March 14th, 2015

Spring Explore Tubs {Take Two!}

Tara West


Hey, hey!  It’s time for a brand new set of fine motor explore centers!  These are great for this time of the year when our kiddos start to get a little ancy at center time!  wait, is that just mind? HA! You’ll want to be sure to click through to each activity so you can read about each in depth!  I hope your littles love these and thanks so much for the internet – -total game changer for us teachers! 🙂

EXPLORE TUB ONE:

These ADORABLE feathers create strong hands!  Cutting is one of the BEST ways for kiddos to build strength in their hands!  Read more about those HERE.

Paper Feathers from A Little Pinch of Perfect

EXPLORE TUB TWO:

Flowers and yarn for the win!  I know my kiddos are going to flip fore these!  Anytime we have worked with yarn the kids thought I was the best ever.  View more about these tulips HERE.

Yarn wrapped tulips from School Times Snippets

EXPLORE TUB THREE:

This activity is for sure going to be loved be all!  The template for the frog is linked below and then all you need is some sequins!  Grab the template HERE.

Sequin Frog from Child Care Land

EXPLORE TUB FOUR:

Eeeek weaving looms!  For this activity I would swap out the safety pin for a toothpick!  The kiddos will be all over these!  View more about this activity  HERE.

Weaving Looms from Hello, Wonderful

EXPLORE TUB FIVE:


How about this adorable watermelon fine motor activity?  Kiddos will be able to use their fine motor skills to place the playdoh seeds onto the matching watermelon slice!  View more about this fine motor activity HERE.

Watermelon Fine Motor Center from Child Care Land

EXPLORE TUB SIX:

More fun with tissue paper! The kiddos are going to love being able to create their own turtle with tissue paper and glue!  I’m going to having this one printed for them to use as a model! View more HERE.

Turtle Tissue Paper from Oopsy Daisy Blog

EXPLORE TUB SEVEN:

Another fun and exciting fine motor  activity!  You can view more about this activity HERE!

Button Fine Motor from Child Care Land

I hope you love all the ideas and have a GREAT week!

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Tara West Teacher & Author

Tara West is a dedicated educator and the founder of Little Minds at Work, an educational platform designed to provide teachers with creative and engaging resources for early childhood education. With a focus on developing innovative lesson plans, classroom strategies, and activities, Tara brings her passion for teaching to life, empowering teachers to foster meaningful learning experiences for their students.

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