Pipette activities for toddlers

All you need is a pasta strainer and pipe cleaners for toddlers to have endless amounts of fun pulling out and putting pipe cleaners in a pasta strainer!

Using pipettes is a great way to strengthen preschool fine motor skills, getting their hands ready for writing. Dropping vibrant watercolors onto paper towels has been a favorite in our 2 and 3 year old classroom for years because it's effective and fun!

Jennifer @little_play_ideas on Instagram: “Drip painting Save your baby medicine pipettes/droppers for some fantastic painting with paper towel and watered down poster paint! Layer…”

Here are 10 ways to use pipettes for play. Using Pipettes can be a fun way to keep your toddler and all kids entertained for inside fun.

Pipe Cleaner Web Fine Motor Activity for Kids - Active Littles

Toddler Approved!: Fizzy Ice {Science Activity for Kids}

Do you have a pipette or dropper in your cupboard or drawer? Let's put it to use! Using a pipette or dropper can help the child's developing fine motor skills including building hand strength and coordination. I've given my toddler (2yrs) a choice of pipettes and basters and he mostly chooses the Twisty Droppers and the clear pipettes. When he was younger he would often use the Jumbo Droppers. Our Twisty Droppers are c/o Modern Teaching Aids. Australian Sources: 1. Clear Pipettes, 2. Jumbo…

This Salt Painting Science Experiment is a fun way to combine art and science. It is also a visual and hands-on way for children to learn about absorption.

Part of the fun of being a preschool teacher is trying out all sorts of new ideas and finding unique materials that your students will enjoy exploring and creating with. Today I am sharing a variety of ways to explore the painting process without using brushes...

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This simple threading activity using cut straws and pipe cleaners is great for developing fine motor skills and coordination in children of all ages.

We are all busy and sometimes, it’s simply hard to come up with new ideas to engage and keep our tiny toddlers busy. We compiled a list of 10 super simple activities with pipe cleaners you can easily set up in just few minutes and let your kids enjoy the play while you attend other…

It’s #cosytuffspot Tuesday 🎉 What’s on your tray today? Repost from @the_play_adventures_ • 🌺 coffee filter flowers 🌺 We’ve been experimenting with different kinds of process art, using the pipettes to this added an extra fine motor challenge too! I mixed food colouring with water for Effy to drop onto the coffee filters! A super simple and surprisingly well enjoyed activity! I didn’t think this would hold her attention for as long as it did, and that’s a win right?? Once they were dry...

Lucy’s Instagram post: “Pipe Cleaner Match . I saw this activity over on @howweplayandlearn feed at the start of the summer and I knew it was one of those ones to…”

Gorgeous pipette painting sensory process art for children - from the Art Spark online art course for kids

Toddlers and preschoolers will love this cotton pad art project! It's a colourful, fine-motor activity and an easy water absorption experiment too!

How to make baking soda paint that fizzes, creating beautiful color mixing reactions. (Learn Play Imagine)