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Cardboard snowshoes, art and gross motor activity for toddlers

 


Cardboard snowshoes 

(Art and gross motor activity)

Supplies: - cardboard

                   - markers

                   - hole punch

                   - yarn or string

First activity : decorate them with markers 


I first try to use tape for the children to wear them 



It didn't work very well.  So I punched 4 holes on the edges and used a piece of yarn to make an attachment. 




We had fun pretending to walk in the snow.

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