Fine Motor Skills Build A Snowman
Supplies/What we used:
*creamer bottles
*sharpies
*cotton balls
*tray
*ribbon
What to do:
I cut the paper off the creamer bottle after washing it out. I let it dry. This is why it was still on the counter, drying out. So it was ready to go this day. I grabbed the colored sharpies and added a face, nose, mouth, and buttons. I then got a tray out (from the dollar tree) and added cotton balls and a piece of ribbon.
Now the kids took over and started adding the cotton balls to the container. This is great for fine motor skills. Easy for my toddler and still fun for my 5 yr. As they added the cotton balls they were building their snowman. Once they filled the bottles we added the caps. These worked great as the snowman hat.
There were cotton balls left over and the boys gathered empty egg cartons and more containers and stuffed and filled them all. So glad this activity kept them busy while I got a little house work done and took care of a fussy little boy. We even got these cute little snowman decorations out of this simple yet fun fine motor skills activity.
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Written by Jaime
Hi! I am Jaime, mama to three high energy boys. With three boys, life never slows down, but I wouldn't have it any other way! We love creating, learning, and crafting together and we can turn anything into an adventure.
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I think it turned out really cute 🙂 Must try with Aarya 🙂
thank you:)
You could leave the cap on for an older child who needs to work on pushing things in. I winder how difficult it would be to get the balls out so it is reusable.
This was a one time use for us. However, my boys loved it so that we got out some peanut butter jars and turned them into snowmen too. Now they can add and remove the cotton balls from this jar:)
What brand of creamer is that? The bottle we have is solid white, so I’m curious! I love this idea! I actually dug out our Baby Bullet cups for my toddler to do this with, since I can’t seem to find the lids for our jars. Works great (without the ribbon)!
they are coffee mate creamer bottles:)
Thanks! I wonder if the store would mind if I peeled back the label to see if ours are clear in Canada, too? haha!
We loved this activity! We used a 32 ounce honey jar, paper eyes, mouth, nose and buttons (which my 6 year old son glued on), and added a paper hat on top. The only down side to this was that the opening is larger compared to the bottle you use, so my son preferred to put the cotton balls in by hand instead of using the wooden tweezers we have. Other than that, it was a great activity and we ended up with a super cute wintertime decoration for our home. Thanks so much for your inspiration!
Yes! I WILL be doing this with my toddler! So cute and we already have all the materials handy, thanks for such a cute idea 🙂
Thanks for the inspiration…My daughter had a blast making her snowman this week…I posted about it here with a link back to you ~> http://homeschoolmama3.blogspot.com/2014/03/easy-cotton-ball-snowman.html
If for some reason you cannot find it when you go to it it is because I am being moved from blogger to wordpress tomorrow…so look for it at KingdomFirstHomeschool.com within the next couple of days. Sorry this is so long…lol!
Blessings,
Forest Rose