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Take a baking tray, place a sheet of paper, then take 3-6 rubber-bands and place them around the baking tray. If your child is old enough have them take a paint brush and paint the bands, they can use their fingers as well. Next have your child pull the rubber band and splatter the paint!

Freeze ice in Tupperware or ice trays. Place the ice in a sensory bin, baking tray, or bowl. Provide your child with liquid water colors , food coloring, or paint . They can use a dropper , paint brush , pipette , baster, or syringe as their tool. Simply let them explore painting on ice.

Provide your child with aluminum foil as their canvas. If they are old enough to use a sharpie you can have them doodle designs all over the foil followed by coloring in the doodles or painting them. If they are not old enough you can draw designs, shapes, letters, numbers, pictures before hand and simply let them finger paint or use a paintbrush , paint scraper , or tool of their liking to create.

Provide your child with paper towels as a canvas. You can have them paint with droppers or paintbrushes. Place liquid water colors or food coloring in a cup with water to simply dilute it a little in order to get more usage. Let them paint!

Get the most out of using your water beads. After letting your children play with water beads in other invitations, you can get the last use of them by freezing the water beads in ice trays and Tupperware. Before you begin excavating you can have your child build structures. To excavate have your child release the water beads with tools (pipettes, droppers, condiment bottles, spray bottle, or baster).

You can make home made play dough as a cooking activity ahead of time. Go on a walk or in your yard. Forage sticks. Set up a this invitation by simply letting them build with the two materials open ended. Play Dough Recipe: 2 Cups of Flour 2 Cups of Salt 2 Cups of Water (add food coloring or liquid water colors to create the color desired) 2 TBSP Cream of Tartar 2 TBSP Oil Heat a non stick pan to very low, pour flour, salt, water, cream of tartar, and oil on the pan all together. A little trick we do for the color to evenly disperse is add the Liquid Water Colors or Food Coloring to the water prior to putting it in the pan. Continue to mix the ingredients until it hardens. Typically 4-5 minutes. Remove from pan and roll the play dough around on a cutting board until it cools down. Store in Tupperware and enjoy!

Save those cardboard packages. Cut out different shapes. If your child is old enough cut you can either have them trace shapes or draw the shapes before hand for them. Have your child glue and create a collage of shapes. Let it dry. Provide them with paint , paintbrush , or simply let them fingerprint to create!

Save those cardboard packages! Create a ramp by cutting it into a long rectangular shape. You can make different sized ramps to predict and test which will be the fastest ramp. Tape the ramp on a chair, table, bench, or cabinet. Followed by testing with either balls , cars , or both.

Blow up water balloons or regular balloons. Provide paint , brushes, and paper. They can also simply use just their fingers to paint. Let them paint on the balloons or use the balloons as their tool to paint on paper.

This fine motor skill enhancement invitation can be done in two ways! 1)Toy Rescue. Tape toys down on a table, floor, play mat, or pavement. Have your child peel the tape to release the toy. 2) Place different designs or shapes with tape on a table, floor, play mat, or pavement. Have your child peel the tape.

Providing your child with lots of opportunities to develop their fine motor skills strengthens their muscles in the hands and prepares them for using scissors. Nature Cutting: Go on a nature hunt and forage items. Then have your child either cut or tear the items. Lots of Lines Cutting: On a piece of paper draw different lines (swirls, zig zags, waves, loops, etc.) Then have your child attempt to cut those lines. Cutting Hair: Take recycled paper tubes, draw a face, different types of lines (straight, squiggles, zig zags) and have your child cut the hair.

In a sensory bin provide water beads. Have your child transfer the water beads either with their hands, tongs , tweezers, handy scoopers, ladle, or a spoon. The goal is to transfer the water beads from the sensory bin to the cup, bowl, container, or Tupperware. Tip: If you don’t have water beads you can use beans, pasta, pom poms , cotton balls, marbles, rocks, flat marbles, or beads.