There's the typical preschool/ early elementary activities:
scissor cutting
playing with clay/ playdough/ silly putty (which I think the best kind is the regular homemade
kind or the peanut butter kind). You can even hide objects in playdough for them to find.
(my kids love to do this.)
tearing paper
coloring (especially on a easel).
roll tissue paper into balls for collages
wash things off with a sponge (hmmm... I think my car needs to be washed...)
clothes pins (be careful to show them how to do it)
chop sticks
hole punch
bubble wrap (this is also a great gross motor activity when trying to teach kids to jump...
SO much fun!)
The Sous chef activities:
pealing carrots (easy) or round veggies/ fruits (more difficult)
grating carrots (easy) or cheese (more difficult)
using a veggie chopper (my kid LOVE to help me with mine!)
stirring
pushing on/ off buttons (my kids love to take turns pressing the button when we make smoothies
or shakes in my blender)
untwisting/ tightening jar tops
spreading butter with butter knife
sifting flour
Plant sprayer to water plants or teach them to spray and wipe windows (my eldest loves this chore).
Toys:
Legos/ duplo/ megablocks/ tinker toys/ k'nex
pop beads
make necklaces/ bracelets lacing beads
sand/ dirt/ mud
shoveling
play card games (practice holding them in a fan)
crafts that use glitter, puffy paint, glue bottle, fabric paint, etc
dress up dolls
paper dolls
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