Montessori Activity: Cutting Spring Onions with Scissors

Age: 2.5 years old

Activity Duration: 5-15 minutes

Objective(s):

1. To train the child’s fine motor skills
2. To inculcate life skills

Materials:

1. 1 pair of scissors
2. 1-2 stalk of spring unions
3. 1 bowl
4. 1 tray

Directions:

1. Demonstrate to your child by cutting the spring onion with the scissors slowly one by one.

2. Then assist your child to hold the scissors with thumb and fingers in the handle himself and have him practice opening and closing the scissors.

3. As your child opens and closes the scissors, hold the straw in between the scissors while he cuts it.