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Toddler Activity: Pounding Practice

November 16, 2011

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The never ending question: how to distract your toddler or preschooler when they are getting just a teeny bit whiny. One sure fire hit (pardon the pun): give them something to pound.

Indoor activity for toddlers: pounding

I realize this is a terrible photo, but if you get a piece of Styrofoam in a package (Do not buy Styrofoam! — Gah!) it’s a great platform for pounding. Find some suitable objects — we used golf tees and these ridiculous plastic tabs that come in dress shirt collars (can you say “wasteful”?)  — and pound away.

It’s a good activity to build hand-eye coordination as well as developing fine motor skills, but most of all, it’s just plain FUN.

P.S. “Green” tip: If you ever receive a package packed with plastic “peanuts” you can return them to your local UPS store for reuse. Please do so!

More more easy toddler distractions click on the image below.

Super easy ideas for toddler indoor activities.

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by: Erica posted in: Motor Skills, Toddler 4 Comments

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  1. MaryAnne says

    November 16, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    This has been on our “to-do” list for ages, but I have neither golf tees nor styrofoam… Or even shirt tabs!

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  2. Sarah says

    November 16, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    That's a cool idea with Christmas coming up and the potential for lots of left over packing plus we have handwriting issues due to weakness so I'm always looking for fine motor hand activities.

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  3. Preschool Math Games For Kids says

    November 17, 2011 at 4:45 am

    Innovative idea..!!

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  4. Raising a Happy Child says

    November 18, 2011 at 3:21 am

    Someone buys styrofoam? Gah indeed!

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