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Easy Bird Toy (and fine motor practice) {Fine Motor Fridays}

11/8/2013

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Easy Bird Toy: Fine Motor Fridays {P is for Preschooler}
  I'm happy to be joining up with some great bloggers for Fine Motor Fridays, focusing on activities to help improve fine motor skills in toddlers and preschoolers. See the other awesome ideas at the end of this post. Enjoy!
P is for Preschooler handprints
    We made this simple bead toy for our late parakeet, Sophie, a while back. She was born deformed, with a crooked back, so she mostly just sat in the back of her cage, even when we left the door of it open. She did, however, like to swat at this toy with her beak and hit the beads around.

You'll need:   beads (we used colorful pony beads)
                    stiff string (we used gimp)
                    a twisty tie like ones that come on loaves of bread
Easy Bird Toy: Fine Motor Fridays {P is for Preschooler}
 

We used two pieces of gimp, tied the ends of each, and had Kay start stringing.

Easy Bird Toy: Fine Motor Fridays {P is for Preschooler}


We then tied the other end of the gimp, and bent it in half. Since gimp is stiff, it held that way. We did the same with the other piece.

Easy Bird Toy: Fine Motor Fridays {P is for Preschooler}




Then we held them together and used the twisty tie to keep them that way.

Easy Bird Toy: Fine Motor Fridays {P is for Preschooler}




We used a clothes pin or clip to attach it to the side of the cage and Sophie was a happy camper. 
  

Easy Bird Toy: Fine Motor Fridays {P is for Preschooler}



We also made this one out of colorful wooden beads. Sophie wasn't as fond of this one, but all birds are different! :)

P is for Preschooler
  I promised you some more great fine motor ideas and here they are, from the other bloggers participating in Fine Motor Friday:
 Bottle Cap Soup {School Time Snippets}
Cut-Punch-Paste Grocery Store Play {Lalymom}
Color Sorting with Water Beads {Craftulate}
Soda Bottle Turkey {Stir The Wonder}
Fine Motor Skills Multi Activity Tray {Little Bins for Little Hands}
Montessori Fine Motor: Low to No Cost: {Racheous}
**You can also follow the Fine Motor Fridays Pinterest board.**
6 Comments
Fashionista Momma link
11/5/2013 10:36:26 am

I love finding new ideas for fine motor skill projects. :) thanks for the post. www.fashionistamomma.com

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Georgina link
11/7/2013 10:32:45 pm

My son loves threading! Now we just need to get a bird... ;-)

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Laura @ Lalymom link
11/7/2013 11:36:55 pm

How fun! Great lacing practice and I like that it had a purpose- a great pet gift! How nice to combine being kind to animals with fine motor practice!

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Tina @ Mamas Like Me link
11/8/2013 02:45:16 am

Thanks for sharing! These are adorable and there are so many fun ways to use them!

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kristina link
11/9/2013 05:10:59 am

Love that this simple activity is great for little hands AND was made for your pet! So sweet : )

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jode@mummymusingsandmayhem link
11/9/2013 05:32:32 am

What a lovely colourful idea and so good for those little fine motor skills!

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