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Jingle Bells Activities for Kids {that Strengthen Fine Motor Skills}

December 7, 2011 by Sheryl Cooper

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Inside: This collection of jingle bells activities are a perfect companion to your holiday theme, plus they strengthen fine motor skills!

There is something about jingle bells during Christmas that is so festive! Yes, they can be used as an instrument while moving and singing to music.

But how about some Christmas Fine Motor Fun with jingle bells?

We have a variety of sizes from teeny tiny ones (not for toddlers or those who still put things into their mouths) to jumbo bells that barely fit in the palm of small hands.

I thought I’d share a few ways we use jingle bells with our fine motor activities.

Jingle Bells Activities for Kids

 

 

Jingle Bells Activities for Kids {that Strengthen Fine Motor Skills}

I confess that I have a love for jingle bells.

Perhaps it’s from my childhood love for Christmas, when we’d ring them to music.

I’ve carried that love into our toddler and preschool classroom, where I enjoy putting together a variety of activities that involve jingle bells.

 

 Some items we used in these activities:
  • Jingle bells
  • Magnets
  • Tongs
  • Ice cube trays
  • Paint trays


Using large jingle bells:

Large jingle bells are fun to hold in the palms of the hands.

Fingers have to wrap around them to stay in place. They are also our safest choice with our 2 year olds.

Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Fun
We display them in baskets.
Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Fun

 

And transport them with various gadgets.

Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Fun with Jingle Bells

 Large jingle bells can be moved using tongs and placed into sectioned trays.

 

Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Fun with Jingle Bells

 
 Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Fun with Jingle Bells

Smaller jingle bells:

We love using smaller jingle bells with magnets on our science shelf.

 

Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Fun with Jingle Bells

 

 

Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Fun with Jingle Bells

We’ve also used them with our (free) candy cane printable, using our upper bodies to move the container back and forth.

Easy Preschool Christmas Craft Using Jingle Bells - Free Printable

Some ways we use jingle bells to promote fine motor in the classroom:

 

Sensory bin:

 

 Jingle Bell Magnetic Sensory Bin
Jingle Bell Magnetic Sensory Bin

Music and movement:

Easy Christmas Jingle Bell Sticks

 Easy Christmas Jingle Bell Sticks

Color Sorting:

Color Sorting with Jingle Bells

Color Sorting with Jingle Bells

How do you add jingle bells to your Christmas activities? Let me know in the comments section!

 

jingle bells activities

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Filed Under: Christmas Activities, Fine Motor, preschool, Preschool Fine Motor, Toddler Fine Motor, Toddlers Tagged With: Christmas, fine motor, preschoolers, toddlers

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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