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Home » activities » ‘Sticky Ball’ Fine Motor Activity for Infants

‘Sticky Ball’ Fine Motor Activity for Infants

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Sticky Ball Fine Motor Activity for Infants and Toddlers-takes 5 minutes to prep.

In 5 minutes, you can prep this fine motor activity for infants and toddlers.

Around 6 months old, infants can grasp and handle toys and balls pretty well. They may even be rolling or lightly tossing a ball to you during playtime. Infants develop so much over the course of their first year, but it is fun to see all the changes. This activity can be done with infants as young as 6 months old and is great fun for toddlers as well.

This fine motor activity for infants literally takes 5 minutes to set up. The first time I tried this activity for infants was in a daycare in the 6 month to 1 year old room. Infants are always so enthralled by this sticky ball. It engages a babies brain in some simple problem-solving that will be fun for you to see.

Sticky Ball Fine Motor Activity for Infants

Supplies:

Plastic Ball (1 or 2)

Masking tape

 

Make it:

Wrap the masking tape, sticky-side out, around the ball in a few different directions to cover the entire ball with tape.

A baby will be puzzled by how to get the ball off of their hand!

Some infants and toddlers will enjoy this more than others, but it is a simple way to engage an infant’s fine motor skills and encourage them to pass the ball back and forth between hands (Good for brain development.)

Create this activity for babies in 5 minutes with 2 supplies! Sticky Ball Fine Motor Activity for Infants encourages fine motor skills, brain development and play.

I handed a ball to each of the twins, and one was more interested than the other. My twin boy was bothered by the tape a bit at first. He could not understand why the ball was sticky. It was a bit funny to watch as he tried to figure this activity out! I reassured him that it was ok and he could try to full the ball off of his hand.

Create this fine motor activity for infants in 5 minutes with 2 supplies!

My twin girl had a good time passing the ball between her hands and pulling it off of her belly when I stuck it on her. Her big sister even stuck the sticky balls on her feet! This is a great way to talk about body parts and stick the ball on hands, feet and arms while naming each to increase vocabulary.

Create this infant activity in 5 minutes with 2 supplies! Great for fine motor skills and brain development of babies 6 months old to toddler age. Sticky Ball Fine Motor Activity.

If you need a quick way to engage your baby today, this is a great one to try. You can use any balls that are ok for your infant or toddler. We used bounce house balls from Amazon. Baseball-sized balls work really well because baby can grasp them easily.

To adapt to older kids, use the body part identification idea. Have your preschooler stick the ball on body parts as you name them.

Have you tried the sticky ball fine motor activity for infants? How did your baby do with it?

Prep this activity in 5 minutes! Sticky Ball fine motor activity for infants and toddlers is so fun to watch your child explore.


 

More Fine Motor Activity for Infants:

Fine Motor Activity for Toddlers with Tape

DIY Books for Babies and Toddlers

Peek-a-Boo Boxes DIY Toy for Babies

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February 9, 2016 by Jaimi Erickson 9 Comments Filed Under: activities Tagged With: baby, development, fine motor, infants, toddlers

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  1. Sara says

    July 23, 2016 at 7:15 am

    Jaime, I love the DIY book idea and the sticky ball, I’m going to use both of these this weekend for our “mommy and u for the wonderful ideas I cannot wait to try a” time, I’ve been searching during every work week for weekend fun with my 9 month old little boy, oand these activities are the best, and most simple ones I’ve seen yet using items I already have at home! Thank you for sharing your ideas , I cannot wait for him to get up from nap!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      July 23, 2016 at 7:18 am

      Wow I don’t know what happened my auto correct changed my words around, I meant mommy and me time. Haha gotta love technology these days

      Reply
      • Jaimi says

        July 25, 2016 at 3:23 pm

        I know it! No worries. 🙂

        Reply
    • Jaimi says

      July 25, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      I am so glad that they are going to work for you! I love simple ways to play with the kids. These activities were so fun for them.

      Reply
  2. Ali Gilbert says

    February 15, 2016 at 7:24 pm

    That’s fun! So easy and fun. Thanks for sharing on Toddler Fun Friday! Love the pictures of your little one playing 🙂

    Reply
    • Jaimi says

      February 23, 2016 at 12:17 pm

      Thanks, Ali! It was a fun and simple activity to create.

      Reply

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