1)
Making a turkey can be a good direction following activity. For
example, you can have your child get the necessary supplies by providing
directions such as “First get the paper, then get the crayons”.
To incorporate fine motor skills and tactile exploration:
1) Use the “just right challenge” when cutting out the
turkey. For children who are just learning to cut, draw thick straight
lines above and below the turkey for your child to cut on or allow
them to roughly cut around the turkey.
2) Get creative decorating your turkey!! Paper punches
are available that make different shapes such as stars, balloons,
and squiggles. Glue different punched shapes onto each feather of
the turkey.
3) Buy or make colored sand or use glitter. (To
make colored “sand” simply sprinkle table salt onto a
piece of paper and rub over it using sidewalk chalk!) Place the
different colors into small cups or spaces of an ice cube tray.
Have your child use his/her thumb and index finger to pinch the
sand or glitter and sprinkle it onto glue on the turkey!
4) Glue raisins, Cheerios, etc. to make eyes and
nose on the turkey.
5) Mix shaving cream, glue, and food coloring together
to create a gooey paint. Use your fingers to paint the turkey.
Christmas
Activity
No-Bake Cinnamon Shapes
You will need: 1 cup ground cinnamon
3/4 cup apple sauce
Cookie cutters
Mix the cinnamon and apple sauce together to make
the dough. You can either flatten dough out with your hands or using
a rolling pin. Use the cookie cutters to make different holiday
shapes. Poke a hole at the top of the shape so you can lace a string
through it and hang it as an ornament.