Button Snake! Fine Motor Skills!

Sorry it's been awhile, everyone! It's opera season, so my free time is a bit smaller than it would be otherwise. Snugglebot is down for her afternoon nap, so time for a quick post about

BUTTON SNAKES!

I took this idea wholesale from Happy Hooligans, as I was looking for small activities I could take to keep the Bot happy during time in the dreaded doctor's waiting room!

I followed all the directions on the website, but I bought felt of all colors on the rainbow. This meant that I had enough felt squares to make 4 snakes, each with 2 squares of each color. It also meant that I could use the snake to reinforce color recognition. I love being able to use a toy to meet more than one goal!

Snugglebot is 21 months right now, so the concept of buttons is a bit too difficult for her. At the moment, this is a two person activity. I hold the button hole open, and she feeds the button in. I made a big knot at the bottom end of the ribbon so that it would be harder for the squares to fall off. I think it might be nice to have another button at the bottom to act as a stopper, or an option to reverse and add squares to the other side. 

I'm looking forward to this activity being one that the Bot can do on her own, but for now it is very enjoyable for us to do together!