Objective
To further develop fine motor and sorting skills for my toddler
Materials
- cotton balls
- Q-tips
- Two containers (one for the cotton balls and one for the Q-tips)
Like many toddlers, my daughter likes to play and explore objects that are not necessarily toys. A couple of weeks ago, she found the Q-tip holder in our bathroom and dumped out all of the Q-tips. I watched what she did with them. Instead of just dumping them and moving on to the next activity, she began picking up the Q-tips. One by one, she put them back into the container, making sure each one was flat and fit back into the holder correctly. She managed to put them all back and then proceeded to dump them back out and do it all over again. She must have spent a good half an hour doing this. It was amazing to me that she was so focused on this and was practising attention regulation despite the distractions near by.
She also gave me inspiration for this post. This activity could be used to develop fine motor skills, sensory exploration as well as sorting. I set out the cotton balls, Q-tips and put containers for each of them so she had separate containers if she wanted to sort.
Here is what I used:
What are your toddler's favourite bathroom accessories?
