Pipe Cleaner and Colander Construction
An affordable fine motor activity where children thread pipe cleaners through the holes of a kitchen colander, promoting pincer grip, hand-eye coordination, and visual motor skills.
- Takes
- 15–30 min
- Your setup
- 5 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 2–6
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Place the colander upside down on a table.
- 2Demonstrate how to push one end of the pipe cleaner through a hole and pull it out the other side.
- 3Encourage the child to create patterns, shapes, or 'spikes' using the pipe cleaners.
- 4For older children, challenge them to use specific colors or create a structure that stands up.
What they're practising
- Pincer grip development
- Hand-eye coordination
- Bilateral hand use
- Focus and concentration