Fine Motor Heart Stamping - Fine Motor Fridays

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I am so excited to be joining the amazing bloggers of Fine Motor Fridays to bring you fun fine motor activities and crafts every week! 

This week, we did a really simple fine motor stamping craft! We are really starting to get into the Valentine's Day spirit over here, and I wanted K to make some pretty V-Day art to decorate our walls. 

What you will need:

White Cardstock 

Red Washable Paint 

Pink Washable Paint 

Purple Washable Paint 

Sponge - cut into a heart shape

After cutting out my sponge, I created our paint palette full of all of our festive colors. Because I was doing this project with two toddlers, I was the official "paint dipper". However, older kids could be in charge of that themselves! 

I sat Kingston down and showed him the heart stamp. We have been learning our shapes lately and hearts are one of his favorites! I modeled how to stamp it and then let him have it. The stamp was a bit flimsy and with the paint on it, it was a bit slippery. He exercised his fine motor skills trying to grasp the heart and make a print. 

Livvy joined in the stamping too! 

We stamped for a bit, then he began using his fingers to smear the paint around. 

At this point, it started to get like Stamps Gone Wild. I could tell that K wanted to full out paint using the stamps, so I removed his pretty heart picture and replaced it with a new piece of paper. 

He painted two full pieces with beautiful Valentine's Day colors (to be turned into something else later!) 

and was really into holding the heart stamp! 

I really love how the kids' pictures came out. You can definitely tell they came from a toddler's heart!

Don't forget to check out all of the other awesome Fine Motor Friday posts! 

Valentines Fine Motor Play from Craftulate

Coloring Snow with a Dropper from Stir the Wonder

Simple Valentines Fine Motor Activities from Little Bins for Little Hands

DIY Puzzle in a Box @ School Time Snippets

Pipe Cleaner Loops from P is for Preschooler

Edible No-Cook Nutella Playdough from Still Playing School

Valentine’s Day CUT-Punch-PASTE Projects from Lalymom

Light Bright Geoboard from And Next Comes L

Sensory Valentine’s Sand Tray from Racheous - Lovable Learning