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Bottle Cap Twist and Rainbow Sorting
This is a great activity to practice color sorting while working the whole hand, as well as fine motor skills. Try making this project after watching Miss Beth‘s Colors and Shapes lesson, to put those newfound skills to practice. To watch Miss Beth’s lesson and get even more educational content and crafts, join the Playgarden Prep Online preschool community today!
Materials
- 6 plastic clear bottles with the caps
- Rainbow pom poms
- Hot glue
- Cardboard
- Dot stickers
How To
- Apply rainbow dot stickers to the bottlecaps.
- Cut the plastic bottles (evenly) a little more than halfway.
- Trace the bottles on the cardboard.
- Cut a square in the center of the cardboard. This will allow the pom-poms to be released when the activity is over.
- Hot glue the traced perimeter of the bottle and add another round of glue to the outer edge of the bottle.
Skills
Hand-eye Coordination
Color sorting
Fine motor
Wrist/Whole hand muscle building
Tips with Miss Charlotte
You can make this activity more challenging by offering tongs! Remember, hands-on projects like these are crucial to development during your child’s Online Preschool journey.
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