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What Should My Five-Year-Old Be Learning?

Your little love is about to become a big kid! They’re likely heading off to kindergarten soon, and you won’t believe the progress they’ll make this year. From social-emotional growth to academic learning and more advanced coordination, your kids will soon be skipping, hopping, writing, and even reading a few words! While kids develop at their own pace, below is a list of new skills many five-year-olds will acquire over this exciting year:

Social-Emotional Skills

As your kindergartner continues to assert their independence, they’ll become better and more enthusiastic helpers. Let them pitch in wherever you can, even if it means a bit more work for you after the fact. Over the next year, your handy helper will get even better at:

  • Following directions (they might even be excited to do so!)
  • Helping with chores like setting the table, sweeping the floor, or washing (non-breakable) dishes
  • Knowing the difference between fantasy and reality
  • Doing things themselves, like getting dressed (YES!), eating, and using the bathroom.
  • Sitting still and listening for 15 minutes

Language Skills

At this age, your child may become quite the chatterbox. Their speech is likely to be clear, their vocabularies are extensive, and their descriptions are becoming more vivid. They’ll also probably learn to:

  • Match the beginning and ending sounds of words to the appropriate letters
  • Use correct grammar most of the time (with some funny mistakes)
  • Use the correct tenses – past, present, future
  • Use the correct pronouns – he, his, they, theirs, etc
  • Answer and talk on the phone

Cognitive Skills

This year, many five-year-olds will enter kindergarten, where their social, emotional, and academic skills will blossom beyond belief. Some of the things your little one might master this year include:

  • Drawing and cutting out simple shapes
  • Using relational words like under, over, and next to
  • Writing upper and lowercase letters, words, name
  • Adding and subtracting numbers under five (practice with cookies – it’s highly effective!)
  • Reading several sight words

Physical Skills

While fine motor skills take longer to develop, your five-year-old’s gross motor skills will grow by leaps and bounds (literally) this year! Below are a few of the strides your child may make over the next year or so:

  • Balancing on one foot for a few seconds with their eyes closed
  • Hopping on one foot, skipping, and even jumping rope
  • Using a fork, butter knife, and spoon correctly
  • Zipping their zipper (hooray!)
  • Tying their shoes

Your big kid will learn so much in school, and you can reinforce that learning at home! Play games together, count the cars you pass on the street, find the letter “O” in the stop sign, and read, read, and then read some more. But be sure to make plenty of time for play, movement, and snuggles. You can also track your child’s milestones by age with the CDC’s mobile milestone app!

Boy writing on paper
What Should My Five-Year-Old Be Learning?

Your little love is about to become a big kid! They’re likely heading off to kindergarten soon, and you won’t believe the progress they’ll make this year. From social-emotional growth to academic learning and more advanced coordination, your kids will soon be skipping, hopping, writing, and even reading a few words! While kids develop at their own pace, below is a list of new skills many five-year-olds will acquire over this exciting year:

Social-Emotional Skills

As your kindergartner continues to assert their independence, they’ll become better and more enthusiastic helpers. Let them pitch in wherever you can, even if it means a bit more work for you after the fact. Over the next year, your handy helper will get even better at:

  • Following directions (they might even be excited to do so!)
  • Helping with chores like setting the table, sweeping the floor, or washing (non-breakable) dishes
  • Knowing the difference between fantasy and reality
  • Doing things themselves, like getting dressed (YES!), eating, and using the bathroom.
  • Sitting still and listening for 15 minutes

Language Skills

At this age, your child may become quite the chatterbox. Their speech is likely to be clear, their vocabularies are extensive, and their descriptions are becoming more vivid. They’ll also probably learn to:

  • Match the beginning and ending sounds of words to the appropriate letters
  • Use correct grammar most of the time (with some funny mistakes)
  • Use the correct tenses – past, present, future
  • Use the correct pronouns – he, his, they, theirs, etc
  • Answer and talk on the phone

Cognitive Skills

This year, many five-year-olds will enter kindergarten, where their social, emotional, and academic skills will blossom beyond belief. Some of the things your little one might master this year include:

  • Drawing and cutting out simple shapes
  • Using relational words like under, over, and next to
  • Writing upper and lowercase letters, words, name
  • Adding and subtracting numbers under five (practice with cookies – it’s highly effective!)
  • Reading several sight words

Physical Skills

While fine motor skills take longer to develop, your five-year-old’s gross motor skills will grow by leaps and bounds (literally) this year! Below are a few of the strides your child may make over the next year or so:

  • Balancing on one foot for a few seconds with their eyes closed
  • Hopping on one foot, skipping, and even jumping rope
  • Using a fork, butter knife, and spoon correctly
  • Zipping their zipper (hooray!)
  • Tying their shoes

Your big kid will learn so much in school, and you can reinforce that learning at home! Play games together, count the cars you pass on the street, find the letter “O” in the stop sign, and read, read, and then read some more. But be sure to make plenty of time for play, movement, and snuggles. You can also track your child’s milestones by age with the CDC’s mobile milestone app!

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Three Year Old Playing with Blocks.

What Should My Three-Year-Old Be Learning?

Your three-year-old will always be your baby, but they’re learning and growing by leaps and bounds, and there’s so much you can do to help nurture their natural development! While children develop at their rate and mastering things a bit earlier or later than others is common, below is a list of social-emotional, language, cognitive, and physical milestones many kids achieve by the time they turn four (and, hence, the things they’re working on when they’re three).

Social-Emotional Skills

Your little love bug is starting to become less self-centered and more aware of the people around them, showing affection, concern, empathy, and a range of other emotions. As their sense of self and self-confidence grows, they may be becoming more independent. By the time they turn four, they may also be able to:

  • Mimic you, other family members, and friends
  • Take turns when playing games or using toys
  • Make eye contact when communicating
  • Play on their own for 10+ minutes
  • Begin to separate more easily from parents or caregivers
  • Recognize and name different feelings, such as happiness, silliness, sadness, and fear

Language Skills

Being able to communicate verbally with your child is an exciting milestone! With a vocabulary hovering between 250-500 words and blossoming grammatical skills, you (and those around you) should be able to understand about 75% of what your three-year-old is telling you. By the time they turn four, your child may also be able to:

  • Follow instructions with two or three steps, such as “Please get your shoes and meet me at the front door.”
  • Name several colors and basic shapes, including circles, squares, and rectangles.
  • Recognize several letters
  • Use pronouns (such as it, me, my, you, your, she, he, and we), the past tense, and plural words
  • Speak in full sentences of 4-6 words and carry on a conversation using 2-3 sentences at a time
  • Tell stories (they may be silly!)

Cognitive Skills

It’s tough to say who feels prouder when a child masters a new skill – the child or the parent! Three-year-old minds are working overtime, observing, practicing, and conquering all kinds of amazing feats. By the time they turn four, many three-year-olds can:

  • Engage in imaginative pretend play
  • Complete a 3-to-4 piece puzzle
  • Build a tower of 6 blocks or more
  • Draw a line and circle and begin to draw people (they will probably look more like tadpoles)
  • Count to three and begin to recognize quantities, such as one cookie, two cookies, or three cookies
  • Sort and match items that are the same or different and compare items by size or color

Physical Skills

If only we could bottle the energy of a three-year-old – it seems they’re always ready to hit the park or playground, race to the corner, or jump off a step. By the time they turn four, many three-year-olds are also able to:

  • Pedal a tricycle
  • Kick, throw, and catch a ball
  • Hop on one foot
  • Balance on one foot for 5+ seconds
  • Hold a pencil using a tripod (3 fingers) or quadrupod (4 fingers) grip

As we said above, children develop at their own pace, mastering some skills quickly and requiring more practice with others. The more practice they get – and the more support they feel from you – the more confident they will feel as they learn and grow. If you’d like to track your child’s milestones by age, consider downloading the CDC’s mobile milestone app!

 

Three Year Old Playing with Blocks.
What Should My Three-Year-Old Be Learning?

Your three-year-old will always be your baby, but they’re learning and growing by leaps and bounds, and there’s so much you can do to help nurture their natural development! While children develop at their rate and mastering things a bit earlier or later than others is common, below is a list of social-emotional, language, cognitive, and physical milestones many kids achieve by the time they turn four (and, hence, the things they’re working on when they’re three).

Social-Emotional Skills

Your little love bug is starting to become less self-centered and more aware of the people around them, showing affection, concern, empathy, and a range of other emotions. As their sense of self and self-confidence grows, they may be becoming more independent. By the time they turn four, they may also be able to:

  • Mimic you, other family members, and friends
  • Take turns when playing games or using toys
  • Make eye contact when communicating
  • Play on their own for 10+ minutes
  • Begin to separate more easily from parents or caregivers
  • Recognize and name different feelings, such as happiness, silliness, sadness, and fear

Language Skills

Being able to communicate verbally with your child is an exciting milestone! With a vocabulary hovering between 250-500 words and blossoming grammatical skills, you (and those around you) should be able to understand about 75% of what your three-year-old is telling you. By the time they turn four, your child may also be able to:

  • Follow instructions with two or three steps, such as “Please get your shoes and meet me at the front door.”
  • Name several colors and basic shapes, including circles, squares, and rectangles.
  • Recognize several letters
  • Use pronouns (such as it, me, my, you, your, she, he, and we), the past tense, and plural words
  • Speak in full sentences of 4-6 words and carry on a conversation using 2-3 sentences at a time
  • Tell stories (they may be silly!)

Cognitive Skills

It’s tough to say who feels prouder when a child masters a new skill – the child or the parent! Three-year-old minds are working overtime, observing, practicing, and conquering all kinds of amazing feats. By the time they turn four, many three-year-olds can:

  • Engage in imaginative pretend play
  • Complete a 3-to-4 piece puzzle
  • Build a tower of 6 blocks or more
  • Draw a line and circle and begin to draw people (they will probably look more like tadpoles)
  • Count to three and begin to recognize quantities, such as one cookie, two cookies, or three cookies
  • Sort and match items that are the same or different and compare items by size or color

Physical Skills

If only we could bottle the energy of a three-year-old – it seems they’re always ready to hit the park or playground, race to the corner, or jump off a step. By the time they turn four, many three-year-olds are also able to:

  • Pedal a tricycle
  • Kick, throw, and catch a ball
  • Hop on one foot
  • Balance on one foot for 5+ seconds
  • Hold a pencil using a tripod (3 fingers) or quadrupod (4 fingers) grip

As we said above, children develop at their own pace, mastering some skills quickly and requiring more practice with others. The more practice they get – and the more support they feel from you – the more confident they will feel as they learn and grow. If you’d like to track your child’s milestones by age, consider downloading the CDC’s mobile milestone app!

 

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Toddler Skills - Colors & Numbers Printable!

Toddler Skills - Colors & Numbers Printable!

Play your way to school-ready toddler skills with these fun, quick activities! This set's hands-on activities help kids learn and retain lessons in counting, color recognition, and early letter skills through fun, active play. Plus, the built-in carrying case lets you take the learning on the go! Learn more about Skill Builders! Toddler Skills. 

Toddler Skills - Colors & Numbers Printable!
Toddler Skills - Colors & Numbers Printable!

Play your way to school-ready toddler skills with these fun, quick activities! This set's hands-on activities help kids learn and retain lessons in counting, color recognition, and early letter skills through fun, active play. Plus, the built-in carrying case lets you take the learning on the go! Learn more about Skill Builders! Toddler Skills. 

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As Seen on Reels: New Year's Eve Fizzy Science

The Countdown to the New Year Begins! This is a traditional baking soda and vinegar science activity with a creative New Year twist. If your kiddos are curious and love science, they will love this science activity to help them to ring in the new year with a bang! This New Year’s activity is also great for some fine motor play. Here’s what you’ll need: 

 

What you'll need:

  • Baking Soda
  • Vinegar
  • Tray
  • Twisty Droppers or Ladle
  • Plastic Celebration Glasses
  • Optional - food coloring, soap, glitter, etc. 

How to put it together:

  1. Take some cups and fill them with baking soda! *Tip* place the cups on a tray to contain the mess!

  2. Add glitter/confetti!

  3. Provide a bowl full of vinegar and mix in dish soap for an extra bubbly reaction.

  4. Give kiddos Twisty Droppers or a ladle and let them go to town!

What is the science behind it?

This is a great example of simple chemistry, mixtures, and reactions. When you combine baking soda which is a base and vinegar which is an acid, you get gas! This gas is called carbon dioxide and is exactly what gives you the bubbly fizzing fun your kids really love.

Educational Benefits:

Easy Science at Home: Fizzy science experiments for kids require only a few commonly found household ingredients. This science experiment uses baking soda and vinegar to teach children about chemical reactions. As children conduct this science experiment, they also develop a greater understanding of colors while building on their fine motor skills.

Sensory Play: After the experiment is finished, kids can put their hands into the colorful tray and see what it feels like! This is safe to do and can be such a fun sensory experience.

Fine Motor Skills: Fine motor skills toys can help prepare your child for school. Even with the advancements of technology, holding and manipulating a pencil will be a cornerstone of their learning experience. 

Twisty Droppers: Irresistible eyedroppers put a fun twist on water play and building fine motor skills! Squeeze the bulb to begin early science exploration, experience cause, and effect and build little hand muscles too!

As Seen on Reels: New Year's Eve Fizzy Science

The Countdown to the New Year Begins! This is a traditional baking soda and vinegar science activity with a creative New Year twist. If your kiddos are curious and love science, they will love this science activity to help them to ring in the new year with a bang! This New Year’s activity is also great for some fine motor play. Here’s what you’ll need: 

 

What you'll need:

  • Baking Soda
  • Vinegar
  • Tray
  • Twisty Droppers or Ladle
  • Plastic Celebration Glasses
  • Optional - food coloring, soap, glitter, etc. 

How to put it together:

  1. Take some cups and fill them with baking soda! *Tip* place the cups on a tray to contain the mess!

  2. Add glitter/confetti!

  3. Provide a bowl full of vinegar and mix in dish soap for an extra bubbly reaction.

  4. Give kiddos Twisty Droppers or a ladle and let them go to town!

What is the science behind it?

This is a great example of simple chemistry, mixtures, and reactions. When you combine baking soda which is a base and vinegar which is an acid, you get gas! This gas is called carbon dioxide and is exactly what gives you the bubbly fizzing fun your kids really love.

Educational Benefits:

Easy Science at Home: Fizzy science experiments for kids require only a few commonly found household ingredients. This science experiment uses baking soda and vinegar to teach children about chemical reactions. As children conduct this science experiment, they also develop a greater understanding of colors while building on their fine motor skills.

Sensory Play: After the experiment is finished, kids can put their hands into the colorful tray and see what it feels like! This is safe to do and can be such a fun sensory experience.

Fine Motor Skills: Fine motor skills toys can help prepare your child for school. Even with the advancements of technology, holding and manipulating a pencil will be a cornerstone of their learning experience. 

Twisty Droppers: Irresistible eyedroppers put a fun twist on water play and building fine motor skills! Squeeze the bulb to begin early science exploration, experience cause, and effect and build little hand muscles too!

 READ MORE

Last Minute Holiday Shopping on Amazon!

Get a head start on building someone amazing this holiday season with our fun, learning educational toys! Let us help you pick out the perfect toys for your little learner. These gifts will grow with your children and help you discover new learning fun every time you give a gift! 

Shop all now!

Holiday Preschool Puzzle Pack

Give the gift of preschool readiness skills in this year’s stocking stuffers! Your little ones can learn while playing with the Holiday Preschool Puzzle Pack from Learning Resources. This pack of 4 puzzle card sets includes two- and three-piece puzzles that help kids master early spelling, counting, shape, and number skills through brain-teasing puzzle play.

Each puzzle features full-color illustrations and fun holiday puzzle shapes, including an ornament, star, stocking, and tree. Designed with little ones in mind, each puzzle is self-correcting, making it easier for kids to puzzle out the right answer. The Holiday Preschool Puzzle Pack makes an easy stocking stuffer for kids—split up the puzzle packs among four different stockings, or give the entire set as one larger gift! The path towards new preschool readiness skills has never looked so festive!

Hot Cocoa Time!

Curl up with some hot cocoa! This cozy set is perfect for little ones looking to warm up on chilly days. The carafe, mugs, and chocolate container create the perfect recipe for imaginative play. Stir in as much chocolate as you like and top it all off with some fluffy marshmallows. Fresh-baked cookies are the perfect snack to enjoy with your toasty beverage.

Santa's Cookies Set

Get into the holiday spirit with this imaginative set of toy Christmas cookies just for Santa! Kids can add a touch of realism to winter role play with Santa’s Cookies from Learning Resources. This 12-piece set of fun play food includes everything kids for pretend baking fun, from cut-out cookies to a rolling pin, spatula, baking sheet, and more!

When their play Christmas cookies are ready, kids can serve them up to Santa with a plate, glass of “milk,” and write-and-wipe note that helps build essential imaginative skills. The perfect addition to any toy kitchen set, this play cookie set also helps kids master hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills with pieces that are just right for little hands. Each amount of play food wipes clean when playtime’s done and is durable enough for years of holiday play kitchen fun.

New Sprouts Fix It!

Reach in and feel all the textures! Help the fuzzy dog find all the bones he hid in his doghouse. All bones are textured and made of rubber or cloth and feature smooth, silky, scratchy, bumpy, ridged, and more textures. Grasping, exploring, and manipulating the different textured bones leads students to further develop their ability to use their fingers and hands purposefully and improve manual dexterity.

Rise & Shine Diner

Wake up and smell the imaginative learning fun! Kids start their day with restaurant pretend play every time they serve up pretend breakfasts from the Rise & Shine Diner from Learning Resources. This deluxe diner playset includes 23 play food versions of all your morning favorites, from waffles and pancakes to fried eggs, fruit, and more, as well as the, pretend utensils needed to “cook” and “eat” them!

Though this realistic play food looks good enough to eat, it’s even more fun to serve—the Rise & Shine Diner’s restaurant playset comes with everything kids need to open their play diner, including a write-and-wipe menu, placemat, and guest check that add a touch of authenticity to play restaurant role play. Each piece of play food wipes clean when playtime’s done and is durable enough for years of play restaurant fun.

Last Minute Holiday Shopping on Amazon!

Get a head start on building someone amazing this holiday season with our fun, learning educational toys! Let us help you pick out the perfect toys for your little learner. These gifts will grow with your children and help you discover new learning fun every time you give a gift! 

Shop all now!

Holiday Preschool Puzzle Pack

Give the gift of preschool readiness skills in this year’s stocking stuffers! Your little ones can learn while playing with the Holiday Preschool Puzzle Pack from Learning Resources. This pack of 4 puzzle card sets includes two- and three-piece puzzles that help kids master early spelling, counting, shape, and number skills through brain-teasing puzzle play.

Each puzzle features full-color illustrations and fun holiday puzzle shapes, including an ornament, star, stocking, and tree. Designed with little ones in mind, each puzzle is self-correcting, making it easier for kids to puzzle out the right answer. The Holiday Preschool Puzzle Pack makes an easy stocking stuffer for kids—split up the puzzle packs among four different stockings, or give the entire set as one larger gift! The path towards new preschool readiness skills has never looked so festive!

Hot Cocoa Time!

Curl up with some hot cocoa! This cozy set is perfect for little ones looking to warm up on chilly days. The carafe, mugs, and chocolate container create the perfect recipe for imaginative play. Stir in as much chocolate as you like and top it all off with some fluffy marshmallows. Fresh-baked cookies are the perfect snack to enjoy with your toasty beverage.

Santa's Cookies Set

Get into the holiday spirit with this imaginative set of toy Christmas cookies just for Santa! Kids can add a touch of realism to winter role play with Santa’s Cookies from Learning Resources. This 12-piece set of fun play food includes everything kids for pretend baking fun, from cut-out cookies to a rolling pin, spatula, baking sheet, and more!

When their play Christmas cookies are ready, kids can serve them up to Santa with a plate, glass of “milk,” and write-and-wipe note that helps build essential imaginative skills. The perfect addition to any toy kitchen set, this play cookie set also helps kids master hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills with pieces that are just right for little hands. Each amount of play food wipes clean when playtime’s done and is durable enough for years of holiday play kitchen fun.

New Sprouts Fix It!

Reach in and feel all the textures! Help the fuzzy dog find all the bones he hid in his doghouse. All bones are textured and made of rubber or cloth and feature smooth, silky, scratchy, bumpy, ridged, and more textures. Grasping, exploring, and manipulating the different textured bones leads students to further develop their ability to use their fingers and hands purposefully and improve manual dexterity.

Rise & Shine Diner

Wake up and smell the imaginative learning fun! Kids start their day with restaurant pretend play every time they serve up pretend breakfasts from the Rise & Shine Diner from Learning Resources. This deluxe diner playset includes 23 play food versions of all your morning favorites, from waffles and pancakes to fried eggs, fruit, and more, as well as the, pretend utensils needed to “cook” and “eat” them!

Though this realistic play food looks good enough to eat, it’s even more fun to serve—the Rise & Shine Diner’s restaurant playset comes with everything kids need to open their play diner, including a write-and-wipe menu, placemat, and guest check that add a touch of authenticity to play restaurant role play. Each piece of play food wipes clean when playtime’s done and is durable enough for years of play restaurant fun.

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Hour of Code 2021

The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code” and to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Not sure where to start? We have a variety of activities that will be helpful for all ages and skill levels!

Parent Information

Instagram Live Recap: Learning Coding at Home: A discussion with Learning Amy Torf, a robotics engineer, teacher, entrepreneur, founder of Noggin Builders, and mom of three.

5 Reasons why Coding is Important for Young Minds: Stacy Nelson, a Kindergarten STEM teacher, mom, and grandparent, answers questions, including how do we learn and teach our children how to code, and why is this so important? More importantly, how young do we begin teaching our children?

Why Young Children Should Learn How to Code

5 Simple Ways to Get Kids Coding

Start Coding at Home

You can start coding principles with materials you have at home! Here are 10 of our favorite blogs and printables.

Coding Gift Ideas

If you are looking for gift ideas for the young coder in your life, as MagiCoders, Botley 2.0, Code & Go Mouse, and our Coding Critters with free printables! 

Hour of Code 2021

The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code” and to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Not sure where to start? We have a variety of activities that will be helpful for all ages and skill levels!

Parent Information

Instagram Live Recap: Learning Coding at Home: A discussion with Learning Amy Torf, a robotics engineer, teacher, entrepreneur, founder of Noggin Builders, and mom of three.

5 Reasons why Coding is Important for Young Minds: Stacy Nelson, a Kindergarten STEM teacher, mom, and grandparent, answers questions, including how do we learn and teach our children how to code, and why is this so important? More importantly, how young do we begin teaching our children?

Why Young Children Should Learn How to Code

5 Simple Ways to Get Kids Coding

Start Coding at Home

You can start coding principles with materials you have at home! Here are 10 of our favorite blogs and printables.

Coding Gift Ideas

If you are looking for gift ideas for the young coder in your life, as MagiCoders, Botley 2.0, Code & Go Mouse, and our Coding Critters with free printables! 

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As Seen on Reels: Coffee Filter Turkey Craft!

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft with a Fine Motor Twist! Just in time for Thanksgiving, this craft is a fun and engaging activity for the whole family! Check out the Reel below for a video version of how to put this craft together. 

Here is what you'll need:
- Coffee filters
- Makers
- Water
- Twisty Droppers
- Create-a-Space Tray
- Construction Paper

Use markers to color the coffee filter. You can color or make a design. Using the fine motor tools, spray water onto the coffee filter until it is fairly saturated and the colors begin to run. Allow it to dry. Create a turkey with the construction paper and glue it onto the coffee filter!

* Pro-tip: make sure to do this craft on a tray to catch the water. We used a Create-a-Space for this activity! *

Benefits of this activity: 

Twisty Droppers: Irresistible eyedroppers put a fun twist on water play and building fine motor skills! Squeeze the bulb to begin early science exploration, experience cause, and effect and build little hand muscles too!

Color Recognition: Whether you are working on color recognition, color mixing, learning color names, this activity is a great way to learn colors in a fun way. 

Fine Motor Skills: Sensory toys for toddlers and fine motor skills toys can help prepare your child for school. Even with the advancements of technology, holding and manipulating a pencil will be a cornerstone of their learning experience.

As Seen on Reels: Coffee Filter Turkey Craft!

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft with a Fine Motor Twist! Just in time for Thanksgiving, this craft is a fun and engaging activity for the whole family! Check out the Reel below for a video version of how to put this craft together. 

Here is what you'll need:
- Coffee filters
- Makers
- Water
- Twisty Droppers
- Create-a-Space Tray
- Construction Paper

Use markers to color the coffee filter. You can color or make a design. Using the fine motor tools, spray water onto the coffee filter until it is fairly saturated and the colors begin to run. Allow it to dry. Create a turkey with the construction paper and glue it onto the coffee filter!

* Pro-tip: make sure to do this craft on a tray to catch the water. We used a Create-a-Space for this activity! *

Benefits of this activity: 

Twisty Droppers: Irresistible eyedroppers put a fun twist on water play and building fine motor skills! Squeeze the bulb to begin early science exploration, experience cause, and effect and build little hand muscles too!

Color Recognition: Whether you are working on color recognition, color mixing, learning color names, this activity is a great way to learn colors in a fun way. 

Fine Motor Skills: Sensory toys for toddlers and fine motor skills toys can help prepare your child for school. Even with the advancements of technology, holding and manipulating a pencil will be a cornerstone of their learning experience.

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