Are you looking for a simple and inexpensive ❤️️ Valentine's Class gift? Julia needs to make 38 class gifts this year, and this super quick and easy Heart Pencil Topper DIY is a perfect fine-motor craft, which will keep those little fingers busy and classmates happy! These Heart Pencil Toppers would also be great as last-minute Valentine’s Gifts to friends or as party favors!
What you need: pencils and red pipe cleaners.
Make a ❤️️ heart shape from a pipe cleaner.
Wrap a ❤️️ heart pipe cleaner over the top of the pencil.
Vola! A simple yet practical Class Gift!
Please note, that these toppers will stay on, but if mingled with, they may fall off. The solution? Glue them to stay put!
A note on fine-motor stimulation: Children engage in a variety of fine motor activities such as drawing, tracing, cutting, bead threading, and writing from a very young age. By the age of four, they are expected to be able to write few letters, such as those in the child’s name, and cut with scissors in a straight line. By the time they turn five, a child’s fine motor skills are expected to progress to the point where s/he is able to accurately write all 26 letters, the 10 number symbols, and child's full name with all letters in the proper order as well as cut straight lines and simple curves. By the age of six, children are expected to be able to tie their own shoes, cut out complicated shapes and color “within the lines.” What we can do to meet those expectations is to create a sufficiently stimulating prepared environment where the child will be able to exercise those fine motor skills while carrying on the love of learning, and we can do so by setting up activities that spike an interest, such as themed activities, holiday-inspired activities, and unit studies, amongst the few.
Read here a post about Classroom Valentine's Gifts (Julia made last year).
Julia & Adrian's feet Art Projects, along with 36 Classroom Valentine's Gifts last year.
For more on pipe cleaner DIY, see here Valentine's Inspired ❤️Hearts Pipe Cleaner Beading Craft.
For more on Valentine-Inspired activities, see here ❤️Valentine's Inspired Activities for Kids.
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