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My 2 year old toddlers love ripping things apart. Especially their coloring book pages, mail, sometimes even books that aren’t boardbooks. That’s why I created this tearing paper fine motor skills activity for them.
While I know they are toddlers and this is a totally normal stage to go through, I also don’t want everything ripped up!
Do you have 1 year old, 2 year old, or 3 year old who likes to rip things? Or needs to work on fine motor skills for pre-writing? Then you should give this fine motor skills activity a try!
It takes minutes to set up and you probably already have everything for this fine motor activity! I love it when I already have everything at home to do an activity with them.
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When I worked at an elementary school, tearing tissue paper was an activity that some kids did to strengthen their fine motor skills. This activity really works on those muscles needed for the pincer grasp (like holding a crayon and pencil). This sensory tub is also just plain fun for toddlers!
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Of course, you can just do tissue paper OR bubble wrap depending on what you have.
My twins tore the tissue paper and popped the bubble wrap. They really focused and concentrated while doing this.
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This hands-on activity is so great for strengthing fine motor skills to help your child get ready for writing. It’s also super fun and engaging, too!
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