Today I am dubbing CRAZY Friday! Wooohoo!
We have been playing a lot with felt lately and the quiet book I have been planning is coming along nicely.
Today’s fine motor adventure is another rather simple idea, with a CRAZY STRAW!
To make this activity happen you will need.
- happy felt colors
- some crazy straws
First up, cut a few circles out of your various colorful felt bits.
Then fold in half and make a small slit in the middle, just large enough to fit over the straw end.
Demonstrate to your young ones and watch them take over!
This activity was a bit of a challenge for my almost 2 year old. But once the felt circles were on the crazy straw she enjoyed moving them around the bends. An activity that will get reused a few times for sure!
This activity makes a great twist to the classic straws on pipe cleaner idea.
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Zero to two!
Love this idea!! We’ve made a few versions of a button snake but what a great idea to use crazy straws! They are hard to find at stores in our area (in Missouri) but I’ll keep my eye out so we can make too.
For now, I’ve featured this post on our blog about using Button Snakes to teach size, Big vs Little.
http://busybagcentral.blogspot.com/2015/05/button-snake-busy-bag-ideas-for-sorting.html
Keep sharing your great ideas ~~ mommas like me need cool ideas like this!
awesome! thank you for sharing!
What a clever, FUN idea!
Thanks for linking up to TGIF. I have this scheduled to pin,
Beth =)
Great activity. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
Very cute! Looking forward to giving this activity a try.
We have a drawer full of these things! I never would have thought to use them for fine motor play. Pinning!
Bee would LOVE this! We have a couple of crazy straws and she loves to play with it. This would give her a reason. 🙂
Thank you for linking up with Creative Style Linkup! Have a blessed weekend!
Your co-host, April
Never thought of using a crazy straw before – makes sense because normal straws do not give enough resistance and makes it harder for smaller hands. My son will love this!
What a fun and simple idea. My daughter loves fine motor activities too. 🙂
This is such a fun idea! I have pinned it.
Love this! So simple and yet so great for fine motor skills!
This is awesome, and the finger movements that would be used to put the the circles on would be similar to the movements to fasten buttons. An great activity to work on skills.
What a great idea! I love it and can’t wait to try it. Definitely pinning!
This is a great activity. I will have to find some cheap felt and do this with my youngest son.
I love this! Looks so cute, fun and EASY! My favorite kind of activity! Pinning and sharing!
Thanks! We love simple activities here too!
Oh man I love this, so colorful and fun! Looks like the kids had so much fun!
this is great for fine motor skills
I love this idea! What a great new use of a bendy straw.