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Halloween Threading Activity {Fine Motor Fridays}

It’s Fine Motor Friday! Every Friday in October Lalymom, Craftulate, School Time Snippets, Next Comes L, and myself will be posting fun activities that promote development of fine motor skills. So after reading this post you will want to go check out what fun they have posted about!

This Halloween threading activity is a cross between a button snake and bead threading activity and it is quite the challenge for developing fine motor skills. It is very easy to make and a fun way for you to get creative! I had a lot of fun making this activity. It only took me as long as Caden’s nap one afternoon.

Halloween Threading Activity

To make this activity you need:

  • Black, Orange, Golden, White & Green felt
  • 1 pipe cleaner
  • 1 bead
  • 1 Spider cupcake topper
  • some Halloween cookie cutters to use as stencils
  • a pencil for tracing
  • a black thin point permanent marker
  • a silver metallic thin point permanent marker
  • scissors

Halloween Threading Activity

To make the pipe cleaner threader I wrapped the spider cupcake topper as one end to act as a stopper and attached a bead at the other end to make a dull point for threading through the felt pieces. Then I got started creating some fun felt pieces to thread on to the pipe cleaner. I used the cookie cutters to trace the basic shape onto the felt, then cut them out and added some details using my permanent markers. To make the spider web, I first sketched the spider web on to the felt, and then carefully cut around it. And to make the candy corn felt piece, I sketched out the basic shape of candy corn onto white felt, then cut out orange and golden pieces to fit and glued them onto the white piece using craft glue. I cut a small slit into each felt piece so the pipe cleaner can be easily pushed through, as if threading.

Halloween Threading Activity

When Caden woke up from his nap I showed him what I had worked on and he was immediately interested in checking it out! He looked over all the felt pieces I had made and recognized the spider cupcake topper as something that came from his Halloween sensory bin. After thoroughly checking it out, he gave it a try.

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This is something that is very challenging for him, and he wasn’t quite successful on his first try. Not to mention that he had just woken up and needed a snack. But I am going to put it out on a tray this week and see if we can work on it and have some success!

Halloween Threading Activity

Happy Fine Motor Friday!

Fine Motor Fridays

Go check out these great fine motor ideas from:

Pouring Practice Pet Shop by Lalymom

Powdered Chalk Spray Painting by Craftulate

Threading Straws on the Light Table by Next Comes L

3 Fine Motor Pumpkin Activities by School Time Snippets

And in case you missed last weeks Fine Motor Friday post you can check it out here:

Fall Clothespin Tree


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Our NEW 99 Fine Motor Ideas for Ages 1 to 5 is full of all types of enriching fine motor activities that your kids will love! And you will love them too because they are simple to set up and use everyday items you probably have around the house! Each activity includes full color photos, a materials list and step-by-step instructions. It’s a fantastic resource for parents, educators, and caretakers!

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  1. Dyan says

    October 11, 2013 at 9:48 am

    Oh my goodness! This activity is soooo adorable. Love, love, LOVE it!

    Reply
  2. Kristina says

    October 11, 2013 at 11:51 am

    This is super cute and festive!! : ) I must say that i am very impressed with your felt cutting skills! I can never get nice straight lines! Ha!

    Reply
  3. MamaVonTeacher says

    October 12, 2013 at 9:02 am

    Visiting from the Pinning for Play linky party and I have to say that I Love Fine Motor Fridays! I’m constantly working on new and interesting fine motor activities for my own preschool students who have a variety of special needs. Thanks for this fun Halloween inspired idea!

    Reply
  4. Pinkoddy says

    October 13, 2013 at 3:14 am

    This is a really good idea – and it could be adapted for other Seasonal crafts s easily – thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  5. JDaniel4's Mom says

    October 13, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    This is so cute! I think I have the same cookie cutters!

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    • Samantha says

      October 13, 2013 at 6:48 pm

      Thanks! And thanks for sharing too!

      Reply
  6. Emma says

    October 17, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    Featured this fun activity at the Weekly Kids Co-op! Love it!

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    • Samantha says

      October 17, 2013 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks Emma!

      Reply
  7. Stephanie @ Twodaloo says

    October 18, 2013 at 12:22 am

    Love this idea- I need to do something similar for my twins! Thanks so much for linking up to Discover & Explore- featuring you this week!

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    • Samantha says

      October 18, 2013 at 6:28 am

      Thanks so much Stephanie! Love your sparkly fine motor spider!

      Reply
  8. Ashley Moore says

    September 21, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    Cute! You have some talent with felt!

    Reply
  9. Victoria says

    September 22, 2014 at 12:00 pm

    Such a great idea! I know my toddler would absolutely love this!!

    Reply
  10. Melissa says

    September 22, 2014 at 9:02 pm

    What a fun, smart, fine-motor activity!

    Reply
  11. Dorothy Boucher says

    September 27, 2014 at 12:09 am

    I love how easy this is and the children being involved making these halloween crafts, never thought to use cookie cutters 🙂 great idea and thanks for sharing @tisonlyme143

    Reply

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