Great Fine Motor Activity...

This is a really good physical fine motor activity that will help your child to practice their manipulative skills. Physical skills are one of the three prime areas of learning that are essential in a child's learning development, without physical movement we become limited. Children explore through play, and the way they move through play is by using their physical movement abilities.

You will need:
* Colander
* Pipe cleaners

These can be easily purchased at many shops at a cheap price :)

Here are my pipe cleaners! 85p from Wilko (Bargin!)

And here is my Colander- £3.00 from Wilko, but if you have one lying around at home then that's perfect!

With the pipe cleaners, allow your child to thread them through the different size holes in the Colander. Its great or them to practice fine motor skills, and this also teaches them mathematical skills of different sizes of holes i.e. small, medium and large. Also the pipe cleaners are different colours and textures, which allows children to explore with their senses different types of materials and feelings i.e. soft, rough. Coloured pipe cleaners are great for your child to learn different colours, and they are malleable and easy to manipulate so they can experiment twisting, turning and gripping movements which are essential physical movement skills!

Here you go! This is what I did with the pipe cleaners! :) 

Hopefully your child will have great fun doing this activity!

I shall be introducing this concept into the Playgroup in September 2013, so keep a look out!