Motor Skills Activities

Materials

• Something to hold a decent amount of water (could even be done in the bathtub)

• Bottle caps (or anything you have multiples of)

• Strainer

Instructions

1. Add water and bottle caps to a kiddie pool, bath tub, or container

2. Use a strainer to fish out all the caps

Materials

• popsicle sticks

• colorful string

• pipe cleaners

• googly eyes

• glue

Instructions

1. Glue one end of string to the end of popsicle stick. Wrap string at an angle around popsicle stick. When you are close to the end of the stick, wrap straight across and begin wrapping string at the opposite diagonal on the way up. Cut string and glue at the top. 

2. Take a pipe cleaner and wrap the ends together to form a circle. Pinch the center of the circle together at the join and twist twice. Repeat with second pipe cleaner. 

3. Glue wings and eyes to popsicle stick.

4. Enjoy your beautiful butterfly!