DIY ACTIVITIES

DIY TREASURE HUNT BOTTLE to keep those little minds busy, car ride entertainment, distraction while you have a coffee, or just to wind down after a busy day. Teaching concentration and relaxation.

What do you need:

1x plastic bottle

As many mini treasures as you can find around the house for example coins, buttons, earrings, safety pins, thumbtacks, nails, screw, nuts, bolts, rocks, charms, golf tee, pen lid, lego, beads, ribbons, hair clip, hair band, bobby pin, old key, gumnut, you get the picture. The more the merrier, anything that will fit through the bottle opening… just gather up all those little nasty hazards you don’t want to lie around house.

How to create:

1. Place all the treasure in a clear bottle. If you have enough ‘things’ and depending on the age of the child, this could be enough for a portable treasure hunt.

2. To increase difficulty, fill the bottle with rice or sand to obscure the view of everything inside.

3. Screw the lid on tight or glue it on for more piece of mind. As the bottle is moved around small treasures will be exposed.

4. Let the treasure hunt begin.

Diy Sensory Fine Motor Skills Board

This activity is simple or as difficult as you want depending on your own handy skills. Remember, kids don’t need it to be aesthetically pleasing, that’s purely for us, they just want mum or dad to give them some undivided attention and create a masterpiece. Design it, paint it and create together for hours of fun and memories to love no matter what. This doesn’t need to be expensive; it just needs to be functional so I suggest finding as much as you can at the $2 shop.

What do you need:

A wooden board

Whatever you can think of that those little fingers can open, close, twist, pull, spin, tie etc. Suggestions include slide locks, chain locks, switches, press studs, wheels, bells, buckles, hinges, plugs, cog wheels, buttons, old calculator, door handle, latches, carabiner clip, magnets, key locks, shoelaces, velcro and zippers.

Strong glue

Screws and screwdriver Paint

How to create:

1. Plan the layout on the timber board of each fine motor gadget.

2. Secure to the board with most appropriate fastening option glue or screws are best.

3. Paint, decorate and individualise.

Share your creations with friends on Instagram, tag @CoalCoastBaby to show us how busy you have been