I made Gingerbread Roll and Cover for early learning math skills and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and then laminated them for durability.

You will need to have a dice and something to use as cover-ups on the mats. We used buttons but you can also use pom poms or playdough. I made three different types of mats ... one with blank circles ... one with numbers 1-6 ...  and another with numbers 2-12.

In this activity children roll the dice and cover up the same number of circles on the mat if using the blank mat. Children continue to roll the dice and cover the circles until all circles have been covered. Once the mat is full children can then roll the dice and remove the same number of cover-ups that is on the dice. 

For the numbered mats children roll the dice and cover up the same number on the mats. For the mat with numbers 2-12 children roll two dice and add the two together and then cover up the number on the mat.

​You watch video of this activity by clicking the image below. As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section.

We are working on fine motor turkey activities this week and I wanted to share them with you. You can use the patterns to trace around on construction paper or cardstock paper. You can also free cut the turkey pieces and glue them together.

Both buttons and pony beads are excellent to use for this activity. Children can place them on the matching color turkey feathers. Because of their size pony beads provide a little more of a challenge for the children to pick up and hold which really helps those fine motor skills.

We also use mini clothespins that the children attach to the turkey feathers. I would recommend laminating the turkey for durability when using buttons ... clothespins ... or the pony beads.

These turkeys also make the cutest fine motor craft projects. We put glue in a small container along with qtips. The children dab glue onto the feathers and then press the sequins on the glue dots.

Children can also cut or tear tissue paper into small squares and scrunch them. They then glue the tissue paper on to the feathers.

You can see a video of all the activities along with how I made the turkey by clicking the image below. The patterns are also located below.

fine motor turkey pattern

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I made Pop Its Letters and Numbers that can be used with Pop Its fidget toys and are great for letter and number recognition as well as fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out. I then laminated them for durability.

I used a sharpie permanent marker to write letters and numbers on the Pop Its fidget toys. I also have Pop Its that already have the letters and numbers written on them that I purchased from amazon. 

In this activity children pick a letter or number card and "pop" the same letter or number on the Pop Its. I am giving away one set of the letter and number Pop Its so be sure to watch the video on how you can enter to win them.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added Pop Its Sight Word Cards. 

Here is a cute ladybug color match for color recognition. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out. I then laminated them for durability.

I set the ladybugs in one pile and the leaves in another pile. I made two different sizes of leaves ... a smaller one for a single ladybug match and a larger one for a multiple match.

In this activity children place the matching ladybug(s) on the same color leaves. I made the leaves with and without color labels and also include the alternate spelling of the color gray/grey.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added Ladybug Number Match Sticks.

We talked a lot about flowers and the different types and colors. I made a flower match activity for color recognition and fine motor development. Print patterns on cardstock paper and cut them out.

Laminate all pieces for durability. Using an xacto knife slice along the line at the top of each color pot. I have included pots with color names and without color names.

In this activity children pick a color pot and find the same color flower. They then insert the flower into the top of each pot where the opening has been sliced. Play continues until all flowers have been matched.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have added Flower Bead Lacing.

I made an egg alphabet match and clip which is great for letter recognition and fine motor development skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them.

In this activity children find the eggs with the same letters and and clip them together with a clothespin or large plastic paper clip. Play continues until all eggs have been matched.

As of 2022 this activity can be found in the member's section which is also where I have also added a egg number match and clip.