A couple of months ago - when she was 18 months old - I introduced pipe cleaner and pony beads to Rossleigh (supervised, of course), but it was a little advanced for her. She tried, bless her little heart, but she just couldn't string the bead onto the pipe cleaner.
She's been much more inquisitive lately and has really been using her pincer grasp skills. I thought it might be time to reintroduce the beads and pipe cleaners. I was actually a little surprised that she could do it!! LOL By the way, I found the idea here through Pinterest.
For those who REALLY know my child, they might be surprised to know that this activity captured her attention for TWENTY minutes!!!! Yes, 20 minutes! She was fascinated and silent!! lol
Thennnnnn, in an instant, she was more interested in dumping the beads out and flinging them EVERYWHERE. hahahaha. We both cleaned them up only to have her do it again, but she picked them up herself the second time. ;) Hey, it's working those fine motor skills for her to clean them up, right??
This is what the finished product looked like. After she strung a few on the white pipe cleaner, we turned it into a bracelet! :)
P.S. - We've played with this again since and I learned to just give her a handful of beads instead of the WHOLE container. It worked much better!! Live and learn, Mama!!
