’s wrist is positioned in an extended position. This is just right for pre-handwriting and for improving tripod grasp when writing.
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That is adorable! I love egg carton crafts.
We love egg cartons around here too, so many possibilities!
Oh, I love this!! Just pinned it.
Thank you! Let us know if you give it a try and how it turns out!
Thank you Amanda! Heading over to check it out 🙂
Nice one I was just going to stuck them on the top of each other your idea with the screwed is so much better. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! We hope your kiddos enjoy!
I found this on Pinterest and am going to try it this week with my two little ones! Thank you. 🙂
Oh thank you! We hope your little ones enjoy!
Trying this today! Thanks for the great idea. 😉
This is a wonderful idea!