Materials
Small pumpkin
Child’s play hammer
Package of golf tees
Gallon size Ziploc bag for storing the activity
Sharpie Marker
Directions
Place the small pumpkin, a container of plastic golf tees, and a child’s play hammer onto a hard surface. Invite your child to hammer the “plastic nails” into the pumpkin. Encourage her to hold the tee with her fingers of one hand and use the hammer with the other hand. Your child will have fun pounding the tees into the pumpkin. Count the number of golf tees hammered into the pumpkin.
Place the small pumpkin, a container of plastic golf tees, and a child’s play hammer onto a hard surface. Invite your child to hammer the “plastic nails” into the pumpkin. Encourage her to hold the tee with her fingers of one hand and use the hammer with the other hand. Your child will have fun pounding the tees into the pumpkin. Count the number of golf tees hammered into the pumpkin.
This activity works on the pincer grasp, which is needed for holding a pencil correctly, eye and hand coordination, and counting.