Valentines Activities to Increase Fine Motor Skills
I. Valentine Hearts Fine Motor Lacing
Supplies:
Colored Felt (red, white and black)
Fabric Scissors
Googly Eyes
Yarn
Masking Tape
Hot Glue Gun
Directions (For one child):
– Fold felt in half and cut out half of a heart.
– Cut out three hearts of various sizes in each of the three colors.
– Fold the hearts in half horizontally and cut two vertical slits (do not cut to the edges),
– Glue googly eyes onto the hearts.
– Cut three feet of yarn.
– Tape the ends using masking.
– I cut two slits so that the yarn could be laced up through one hole and down through the other. This creates a mouth for the hearts.
– Demonstrate how to lace the hearts.
– To lace the hearts go up and then down to create the yarn mouth.
– String all the hearts together using only one slit or two.
II. Valentines Fine Motor Heart Mobile
Supplies:
Some cardboard hearts
Glue
Paint brush
Crepe Paper (red, pink and white)
Ribbon to hang your mobile
Directions:
– Cut up your crepe paper into strips and smaller pieces.
– Put glue onto a section of the heart.
– Crumple the crepe paper to scrunch it.
– Put each scrunched piece on the glue.
– Alternate the colors.
– Continue until the hearts are covered.
– Make holes in the hearts
– Tie them with strips of ribbon to make a valentines mobile.
Alternatively, string each heart separately and attach to a hanger.