Snipping Snowflakes ✂️

“Practicing scissor skills” doesn’t exactly sound very fun to a kid. But when we mask it with an activity like this one, they don’t even realize they’re learning!

What they thought they were doing:

• Using their creativity to create multiple snowflakes to display.

What they’re really doing:

• Practicing fine motor skills with the scissors and folding of each coffee filter

   

• Following step-by-step directions

   

• Using a combination of the written directions and visual aids to complete a task on their own

   

• Making their own choice of where to add lines and cuts for each of the snowflakes to create a unique design

There can be so many learning opportunities in the simplest of activities, we just need to step back and think about the big picture.