Apple Fine Motor Play Busy Bag

As Autumn is upon us we have used the opportunity to create a Fall inspired apple fine motor play busy bag.

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The activity was incredibly easy to set up. I placed an apple shaped ice cube tray into our fantastic leaf shaped plastic tray from Tiger UK. Our leaf tray has already been used as a Jurassic Small World and a Coconut Sensory Bin so you can tell how much we love it! I placed a variety of different sized green and red Pom Poms to represent the apples.

Into the other leaf tray I added a variety of fine motor play tools – the Gator Grabber and Squeezy Tweezer from our Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set, a Jumbo Tweezer and a wooden tong. That was it!

It was Adam’s first go at using our wooden tongs so he spent most of the activity practising using the new tool. It took several attempts for him to hold it correctly but he enjoyed using it once the tongs were in his hands correctly.

We experimented with different ways that the apple pom poms could be arranged in the apple ice cube tray. Adam sorted the apples by colour and size.

Our apple fine motor play busy bag didn’t create any mess so I was able to leave it out over several days. Every now and again I would spot Adam at the apple busy bag placing the pom poms into the apple tray. We love independent busy bag activities!

As this activity requires no preparation, doesn’t create any mess and promotes independent play it can be classed as an HG friendly play activity. Take a look at our other activities suitable for Hyperemesis Gravidarum sufferers when they are caring for young children:

Equipment: 

* Leaf shaped trays from Tiger UK

* Apple shaped ice cube tray

* Red and green Pom Poms in a variety of sizes

* Fine motor skills tools – we used Jumbo Tweezer, wooden tong and the Helping Hands Fine Motor Tool Set

We have teamed up with bloggers from around the world to bring you 17 fall activities for kids:

From left to right:

Halloween Words // The Pleasantest Thing

Fall Leaves In and Out Activity // Still Playing School

Pumpkin Alphabet Puzzles // Modern Preschool

Sunflower Playdough Mats for the Numbers 1-10 // Life Over Cs

Fall Leaves Quiet Book // Teach My Mommy

Pumpkin Count and Clip Cards // Playdough to Plato

Apple Fine Motor Play // Adventures of Adam

Free Fall Themed Mazes // Powerful Mothering

Free Pumpkin Colors Booklet // Stay At Home Educator

Fall Nature I Spy Bottle // Mama. Papa. Bubba.

Fall Alphabet // Preschool Inspirations

Fine Motor Spider // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Fall Interactive Book // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Free Pumpkin Number Mats // The Kindergarten Connection

Fall Playdough Busy Bag // Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Counting with Acorns // Play and Learn Everyday

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Emma Edwards

During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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