Strawberry Planter Pom Pom Drop

Whilst in the 99p Store the other day I spotted a small strawberry planter.  My immediate reaction was that it would make a great fine motor skills activity using pom poms.  The holes are small enough for pom poms to fit through but they need to be pushed otherwise they get stuck.

I placed a pom pom in each of the four holes and demonstrated how to push them through the holes. Adam took to it straight away, even using his cars to give the poms poms a push. He also enjoyed dropping the pom poms through the big hole at the top.

Once Adam had used all of the pom poms he simply tipped the strawberry planter upside down, emptied out of all the pom poms and started again.

The strawberry planter pom pom drop kept Adam occupied for ages.

As there was no preparation involved, no food or smells and the activity promoted  independent play then the strawberry planter pom pom drop is an HG friendly play activity.

Equipment:

* Strawberry planter (we bought ours from The 99p Store)

* Pom poms

Adam was 2 years and 2 months old.

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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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