Fine Motor Activity: Stacking Froot Loops

Fine Motor Skills…Hand-Eye Coordination…Concentration…practice with all of these things is built in to this super fun and super colorful Froot Loop Stacking activity!

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Each child needs a jar of Playdoh, a piece (or two) of uncooked pasta, and a handful of Froot Loops!

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Stick the uncooked pasta noodle down in the Playdoh (but if you want to take it out, go for it!) and then encourage your kiddos to start stacking!

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For older kiddos, you can extend this activity by encouraging them to create color patterns! My oldest loved doing this! He also loved counting as he went, which turned this fine motor activity into a math exercise.

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Regular-size pasta noodles work best for little ones, but Angel Hair Pasta adds a little bit of an extra challenge for older kids. Why? Because they have to be extra careful or their noodles might break.

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My oldest kinds of enjoys the thrill of trying this with angel hair noodles…It’s kind of like playing Jenga…only different.

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