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Balancing Ornaments! AGES 3+

Age 3+, Age 4+, Age 5+, Age 6+, Fine Motors, Games, Winter

This game is great for hand eye coordination, cognitive skills and patience!

Materials (affiliate links)
Golf Tees
Styrofoam
Ornaments

Here is a video of Kysen doing the activity!

First get a piece of styrofoam and make 2 rows of 5 with the golf tees.

Then you are ready to try and balance the ornaments on the golf tees. Kysen got a little frustrated a couple of times when some of the ornaments fell off. He never gave up! In the end when he got the very last one to balance. He was so proud of himself!

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Shann Acevedo

Hi I’m Shann, a Preschool Teacher, mother of three and Creator of Learn As You Play. I have been working as a preschool teacher for 13 years with children ranging from 1- 5 years old. I believe that PLAY is a huge part of children’s learning and development. Children should be active and involved in their learning. Children learn best by doing. My goal is for children to develop a love for learning while having fun!

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