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DEVELOPING HAND MUSCLES
Before children can cut properly, they need to first build
up the muscles in their hands.
- Do simple fingerplays with your child, especially ones
that include opening and closing their fingers.
- Let your child practice squeezing water out of sponges.
- Give your child some squeeze type clothespins. Have him
snap them onto a paper plate or piece of cardboard.
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FIRST SNIPS
- Hold a piece of paper rigid for your child and have her
cut on one side.
- Hold a piece of paper so that your child can snip off
the corners. This can go on for a long time, because with
each cut, two more corners are created.
- Give your child strips of paper ½" wide and
have her cut off pieces of paper.
- Take a 1" strip of paper and mark lines every inch.
Have your child cut along the lines.
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ADVANCED BEGINNERS
- Give your child a 2" x 8" strip of paper and
show him how to fringe the paper.
- When children are learning to cut across a wide piece
of paper, you can show them how to keep their cutting arm
still while they move the paper through the scissors.
- When your child wants to cut at angles, you will need
to show him how to stop part way through a cut and move
his paper.
- When your child wants to cut out simple shapes, you can
make the process easier for him by folding the paper and
drawing on a half shape. This way your child only has to
cut half of the shape.
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BEGINNING CUTTING CRAFT PROJECTS
- Have your child fringe a strip of green paper to glue
on an outdoor picture.
- Have your child cut a small paper cup down from the top,
four or more times.
Next, have him flatten the cup and glue it onto a piece
of paper, creating a paper flower top.
- Have your child cut out small shapes, however she wants
and glue them onto a piece of paper, creating a cut paper
collage.
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