Developing Fine Motor Skills for Toddlers

Watch How This Toddler Strengthens Her Fine Motor Skills

To set up this activity, provide objects to be dropped inside the rainbow. In this case, pom poms. However, it is important to note that pom poms are a choking hazard and require adult supervision for children under 3 years old. If there is any concern, swap pom poms for something edible like colorful cereal!

Show your toddler how the caps can screw and unscrew, and how the pom poms can be dropped inside the holes. As your child picks up a new color, describe it’s color and point to it’s corresponding opening. Enjoy watching that beautiful pincer grasp grab and push!

• Pom Poms, or something small to drop through the holes. Use something edible, like blueberries, raisins, or Cherrios if there is any concern that your little one will put the items in their mouths)

Step 3

Decorate your rainbow! Use a paint stick, marker, or crayon to make a circle around the screw ends on the cardboard, and then add a corresponding dot sticker on top of the lid.

Step 4

Now it’s ready for your kiddo to unscrew, push something inside the hole, and color coordinate!

Step 1

To make a rainbow shape, trace and cut 6 circles on the cardboard (I used one of the lids for tracing)

Step 2

Insert the screw end of the lid inside the box, using glue or tape to secure.

Step 3

Decorate your rainbow! Use a paint stick, marker, or crayon to make a circle around the screw ends on the cardboard, and then add a corresponding dot sticker on top of the lid.

Step 4

Now it’s ready for your kiddo to unscrew, push something inside the hole, and color coordinate!