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Q – TIP TRACING

If you are thinking why Q – tips? then let me tell some amazing benefits of using it for pre – writing activities –

  1. Develops and Strengthens fine motor skills
  2. Improves pencil grip by incorporating a “pinch” grasp on the Q-tip
  3. Works on visual-motor skills by having the child coordinate his/her eyes with hand movements while tracing
  4. Keeps them focused

Plus it is fun and a super engaging activity aka will keep them busy for a good amount of time.

Learning Meter

  1. Pre- Writing skills
  2. Hand – eye coordination
  3. Sensory exposure
  4. Concentration
  5. Pincer grasp

Supplies Needed

  1. Q – tips
  2. Washable liquid paint , we always use crayola
  3. Paper
  4. Sharpie

Let’s Play & Learn

Grab a piece of paper and start drawing pre – writing lines or numbers or letters with a permanent marker.

Next , pour some of your child’s favorite color in a plate that is easy for your child to dip the q tip into.

Give your child the q – tip to dip into the tip and then trace over the lines. If you have older kids then instead of pre – writing line you can write numbers , shapes or even alphabets.

Which also makes this a great activity for siblings.

You can also use our coded writing printable for this activity .

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