Crafts & Activities / 31 October, 2022 / Nanny Anita

Monster Hair Cutting Activity

Learning to use scissors is a really hard process. A child has to have the hand strength to open and shut the scissors while co-ordinating where they are cutting. Then on top of that you have the frustration of using toddler safety scissors, which generally don’t cut anything. It can be a slow process, but it is very important for children to learn. This monster hair cutting activity is to help promote scissor skills in toddlers and pre-schoolers.

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To do your own monster hair cutting activity you will need:

• Loo roll tubes
• Scissors
• Pens

Start by drawing a face onto your loo roll.

Then cut slits at the top the loo roll to create the hair. I coloured the hair strands in, but this part is totally optional.

Let your little one practise cutting the strands of hair. Safety scissors aimed at toddlers really wont work on this. We tried, and it just ended up that both of us were frustrated. Using children’s safety scissors can be a little scary, especially when you see them cutting close to their fingers, but it’s important for them to learn. Obviously this is an activity that does require adult supervision.

BB only spent about 5 minutes on this monster hair cutting activity, which I thought was rather good, as it’s rather tiring to be using all those hand muscles.

It you enjoyed this monster hair cutting activity be sure to check out my taste safe Halloween sensory tray and fizzing pumpkin experiment.

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