We love these easy fine motor and sensory activities with DIY piggies! Great crafts for kids and adults! Got some white beans? You can prepare a delicious bean soup and then take out a few and do some pretty cool things for your little one! Beans are great for all kinds of fine motor and sensory activities.
Pigs are interesting creatures! Did you know that there are around 2 billion pigs in the world? Pretty much, right? Also, they have excellent sense of smell. Share some fun facts with your little one about pigs while doing these easy piggies crafts for kids!
MATERIALS
Creating these piggies is easy and fun!
What you need is:
- Few dry white beans
- Pink nail polish
- Permanent Marker – red and black.
TOOLS
Disposable gloves. I use for example simple latex gloves.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put the gloves on and place the beans on a sheet of paper or paper towel in front of you.
- Paint the one side of a bean with the pink nail polish and wait until dry.
- Afterwards, draw eyes in black and the rest – ears, nose and tail with a red permanent marker.
- That’s it! Your piggies are ready to go!
Easy fine motor and sensory activities with DIY piggies
In a first place these piggies are great for any fine motor activity and sensory play. Your little one can play with them indoors as well outdoors.
They are also so versatile! You can for example put them in a simple sensory bag and practice counting and simple math.
Sensory Bag with Water and a Muddy Puddle
FIND THE PIG
This super easy sensory bag with green pasta is fun and a great way to practice fine motor skills.
Here we filled the sensory bag with pasta and let all these piggies play hide-and-seek. Your toddler can practice their fine motor skills while searching for the piggies and place them in the muddy puddle.
Looking for more sensory bags ideas and more sensory activities? Check here.
Happy Playing!