Engage your kids in play based learning with these Winter Cutting Strips. This free printable is a great way to teach toddlers and preschoolers fine motor skills.
Use them as cutting strips, playdough mats or regular fine motor mats. There’s so many different ways to play with this fun free printable download.
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More Winter Themed Fine Motor Play Ideas
Are you looking for more play ideas that will help young children develop fine motor skills? Here are some of my favorite Winter themed activities to help little hands get stronger.
- Winter Lacing Cards
- DIY Snowflake Peg Board
- DIY Snowflake Lacing Cards
- Winter Pom Pom Fine Motor Mats
- Winter Ice Cube Tray Fine Motor Activity
For more ideas, check out these 15 Winter Fine Motor Activities.
Materials Needed
- The Winter cutting strips digital download
- A printer and paper
- Scissors
- Laminating sheets or dry erase pockets (optional)
Preparation
1. Download and print the Winter cutting strips PDF.
There are two different types of cutting strips included in this free printable. Choose whichever one suits the age and capabilities of the young children you teach.
All you need to do is cut each page into its four individual strips, and give your children some scissors. Enjoy playing.
One type of strip has the traditional pathways. Different patterns that the children should try to follow with their scissors. This is perfect for preschoolers or kindergarteners who have some experience using scissors.
The other is simply a strip of simple pictures. These are perfect for younger kids, like toddlers who are only capable of making very small straight lines because they are new to scissor skills.
Different Ways to Play with the Winter Cutting Strips
1. Cutting
Use these as traditional cutting strips to help kids develop their scissor skills.
You can also save the individual picture cards in the second type of strip, to use during crafts or any other number of activities.
2. Fine Motor Mats
Laminate the strips, or place them in a dry erase pocket to use them as fine motor mats instead.
With fine motor mats you can trace the pathways with playdough or other manipulatives. As you can see in the picture, I’ve lined up buttons and pom poms along the pathways.
Are you going to try these Winter Cutting Strips with your kids?
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Over 90+ pages of Winter themed play based learning activities and craft templates. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten.
