Your target, your dream

 

Summer is coming up and let’s admit to each other we need things to do. These kids do not like being stuck at home and especially bored! So we need fun creative activities to do with them. For this blog we will discuss family activities and creative ways to engage your kids imagination. 

For this first activity it has to do with fine motor and hand eye coordination for early writing skills. This will help little wittters strengthen their fine motor when it is time to hold a pencil. However, I would like to incorporate reading as well. 

As you can see I did mines out of cardboard cut it very small, added some circles with markers using different colors. The colors that I had in paint as well, and placed it on an easel. Then on a miniature paint palette I added the paint. Now using the Q-tips as a paintbrush, I dip the Q-tip in the paint and match the circles on the cardboard with the color of the paint and the marker.

To incorporate reading, I would do the same but add a letter to the circle. As the parent or caregiver I would ask the child to choose the letter that makes this sound! They would have to find the letter with the sound, and the color that match the circle. If your child is not on letter sound yet which is typically 4 or 5 years of age, use flash card to help find the letter and say what the letter is. All for the reading skills they would need.

I encourage this for children but it is also important for families to get involved as well. Maybe you’ll be surprised it’s not as easy as you thought! It is a fun great activity and great conversation starter. Also, the child could be the teacher and tell you what letter to pick 

As your doing this ask them how important it is for them to reach that color. Let them know that the circle represent their goals, and dreams how do you plan on reaching it if it was your goal right here? Do you think this was easy or hard for you? 

Things to remember:

It could get messy, so you want to be prepared for that. You can use the color you want or have them pick the colors but you decide the letters. Especially the ones your child needs to work on. Another thing to remember, I did my activity miniature size for smaller hands. Engage in conversation, ask them what was the hardest part, was it easy for you at all and what was hard? And always have fun.

Thanks for reading!