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February 2, 2014 By Chelsey

Activities for Toddlers: Heart-Themed Fine Motor Activity

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Here’s one  of our favorite valentine-themed activities for toddlers! Not only did my toddler have lots of fun with this heart activity, but he also had the opportunity to practice fine motor skills too.

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Valentine Themed Fine Motor Activity for Toddlers

We are having so much fun with our heart shaped pasta! Who knew we’d get so many uses from it. I had put some in our valentine sensory box along with some little straws, and Theo had been having a blast putting the straws through the pasta. So why not make him his own little fine motor skill practice using the same materials! (This post contains affiliate links.)

Toddler Activities: Heart Themed Fine Motor Activity

Valentine Toddler Activity with Fine Motor Practice

Setting Up the Activity

1. Find a flat surface that’s accessible to your toddler for the activity. I used a cutting board for our flat surface.

2. Add a few small piles of playdough to your flat surface. (We had some pink homemade playdough in our art cabinet so we used that.)

3. Stick one straw straight up in each pile of playdough. (We had found some really cute straws with hearts to use at our local store.)

4. Place some heart-shaped pasta into a small container next to the straws. (If you can’t find heart-shaped pasta, any kind of tubular pasta will work.)

Heart Shaped Pasta for Toddler Activity

Playing with the Fine Motor Activity

Theo stacked and unstacked the pasta for quite a while! He also enjoyed taking it all apart and rebuilding it over and over.

Toddler Activity~ Stacking Pasta on Straws

So much fun for little hands and great fine motor practice too!

 

Filed Under: Hearts, Quick & Easy, toddler, Toddler Play, Valentine's Day Tagged With: fine motor, hearts, toddler play, valentine's day

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Welcome to Buggy and Buddy! I'm Chelsey, a former teacher and parent living on the central coast of California. I love sharing crafts, science, STEM and STEAM activities, free printables and more! Read More…

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