Materials
1 empty plastic bottle (Voss water bottles work well!)
Pom Poms
Small bowl or basket
Directions
Place 10 – 12 pom poms into a small plastic bowl or basket. We used red pom poms only during Red week. Provide an empty plastic bottle. Invite your child to pick up one pom pom at a time using her pincer grasp (thumb and index finger) and drop the pom pom into the plastic bottle. Continue until your child loses interest. Pour the pom poms out and count them together before placing them back into the bowl or basket.
This activity helps stengthen the pincer grasp which is needed for writing, practices eye and hand coordination, and one-to-one correspondence as you count the pom poms.