Menu

  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • About
    • Developmental Domains of Early Childhood
      • Language Development
      • Cognitive Development
      • Motor Development
      • Social/Emotional Development
      • Self-Help/Adaptive Development
      • Spiritual and Moral Development
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure/Disclaimer
    • Terms of Use
  • Thematic Units
  • Concepts
    • Alphabet
    • Number Recognition
    • Color Activities For Toddlers
    • Shapes
    • Reading
    • Science Experiments
    • Sunday School Activities
  • Holidays
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Fourth of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
  • For Parents
    • Gifts
    • DIY Ideas
    • Recipes
    • Photography Tips
    • A Lesson Learned
    • Tools
      • Infant Percentile Calculator
      • Children’s Percentile Calculator
      • Children’s BMI Calculator
  • Shop

I Can Teach My Child!

Activities and resources for parents of young children

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Blog
  • Birth-12 Months
  • Fun Activities For 1 to 2 Years Old
  • Home
  • 2-3 Years
  • 3-5 Years
  • 6+ Years

January 21, 2016 by Jenae - Leave a Comment
This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy.

Cotton Ball Races

Cotton Ball Races

 

It’s Day 21 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers and our Cotton Ball Races activity was one that my 6-year old enjoyed far more than my toddler. With 31 activities, there are bound to be some that are just total flops for individual kids. I’m still including it, though, because I feel like it is a great fine motor activity to develop the small muscles in a child’s hands.

 

This was another serendipitous activity, as I was putting away the squeeze bottle that I washed after our Fizzing Snowflakes activity. I squeezed it in my face and noticed a pretty substantial puff of air. I remembered seeing Cotton Ball Races over at Meaningful Mama and decided a squeeze bottle might work in place of a nasal aspirator!

 

Here’s what you’ll need:

Squeeze Bottles

Cotton Balls

Painter’s Tape

 

Cotton Ball Races

1. Mark your starting and finish lines with painter’s tape.

 

Cotton Ball Races

2. Show your child how to squeeze the bottle to make the cotton ball move. Little Sister couldn’t quite get the concept that she was supposed to squeeze the bottle instead of moving it with its tip. :)

 

Cotton Ball Races

Little Brother, on the other hand, thought this activity was super fun and immediately jumped in!

 

Cotton Ball Races

 

 

Cotton Ball Races

Eventually I gave Little Sister a straw and had her blow through the end of it to make the cotton ball move. She was able to move it more easily this way…but she didn’t enjoy being on her tummy to do it. Oh well…we’ll try it again another time!

 

Cotton Ball Races square

 

 

Check out more fun indoor activities for toddlers here:

31 Days of Indoor Toddler Fun

 

Related Posts

  • Snowman Ball Sort
    Snowman Ball Sort

      Our Snowman Ball Sort activity requires a bit more prep than the other activities in…

  • Fill the Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers
    Fill the Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers

      It's Day 14 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers and today we…

  • Toddler Time: Building Towers

    Blocks are a childhood staple, but did you know that learning to build a tower…

  • Clip the Color Activity for Toddlers

     I have just about every "subset" of young children:  a school-aged child, a preschooler, and…

  • Toddler Time: Freeze!

    We all loved playing this game! Not only is it lots of fun, it's great…

  • Show-and-Share Saturday: Wacky Races

    My friend and fellow teacher turned stay-at-home Momma Julie recently did a sensory activity with…

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You Might Also Love

Home Learning Tool Kit to use During Coronavirus Pandemic
How to Learn at Home During a Pandemic
Categories: 2-3 years, 3-5 years, School Age
Color Skee Ball for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Color Skee Ball for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Categories: 2-3 years, Color Recognition, Instagram, Toddler Time
Christmas Trees for Toddlers
Christmas Trees for Toddlers
Categories: 1-2 Years, Christmas

Primary Sidebar

Kindergarten Readiness Teach Your Child to Read ABC Printable Scripture Cards Indoor Toddler Activiites

Looking for something specific?

Footer

Note on Copyright

Feel free to use ideas at your home, school or anywhere else you learn and play. If you wish to share any posts or photographs from this site on your blog or website, please make sure to abide by the following copyright guidelines: -Use Only 1 Photo -Maximum of 1-2 sentence description -Include a link to the ORIGINAL post Please do not repost/duplicate more than 1-2 sentences of the tutorial or distribute printed content without written permission from the original author. Please do not use ANY of the photographs on this website on Instagram.
Privacy
© 2021 I Can Teach My Child, LLC. All Rights Reserved. · Site Design and Hosting by SERVOUSLY
The owner and writer of this blog accepts no liability. Readers following instructions and suggestions made by the owner and writers are responsible for their own safety and the safety of minors in their care. All activities require adult supervision at all times. Children under 3 should not participate in any activities that involve small pieces.
Back to Top
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

  • About
    ▼
    • Developmental Domains of Early Childhood
      ▼
      • Language Development
      • Cognitive Development
      • Motor Development
      • Social/Emotional Development
      • Self-Help/Adaptive Development
      • Spiritual and Moral Development
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure/Disclaimer
    • Terms of Use
  • Thematic Units
  • Concepts
    ▼
    • Alphabet
    • Number Recognition
    • Color Activities For Toddlers
    • Shapes
    • Reading
    • Science Experiments
    • Sunday School Activities
  • Holidays
    ▼
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Fourth of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
  • For Parents
    ▼
    • Gifts
    • DIY Ideas
    • Recipes
    • Photography Tips
    • A Lesson Learned
    • Tools
      ▼
      • Infant Percentile Calculator
      • Children’s Percentile Calculator
      • Children’s BMI Calculator
  • Shop
  • Birth-12 Months
  • 1 – 2 Years
  • 2-3 Years
  • 3-5 Years
  • 6+ Years
  • Blog