Materials
1 empty plastic bottle (Voss water bottles work well!)
Acrylic colored jewels
Small bowl or basket
Directions
Place 10 – 12 acrylic jewels into a small plastic bowl or basket. We used purple jewels only during Purple week. Provide an empty plastic bottle. Invite your child to pick up one jewel at a time using her pincer grasp (thumb and index finger) and drop the jewel into the plastic bottle. Continue until your child loses interest. Pour the jewels back into the bowl or basket.
This activity helps stengthen the pincer grasp which is needed for writing and practices eye and hand coordination.