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8 fine motor skills using pumpkins!

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8 fine motor skills using pumpkins!

Halloween is just around the corner, what better ways to celebrate it than doing some fun activities with pumpkins to practise our littles’ fine motor skill! These activities are perfect for preschooler (2-3 years old). We will for sure be doing some of these activities at our daycare centre!

  1. Gather your Mr. Potato Head pieces to make a silly Mr. Gourd Head. (My Nearest and Dearest)
  2. Scoop dried rice and beans into small plastic pumpkins.
  3. Spoon corn into small plastic pumpkins. (Olives and Pickles)
  4. Act out the Five Little Pumpkins poem with props that use clothespins. (Still Playing School)
  5. Add some plastic toys and have fun with easy pumpkin pie scented play dough. (Golden Reflections Blog)
  6. Make a pumpkin patch out of a shoe box for some fine motor fun.. (House of Burke)
  7. Print some fall play dough mats for your play dough table. (The Preschool Toolbox)
  8. Pound golf tees into pumpkins. (I Can Teach My Child)

For full article, please check out http://teaching2and3yearolds.com/preschool-fine-motor-activities-for-fall/

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