Thursday, June 7, 2012

HOLE PUNCH LEARNING + HOLE PUNCH ARTWORK

I am always looking for new things to keep my younger ones busy while I homeschool my 7 year old. Activities that they can learn, have fun and create at the same time. I stumbled across a great way to increase kids dexterity on a Pinterest board. I decided to try it with my 3 and 4 year old but I took it a step further.....


Materials:
Card Stock
Hole Puncher
3 Hole Puncher
Paper
Glue Sticks
Crayons


I had my 3 year old hole punch paper using the hand held hole puncher.

I didn't even realize he was making designs out of the holes!

For my 3 year old who had difficulty squeezing the hand held hole puncher I gave her the 3 hole puncher.

After they punched paper we took out all their colorful holes from what they punched and they made artwork with them.

This is my 3 year old's artwork.

This is my 4 year old's artwork which he says is a shrimp.

Linking this homeschool post up to Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers, and delicate Construction, 1 +1 +1 = 1, and Homeschool Creations  this week.


 

15 comments:

  1. What a creative and unique idea. Wouldn't have thought of it!

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  2. I love your creative ideas! This is great and inexpensive too!

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  3. This is a great idea! The tiny pieces from the hole punch is a bit like confetti or glitter.

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  4. What a great idea to keep little ones busy and help with strengthening their hand muscles! When I taught kindergarten, this is an activity I would often use in centers and it really made a difference when it came to children holding pencils/writing utensils appropriately! Pinning!

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  5. Love the shrimp. I am not overly creative when it comes to DIY, but love to admire others

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  6. What a fun idea ! You always come up with the most creative ideas and projects

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  7. My son loves the hole puncher! But I never thought to use the dots as art! What a great idea!
    Nicole

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  8. Awww. That is super cute! I am going to do this with my girls!

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  9. I'll have to keep this in mind for my little girl...she won't be old enough for a few years!

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  10. Great idea!! I will definitely try this with my 3-year-old! :)

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