A simple fine motor sensory activity for kids using kinetic sand.
Sometimes the kids and I pair random things together.
This activity is one of those examples.
It's an odd combination for sure, but ultimately, it was cool, engaging, and the boys had a blast with this fine motor sensory activity. What did we use? Find out below.
What We Used for this Fine Motor Sensory Activity
For this kinetic sand activity, we used:
- A badminton racket
How this Fine Motor Kinetic Sand Activity Came About...
The boys were playing with some kinetic sand in a sensory bin out in our sunroom. There happens to be a lot of outdoor toys are strewn around the floor in the sunroom, one of which is a large badminton racket for kids.
J picked it up and started using it to smack the kinetic sand.
So I asked him a question, "What happens when you press the racket down on the kinetic sand?" To which, he used the racket to stamp the kinetic sand. It left a really neat grid pattern.
Then J started experimenting with pushing the kinetic sand through the badminton racket. This part was fun! Pushing the kinetic sand through the racket is great for working on fine motor skills, but it also creates adorable little blocks of kinetic sand.
It's also really neat to watch the sand fall through the racket while they poked at it.
So while this activity might be completely random (it is!), it's also simple and great for developing fine motor skills.
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