I am a bit of a collector and had been collecting bottle tops for ages when I came across an idea to turn them into snakes for a simple threading activity. This was really easy and great for fine motor skills.
We started with:
Bottle tops (I had made a hole with a pair of scissors)
Straws cut into approx 2cm lengths
Hat Elastic (Cut into 30cm lengths with a straw tied to one end for the snake's tongue and to stop all the hard work of threading falling off!)
Sticker Dots (to be used for eyes!)
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| All ready to get making. |
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| Miss G concentrating so hard at her threading. |
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| Master T working out what to add next! |
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| Master E with all his pieces lined up. |
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| Miss M keen to do it all by herself. |
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| Love Master E's concentration here. |
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| Miss G almost done. |
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| Miss A, very busy at work. |
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One of the finished snakes. I love the randomness to the order. A bit of a pattern then whatever goes.
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This activity was a winner. The 3 year olds were totally engrossed and had a great time creating there snakes. Such a simple activity but a great one to continue developing fine motor skills and hand eye coordination.
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