Edelweiss Learning Centre

10/05/2026

Rubber Band Fishing Play

This activity is a low-prep sensory activity that uses elastics and wooden skewers to help children develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and patience. The challenge is when I handed them each a skewer and see who could catch the most "fish" before the tray was empty. They stayed focus to get “ the most fish.”

09/29/2026

Using cups attached to their shirts and pegs, the children practiced hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, while also developing the hand control needed for self-feeding.
Surprisingly, the activity turned into a fun colour-sorting and filling challenge! The children competed to see who could fill their cups to the top, making the activity engaging while practicing coordination, concentration, and colour recognition.

09/25/2026

During the bird-feeding activity, the children used clothespins to pick up large and small pom-poms as “seeds” and cut pipe cleaners as “worms” to feed the bird. The children practiced squeezing and gripping the clothespins, which helped strengthen their hand and finger muscles.
Some children found the activity challenging and became frustrated when they had difficulty picking up the smaller pieces. With encouragement and gentle support, they continued trying and showed persistence.
To extend the activity and keep the children engaged, we transitioned to beading. The children practiced picking up the beads and placing them onto the string, developing their hand-eye coordination, finger control, and concentration.

09/17/2026

09/14/2026

Our Toddlers had a simple yet meaningful activity this morning. This activity aimed to develop their hand eye coordination as well as their focus before introducing them to writing skill.

We simply just provided them a cup and a ball. They are encouraged to trace the lines accordingly. There were times they missed the lines and lost their focus. However, they started to figure this play better. After several trials and errors.

09/09/2026

Today, the children had fun making pretend smoothies using a cardboard blender and different fruits. We talked about healthy drinks and the different fruits we can use to make smoothies. The children looked at their ingredient cards and picked the fruits they needed. They practiced recognizing fruit names, matching, and following simple directions. Some children checked their cards carefully, while others picked fruits randomly. They enjoyed using their imagination and pretending to make and serve smoothies to their friends. Everyone had lots of fun!

08/26/2026

Today, we turned our learning about the “Zoom Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon” song into a fun hands-on craft activity!
The children created their very own rocket ships while learning about different shapes and colours along the way. To make our rockets extra special, we also made handprints to represent the flames coming from the bottom of the rocket ship.
Our finished rocket ships are now proudly displayed in the room for everyone to enjoy!

08/18/2026

The children enjoyed listening to The Rainbow Fish story and talking about its themes of friendship, kindness, and sharing. After the story, they explored the colours they had noticed and extended the learning through an art activity.
The children painted cut toilet paper rolls using red, blue, green, and yellow. This activity encouraged creativity, fine-motor skills, colour recognition, and an understanding of recycling and reusing materials.
The children were excited to see how simple recycled items could be transformed into beautiful artwork. Their colourful fish were displayed in the classroom, creating a cheerful Rainbow Fish display.

08/17/2026

The activity started with cutting practice using scissors. The kids practiced handling the scissors and were able to cut some small pieces with support and demonstration.
They then moved to a buttoning activity, where they practiced counting up to 49 buttons and sorting them by color: red, green, white, black, gray, and brown. The kids showed curiosity and engagement while practicing practical fine motor skills.