Silvery Snow: Headband
A little bit of snow to dress up your hair— this activity gets children using tiny items to further develop their fine motor skills.
you'll need Materials
- Felt (We used white and a tiny piece of orange)
- Thread or embroidery floss
- Needle
- Fabric scissors
- Small beads
- Fabric glue
- Elastic headband (You can purchase these at dollar or drug stores)
- Cardboard
- Smock
Directions
- Cut three circles out of your white felt- one small, one medium and one large.
- Sew on beads for eyes, buttons etc. Be creative- make a necklace for your snow person or a hat!
- Add a small orange carrot nose from felt.
- We decided to sew a little border around each of the elements along with around the balls to practise our sewing skills with thread.
- Put your elastic headband over a piece of cardboard to hold it taut.
- Don your smock and put fabric glue along your headband where you would like your snow person to be. Attach your snowballs in ascending order. Allow to dry overnight.
- Give your headband to a friend!
Purpose
- Developing fine motor skills.
- Taking a basic idea and extending it.
Safety Notes
- Use a needle and fabric scissors with adult supervision.
- Be sure to wear a smock when using fabric glue so as to protect your clothes.
