25 Cotton Ball Hands-On Activities for Kids
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Cotton balls are the perfect manipulative for fun crafts and learning for kids. Grab a bag of cotton balls next time you are at the store and create one of these 25 cotton ball hands-on activities for kids.
25 Cotton Ball Hands-On Activities for Kids
We have been using cotton balls as a painting tool for years. The kids love it. They are great for sensory stimulation and easy to clean up. The focus on this set of hands-on activities is arts and crafts. Grab your craft stash box of paints and be inspired today.
Cotton Ball Art/Fine Motor
Cotton Ball Painting – The Chaos and the Clutter
DIY Truffula Trees – Fun A Day
Cotton Ball Candy Craft – The Pinterested Parent
Cotton Ball Popcorn – Glued to my Crafts
Pom Pom Easter Egg Painting Craft for Kids – Crafty Morning
Cotton Ball Smash – Teaching Mama
Preschool Cotton Ball Clouds Activity – I Heart Crafty Things
Cotton Ball Painting – Domestic Mommyhood
Cotton Ball Spring/Summer Crafts
Paper Plate Sheep Mask for Kids – Danya Banya
Egg Carton Ice Cream Cones – In The Playroom
Sticky Sheep – Twodaloo
Cotton Ball Painted Snail Paper Plate Craft – Kids Activities Blog
Cotton Ball Rainbow Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun
Rainbow Mobile Craft for Kids – B-Inspired Mama
Preschool Letter B Craft: B is for Bunny – The Simple Parent
Q- Tip Dandelion – No Time for Flash Cards
Wonderful DIY Easy and Cute Easter Hand & Foot Print Art – Wonderful DIY
Sheep Craft for Kids – About A Mom
Cotton Ball Handprint Chick Craft For Kids – I Heart Arts n Crafts
Cotton Ball Fall/Winter Crafts
Polar Bear Craft for Kids – Fireflies and Mudpies
Inuit & Igloo Crafts – The Pinterested Parent
Winter Hats Craft for Kids – Easy Peasy and Fun
Cotton Ball Sushi Craft – Pink and Green Mama
Cotton Ball Heart Painting Crafts for Kids – Sunshine Whispers
Cotton Ball Penguin – Glued to my Crafts
What are some of your favorite ways to use cotton balls for a fun, hands-on activity? Share with me below in the comments.
For more ideas like this one, check out my Pinterest board below and also these other blog posts.
Heather Greutman, COTA
Heather Greutman is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with experience in school-based OT services for preschool through high school. She uses her background to share child development tips, tools, and strategies for parents, educators, and therapists. She is the author of many ebooks including The Basics of Fine Motor Skills, and Basics of Pre-Writing Skills, and co-author of Sensory Processing Explained: A Handbook for Parents and Educators.