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    Home » Fine Motor Skills Activities

    Fine Motor Activity - Fruit Loop Towers

    Modified: Aug 4, 2022 · Published: Aug 22, 2011 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 75 Comments

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    Yesterday, I was looking for a quick fine motor activity to do with the girls that would not take much time and not require a big cleanup.  All you need for these Fruit Loop Towers are fruit loops, spaghetti and play dough. Activities for Fine Motor Skills can be fun and educational!

    For more fun ideas check out 18 Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers.  

    Fine Motor Activity - These fruit loop towers are a simple way to practice fine motor skills with little ones.

    WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE FRUIT LOOP TOWERS?

    • Plastic cups (we used cleaned apple sauce cups)
    • Play dough
    • Linguine
    • Fruit Loops
    fruit loop towers

    HOW DO YOU MAKE AN EASY FINE MOTOR ACTIVITY FOR KIDS?

    I gave each girl a ball of play dough and stuck a piece of uncooked linguine in it.  I then filled some cups with fruit loops (we were out of cheerios and you'll see why fruit loops may be more fun).  My girls think fruit loops are the biggest treats since they rarely have them, so I decided to make their day.

    bowls of fruit loops and play dough

    Have your child try and put each loop onto the piece of pasta.  This requires a great deal of concentration and careful fine motor work.  I was so excited that even B, who is a little weaker on the fine motor side, did this with no trouble.

    child stringing fruit loops on pasta
    stacking fruit loops

    When they were done they were so excited to see the tower of rainbow colors they had made.  See, if you deprive your kid of fruit loops, you just get a beige tower.  The other plus to using fruit loops is this turned into a color identification activity as B went down her fruit loop tower and named each color.  A (middle name should be Not to be Outdone) did the same thing.  They were so proud of themselves.  I did this activity around snack time so when they were done I just had them eat the fruit loops for snack.  Lazy parenting at it's best!

    stacked fruit loops with play dough ball

    If your enjoyed these Fruit Loop Towers, check out quick and easy activities for toddlers and:  

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    1. Marianne Botting says

      August 29, 2014 at 2:43 pm

      Amazingly simple activity - genius. Love it!

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    2. The Outlaw Mom says

      November 08, 2011 at 4:38 am

      This is totally awesome! Love this idea 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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    3. Martha says

      October 03, 2011 at 2:17 am

      Your little girls are darling! and you are certainly good at keeping them busy! Thanks for stopping by and following. Have a blessed week!

      Reply
    4. Amanda says

      September 29, 2011 at 12:37 am

      Wow, I really like this one! Thanks to Athena from Columbia Basin Signing Academy for introducing us to your site. We'll definitely be visiting here again soon!

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    5. AthenaS says

      September 23, 2011 at 3:02 am

      Thanks for this. I used it tonight in my parent/child signing class to reinforce the signs for "cereal" and "more." The mom there loved it. She's looking forward to using it again with her little girl (she has Downs and spent the activity eating her fruit loops instead of stacking them). 🙂

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    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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