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Ever since discovering these rather awesome dot markers that the kids seem to love and frankly I do too as they make less mess than a paint brush in the hands of my 4 year old I have been gathering resources to use them on!
Today I share a few of those ideas and resources so you too can enjoy this fabulous invention that is a dot marker!
Art & Craft Ideas
Cupcake Liner Flower Craft: Fine Motor Art for Kids – I just love the idea of using a dot marker as a paint brush replacement! Plus, it makes fab dots!
Make this gorgeous Puffy Fish Kids Craft! I think I need a few of these to hang in our new schooling room.
Use your markers to make a rainbow!
I also love this easy craft for Tye-dye Coffee Filters it will look great in a sunny window.
Learning ideas
Learn to Count! (1-10 Printable) includes the free printable and suggests other items to use too.
Dot & Cut (Fine Motor & Scissor Skills) My kids LOVE this activity we have done it many times already.
These Dot Marker Alphabet Cards as well the Number Board Printables from Craftulate will encourage learning of both the ABC and Numbers!
Use your dot markers in a game of Dominoes and Dice for Math and speaking of dice try this fun variation from Play Dr Mom.
Go BIG! This letter tracing idea is just genius.
Print the entire ABC in Uppercase Do-A-Dot Letters. I also love these Full Alphabet Letter Identification Printables.
Grab this quick printable for practicing patterning.
3 Dinosaurs has tons of dot marker printables in their archives! Just a few to sample include this cute Bug Dot Marker as well as Ways To Use Sight Word Dot Marker Pages. Also be sure to check out her Free Prewriting Dot Marker Printables.
Seasonal Ideas
The Preschool Do a Dot Printables for Spring in this collection has a beautiful garden scene!
Free patriotic do dot printables these go great with memorial day as well as independence day
Fall Math: Pumpkin Hunt for Kids includes the printable free!
P is for Polka Dot Pumpkin Halloween Activity – Although this activity is aimed the seasonal pumpkins it can be used to learn the letter P too!
Acorn Handprint Craft – These are seriously cute!
Free 12 Days of Christmas Dot Marker Page
This snow man maths idea is super cute!
Buy your dot markers here. Did you know you can make your OWN DIY dot dabbers for preschool?
naz says
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