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.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE FRUIT LOOP TOWERS?
- Plastic cups (we used cleaned apple sauce cups)
- Play dough
- Linguine
- Fruit Loops
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.
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.
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!
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Vicky
Julia, you sound like my kind of woman. 🙂
Julia Deering
Hello there. WOW - so many comments on this post. I'm popping by from Adventures At Home, London UK.
Love the idea of the fruit loop stacks. We've made edible snack-necklaces before (with one end of elastic attached to the floor with masking tape to stop the 'beads' falling off the end. We've used mini pretzels, Hula Hoops, apple rings - that kind of thing.
Will try the spaghetti trick now - my two kiddos will love it I'm sure.
Vicky
Pam, thanks so much for all your kind words.
Pam (Haslem) Dana
Vicky, thanks so much for the comment on our blog! Your blog is adorable! This is totally something my Nathan would LOVE! I'm now a follower on both here and FB! Thanks again!
Pam from http://www.overthebigmoon.com
Vicky
Jennifer, yes, this would be a fun playdate activity.
Vicky
Jess, cheerios would be perfect too!
Vicky
Dianne, that would happen if I were making it too.
Vicky
Nicole, I am following you as well.
Jennifer
Ooh! I love this one! I have two other little ones coming over tomorrow for a play date with my girls and this will be a perfect activity for all of them to do together!
Thanks for visiting my site yesterday and for letting me know about yours!
Jess
That is a great idea!I don't think we have coloured hoops in England but cheerios would work fine.My little one would love to do this!Thanks for sharing