Happy Friday! We hope these invitation ideas have been helpful this week. Have a great weekend!
Fine Motor Invitation: Puzzles
Puzzles often seem like a simple fine motor exercise, but toddlers often find interesting and different ways to use the pieces. Two puzzle pieces with knobs can be clapped against one another like cymbals, for example. Children will also often use the pieces to act out imaginary games, driving vehicles around the table or making the sounds of the animals.
Art Invitation: Watercolors
Watercolor palettes can be challenging for toddlers because getting paint on the paper is a multi-step process: put the brush in water, then paint, then on to the paper. You can help your child to do the steps in that order, or set them up with the materials and see what they do.
Watercolor paints are a wonderful medium for creative expression, exploring cause and effect, and fine motor skills.
Music/Movement Invitation: Scarf Dancing
If you do not have lightweight scarves in the house, you can use pieces of fabric, thick ribbons, or something else. Turn on some music and see what your toddler can do!
Dance is also a wonderful mode of creative expression and builds musicality and large motor skills.
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