Summer Kiwi

Practice pincer grip and pushing with this adorable Q-tip push Kiwi!

Materials

  • Green Styrofoam
  • Q-tips
  • Green, Yellow, Brown and White Paint

How To

  • Using a round chuck of Styrofoam that I found at the Dollar Tree, I painted the center white. Then I painted brown around the outside and added a little green around the white!
  • Paint the tops of the Q-tips black and cut them in half when dried.
Summer Kiwi - DIY - Playgarden Online
Summer Kiwi - DIY - Playgarden Online
Summer Kiwi - DIY - Playgarden Online
Summer Kiwi - DIY - Playgarden Online
Summer Kiwi - DIY - Playgarden Online
Summer Kiwi - DIY - Playgarden Online

Skills

Hand-eye Coordination Hand-eye Coordination
Pincer grip Pincer grip
Hand Strength Hand Strength
Counting Counting

Tips with Miss Charlotte

Miss Charlotte - Teacher Playgarden

Offer this to your child and tell them, “Uh oh! The seeds fell out.” See what they do!

Take turns rolling dice and encourage your child to put that many seeds in the kiwi as you count together.  This is a playful way to add math skills such as number identification, one-to-one correspondence, and subitizing skills into a game!

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