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Gift wrapping {Christmas fine motor activity}

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Are your kids as excited about Christmas as mine are? QBoy has been obsessed with Christmas ever since Halloween was over. And that means I’ve had Christmas activities for kids on my brain for quite a while. 🙂

We typically decorate for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving. Once the tree is up, my kids love to see gifts under there. But it’s still early in the season and we haven’t done any Christmas shopping yet. To satisfy their desire to see presents under the tree, I set up a simple gift wrapping activity that also provided an authentic fine motor experience.

Gift wrapping station for kids - A Christmas fine motor activity || Gift of Curiosity
I set up a gift wrapping invitation to play for QBoy and XGirl. I included the wooden block “gifts” along with some scraps of wrapping paper, some tape, and some our kid-friendly scissors. My kids did not seem at all bothered by the fact that they were only wrapping blocks. As far as QBoy and XGirl were concerned, the blocks were real “gifts” and they were doing some important work! In fact, wooden blocks make great starter “gifts” for kids to wrap due to their shape and their firmness.

Gift wrapping station for kids - A Christmas fine motor activity || Gift of Curiosity

I showed the kids how to measure the right amount of wrapping paper to cut by laying the blocks on top.

Gift wrapping station for kids - A Christmas fine motor activity || Gift of Curiosity

Their scissors skills got a good workout with this activity!

Gift wrapping station for kids - A Christmas fine motor activity || Gift of Curiosity

My kids still love using tape. But tearing the tape off of the dispenser is still tricky for them. I showed them how to pull the tape down and to the side in order to cut it. This was another opportunity to develop and strengthen those fine motor skills.

Gift wrapping station for kids - A Christmas fine motor activity || Gift of Curiosity

Then the kids had to fold the wrapping paper around their blocks, and use the tape to hold the wrapping paper in place.

Gift wrapping station for kids - A Christmas fine motor activity || Gift of Curiosity

Some of the gifts ended up with some pretty creative wrapping!

Gift wrapping station for kids - A Christmas fine motor activity || Gift of Curiosity

The kids were super excited to give me and my husband our “gifts” to unwrap. And I get so much pleasure out of the unbridled joy they feel by getting to participate in these holiday traditions.

More Christmas resources

More Christmas posts from Gift of Curiosity:

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For more Christmas activities your kids will love, see my Christmas Activities for Kids page and my Christmas Activities for Kids Pinterest board. 

Follow Katie @ Gift of Curiosity’s board Christmas Activities for Kids on Pinterest.

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5 Comments

  1. Tiffany H.

    December 2, 2013 at 6:29 am

    What a great idea! My 3 year old would love this!

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  2. Natalie

    December 2, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Yes, gift wrapping can be such a good activity to keep little ones busy and learning. Thanks for sharing with Afterschool.

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  3. Maria

    December 4, 2013 at 4:21 am

    My daughter is a huge fan of wrapping gifts! She wraps anything she can find around the house for her pretend birthday parties! Good to know she is building her fine motor skills at the same time!

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  4. Angela @ Joy Focused Learning

    December 4, 2013 at 10:50 am

    This gift wrapping station looks like so much fun. My daughter would love it!

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    • Angela

      December 10, 2013 at 7:40 pm

      Thanks again for linking up at Anything Goes! Just stopping by to let you know that I featured this post at this week’s link-up. Feel free to grab an “I was featured” button (not required) and link up a post or two! 🙂

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