Blogger / 24 February, 2026 / Nanny Anita

Montessori Zipper Board Activity

Continuing with my Montessori activities I made a zipper board so that NC could practice opening and closing zips.  The key thing to doing a Montessori activity is that the activity practices doing one skill at a time.

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To make your own zipper board you will need:

• Cardboard
• Zips
• Glue

Find yourself some zips – you can get these from a Haberdashery section of a department store or from Amazon.  I got a back of about 10.

I used a sturdy cardboard box that came in a box of Connetix Tiles.  If you ever buy some, be sure to save those boxes, they really are very handy.

Glue your zips onto the cardboard box.  I used a hot glue gun to do this part as it is quicker and more robust.  Little hands are particularly good at destroying things, so I didn’t want NC to pull the zips from the cardboard on the first try.  It is important to make sure that you don’t get glue on the actual zipper as that will make it much harder to open and shut them.

This isn’t an activity that is going to keep your little one entertained or engaged for massive amounts of time.  It is more for aiding the development of a skill.  I kept the zipper board out on the side of NC’s room for a week, and she would continuously go back to it during her play.  She would open and shut the zips a few times and then go back to playing.  After a week I did put it away in the cupboard, but on the next toy rotation I will bring it back out.

If you enjoyed this zipper board activity, be sure to check out my hammering golf tees activity and DIY musical instruments.

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