FREE Christmas Tree Mats Pom-Pom Push | Fine Motor Activity for Kids

FREE Christmas Tree Mats pom pom push fine-motor activity for kids builds hand-eye coordination through fun, sensorial, and hands-on play.

This Christmas pom-pom push activity gives your toddler a playful way to strengthen fine motor skills. It’s quick to set up and perfect for creating calm, connected moments at home. Let’s get started!

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Christmas Pom-Pom Push Fine Motor Activity Materials & Supplies:

Below is a list of materials and supplies you will need for the Christmas Pom-Pom Push Fine Motor Activity:

• FREE Christmas Pom Pom Push Tree Printable
• Cardboard or a recycled box
• Glue or tape
• Craft Knife
• Cutting mat (place under when using a knife)
• Small pom poms (buy Christmas colors here & multi-color here)

Watch The Video Tutorial below

How To Set Up The Christmas Pom-Pom Push Fine Motor Activity:

First, print the Christmas tree picture.

Next, secure the printable using glue (or tape) and place it onto a cardboard box.

Then, make incisions with a craft knife, and widen the incisions using a pencil or marker.

Finally, invite the child to push color-matching pom poms into the corresponding holes.

Developmental Benefits:

Did you know that engaging your little one in color sorting is not just fun but also boosts their development? Here are some of the developmental benefits that your child can gain from engaging in this activity.

Hand-Eye Coordination: 

Engaging in activities that involve picking, placing, and sorting items like pom poms can enhance hand-eye coordination, which is crucial for various daily tasks and learning activities. It is the ability to coordinate the information received through the eyes to control, guide, and direct the hands in the accomplishment of a given task ~ aka when the brain and hands work together. 

Fine Motor Skills: 

Sorting and placing small objects like pom poms requires the use of fine motor skills, aiding in the development and refinement of muscles in the hands and fingers. When children practice small muscle hand control by pushing, pinching, transferring, posting, etc, they develop the strength, dexterity, and control needed to manipulate many everyday items such as a pencil, spoon, button, scissors, zippers, and more.

Cognitive Skills: 

Sorting by colors encourages cognitive development by helping children understand and categorize objects based on similarities and differences, stimulating critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Focus and Concentration: 

Engaging in hands-on activities that involve sorting and crafting can improve a child’s ability to focus and concentrate on a task for an extended period, enhancing their attention span.

Language Development: 

Through discussions about colors, shapes, and the creative process, children can expand their vocabulary and communication skills.

Bilateral Coordination, which is the ability to use both sides of the body at the same time in a coordinated manner, that is, eventually using one hand dominantly and the other to assist. Small children have no preference for using either hand. So, learning to use both hands together in a coordinated way is actually an important first step in developing a specialized/dominant hand. Reciprocal movements (using both hands in alternating fashion) develop strong bilateral coordination skills.

Encourages Problem Solving:

This activity promotes critical thinking. Toddlers figure out pom pom placement. They learn from trial and error.

Fosters Creativity:
This activity sparks imagination. Toddlers decorate the Christmas tree. They express themselves freely.

Extend The Learning:

You can also add a numeracy twist and invite your child to push a specific quantity or ask to count aloud as the pom pom falls through the hole.

If you choose a box, with little ones (age 6 M+) also discuss object permanence ~ that the object still exists even though it disappears from view. You can also scale the picture to print BIGGER or make larger holes to use larger pom poms. Still, supervise at all times since pom poms are a choking hazard! Make sure nothing goes into their mouth!

We chose just cardboard to promote bilateral coordination, and it is fun to see how pom poms drop through the holes!

Click HERE to download this freebie!

Summary:

Try this Montessori Christmas fine motor activity with your toddler today. Develops hand-eye coordination, strengthens hands, and fosters creativity. Simple Christmas-themed task with big developmental benefits.

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