Practical Life & Fine Motor Skills – Salt & Pepper

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Sometimes the most simple, relevant, and compelling activity to a child is right in front of our eyes. I was fixing lunch one afternoon and grabbed the pepper grinder to add a little spice to my tuna fish. The next thing I hear is “What’s that, mama?” He wanted a go.

Practical Life & Fine Motor Skills – Salt & Pepper

So, I set up a tray and placed the salt and pepper shakers in a medium-sized storage container (to, erh, contain the salt and pepper mess). I showed him once how to twist the shakers and he went at it.

So simple and he developed fine motor and practical life skills while grinding the salt and pepper. Best of all? The simple, everyday activity was FUN for him.

Loving every minute of it.

Thanks for reading!

Marnie

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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