Cool Crafts for Kids - Let's Fill the Groundhog

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Are you looking for fun cool crafts for kids? I have a simple, easy, yet super fun home activity for preschoolers. Check out the “let’s fill the groundhog” kids activity.

The development and stimulation of fine motor skills are essential for children to get the abilities needed to cope with daily life tasks and gain new knowledge. Developing fine motor skills in children is necessary to coordinate the simultaneous movement of their eyes, hands, fingers, tongue, and mouth.

When we strengthen fine motor skills, children achieve goals such as dressing, eating, or tying shoelaces, enhancing their autonomy and self-esteem with each achievement.As proposed by Montessori’s pedagogy, the development of autonomous and independent children, creators of their learning. “We do not only move just to move. Each movement has its purpose. It always has some intention” Maria Montessori.

Performing fine motor activities with children is very easy. With the same objects used in everyday life, you can help strengthen coordination and dexterity in children’s movements. However, before doing any activity with them, it is important to consider their capabilities. That will allow activities with a higher level of difficulty to be progressively included. It also opens the door to exercises that strengthen other areas of development.

Each of the materials presented on the tray must be real and given to them orderly. That will allow them to organize their thoughts to carry out the activity. The same thing will happen when facing real-life situations.

THEME: COOL CRAFTS FOR KIDS

HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?

Topic: Fine motor skills

Age: 4-6-year-old children

Goal: Through this cool crafts for kids activity, children will strengthen their visual-motor coordination and enhance their hands and fingers’ movements.

Difficulty level: Intermediate. This cool crafts for kids activity is designed for children to carry out autonomously and independently by following instructions.

Skills:

Visual-motor coordination
Precision in hand and finger movements
Following instructions
Focus
Autonomy

MATERIALS:

A printable of a groundhog
A container with small pompoms
Extra container
Tweezers
Glue, optional

ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT

Step 1:

Take each pompom using the tweezers.

Step 2:

Place the pom poms all over the groundhog’s printable. The pom-poms can also glue it

ACTIVITY RESULT

Cool crafts for kids – Groundhog with pompoms – (Fine motor activity)

Groundhog with pompoms. Cool crafts for kids activity

FREE PRINTABLE COOL CRAFTS FOR KIDS WORKSHEETS

Let kids practice their fine motor skills. Click the link below to download the printable worksheets for preschoolers.

Download the Free Printable Groundhog Worksheets

HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES?

CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD

This cool crafts for kids activity can be developed with younger children. Suppose you want to lower the difficulty level of it because children cannot use the tweezers. In that case, you can ask them to do it with their fingers, using the pincer grip technique, using the thumb and index finger. This way, they will carry out an activity according to their development and skills.

CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OLDER THAN 6

This cool crafts for kids activity can be done with older children. To increase the difficulty level, children can use a spoon instead of tweezers, allowing them to better control their movements. This way, they will carry out a fun activity according to their development and skills.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION – LET’S FILL THE GROUNDHOG

In this video, you will find a detailed description of the “LET’S FILL THE GROUNDHOG” activity, designed for 4-6-year-old boys and girls. Children will do an activity with pompoms and tweezers to strengthen their fine motor skills. This groundhog activity will allow children to develop visual-motor coordination, precision in hand and finger movements, following instructions, focus, and autonomy. They will need the following materials to do the activity a printable of a groundhog, a container with small pompoms, and tweezers.

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Liliana is a Licensed Montessori teacher known for her passion and dedication to education. She's been a teacher in the United States for many years, and she truly believes that education is the key to making the world a better place because today's students are tomorrow's leaders. Her experience with Toddlers, Beginners, VPK with Montessori methodology approach; Kindergarten, and first grade made her an authority and trusted resource. Liliana's family taught her important qualities like love, a positive attitude, strong motivation, and leadership. These values have guided her on her journey to becoming a professional and expert teacher. Her mission is to help children grow and contribute to a brighter future for the country.