Preview draft. Activities have not been tested with caregivers.
A little plan for play
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The fringe practice page or a full sheet of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon, and blunt-tipped children's scissors suitable for your child.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Let's make it happen
- Open and print the page, and have an adult cut out the rectangle. Without a printer, an adult draws short lines from one edge of a sheet, stopping well before the opposite edge.
- With adult help, make one short snip along a line. Keep the other hand away from the blades and leave the paper attached at the far end.
- Try another line if your child wants to. Bend the fringe gently and imagine it is grass or a silly hairstyle.
For ages 3 and up only when an adult judges the child ready. Adult stays within reach, demonstrates safe use, and keeps fingers clear of the blades. Sit while cutting; never walk with scissors. Collect scraps and put scissors away afterward.