Draw Round Our Hands

from 30 months · 30-40 min · Fine motor

What you need

Put your hand flat on the paper and let them draw round it, with your help where it gets tricky.
Draw round their hand next to yours.
Add the hands of anyone else at home, and draw round a pet's paw if they'll let you.
Look at all the hands together: whose is the biggest, whose is the smallest?

Their hand next to yours on the same page shows them how big they are, and drawing round a finger is careful work.

Drawing round: Following the edge of a finger with a crayon takes a slow, steady hand.
Comparing size: Big hand, little hand and the one in the middle sit side by side.
The people at home: A hand for everyone puts the whole family on one page.

Watch for them putting their hand back over their own outline to check it fits.

Tape the paper to the table first so it doesn't slide while they draw.

Easier: you draw round both hands while they colour them in

Harder: ask them to put the hands in order from smallest to biggest, or add faces and names