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Toddler's fine motor skill activities

Ten activities to strengthen toddler’s fingers and hands

These are the ten activities that my toddler enjoyed the most. These activities helps her to strengthen her little fingers and hands. 1. Pushing pom poms into empty water bottle. 2. Removing clothespin 3. Removing velcro vegetables 4. Removing magnetic pattern blocks from the board 5. Removing CD from the case 6. Tearing cotton balls …

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How to add a watermark to the photos using free online editor – 2

We add the watermark to the photos using the free online Photo Editor www.picmonkey.com Option 1 is useful  only when the watermark is used few times.If we want to use the same watermark again and again, we may need to  use this method. Here, we create the watermark once and reuse it.It involves 2 steps.Step 1 …

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Styrofoam + Tooth pick – A fine motor skill activity for Toddlers

We had a great time playing with Styrofoam and toothpick. The idea is to push the toothpick into the Styrofoam. This simple activity is great for fine motor skill & hand eye coordination. This activity kept my daughter busy for a long time.  If the child has difficulties in push the toothpick, we can do …

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Free activity book for kids

A free book on activity ideas for kids 1 to 5

Slow and steady, get me ready – a great book written by June Oberlander is available free at the website of Institute of Education sciences. From the website This handbook, which was written by a retired kindergarten teacher with over 25 years of experience, is intended to bridge the gap between home and school. It …

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