Sticker activities are one of our favorite ways to practice fine motor skills.
The problem with stickers, though, is that they can be so darn expensive!
And most toddlers don’t even care what kind of stickers they are. They just want to stick them. All. Over. Everything.
Tell me I’m not the only one tired of spending three bucks on a sticker sheet that I end up peeling off the floor, walls, and furniture!
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Solving the Sticker Problem
When Ella was 20 months old, she couldn’t even peel the stickers off the sheet, so doing stickers wasn’t an activity I could set and forget.
Who has the time to wait for someone to decide which sticker she wants, change her mind, change her mind again, color a little..
… then cry out for you to come back because she did end up wanting the first sticker (which you “just happened” to leave beside her, because you knew)?
Aren’t you exhausted just thinking about it?
Good news.
I’ve solved both of those problems.
I found stickers that are cheap AND easy for clumsy little toddler fingers to peel.
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Avery’s color coding dot stickers are perfect for toddlers, making this an easy, no setup, first independent art activity.
They also peel off the floor and table cleanly.
(Yay!)
You can get at least three different colors in a pack, and each pack comes with about 300 stickers. Just click HERE for the exact ones we used.
How We Did It: Dot Sticker Art
I got some white paper, took out one sheet of stickers, and showed Ella how to peel them. I made little x’s on her paper for her to stick the stickers on.
This is a perfect fine motor activity for a child who loves stickers.
Another great fine motor activity is making a cereal necklace!
I know I said this was an independent activity and that you can get other stuff done while they do this, but it just might be too fascinating to watch your baby peel and stick dot stickers!
There is something so amazing about watching your baby do something all by herself.
Without you!
These little steps of independence make me feel weepy sometimes and so relieved sometimes.
I worry sometimes that my toddler will never learn to go to the bathroom by herself or drink from an open cup.
I forget sometimes that my daughter is mastering new skills and has a mind of her own.
But she quickly reminds me.
Like when she peels off a sticker and sticks it very intentionally not on the x’s I made and asked her to stick it on.
Even though the art project was just peeling and sticking colored dot stickers, I was so intrigued by how she figured out how to peel the stickers and then get them off her finger and onto the paper.
At first she just stuck them wherever she could get them off her finger, but now she is very intentional with where she puts her sticker.
Now that she is a sticker-sticking pro, I make little x’s on her paper for her to stick the stickers on.
She’s started wanting to add her own scribbles to the mess of dots.
I think it actually looks decent.
I mean, have you seen what they’re calling art these days?
Your Turn! Make Dot Sticker Art
Supplies
- Colored dot stickers
- Paper
- Crayons
Instructions
- Option one: Have your child put stickers anywhere on the paper.
- Option two: Make x’s on one sheet of paper and have them cover each x with a sticker.
More Ways to Play with Dot Stickers
- Draw wavy, straight, and zigzag lines. Have your kid stick the stickers on the lines.
- Use painter’s tape to post colored paper on the wall. Invite your little ones to match the colored stickers to the paper.
- Work on letter recognition and teach letters by writing a large letter on a sheet of paper. Have your child put stickers on the letter. You can do this with different shapes too.
- Draw a large shape on a sheet of paper and have your child fill the shape with dot stickers.
Dot stickers are easy to peel and fun to use! The uniformity of the dots and fun neon colors make it easy to create art with your toddler.
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Looking for an organized guide of fun, easy activities to do with your toddler that also encourages their growth and development?
I’ve created a 3-month activity planner just for busy parents like you! The plan includes 65 detailed, simple, and stress-free activities including: arts and crafts, sensory play, motor skills, and STEM–all using easy-to-find supplies.
Let me help make planning activities for your toddler easy, so you can skip the stress and get straight to the fun!
