We used to have one of those tap tap toys that came with shapes, little nails and a small hammer but it was a cheapy discount store buy and didn’t last very long.
I hadn’t gotten around to replacing it and school holidays rolled around and so I brought out some thumb tacks and pulled a cork board trivet out of the kitchen drawer. ta da! DIY hammering toy. {those awesome tool sets I found the kids at Masters have a hammer that is the perfect size for little kids hands so that is what we used}.
This was a lot of fun for the kids – they loved the hammering and made ‘drawings’ with the thumb tacks in the cork board. When they ran out of tacks we just pulled them out and started again.
I liked how the kids {particularly Chloe} could push the thumb tack into the cork a little first and then hammer – which meant her little fingers didn’t get in the way. They are also very short, so didn’t poke out the other side of the cork board :o}
Easy and fun and another great fine motor activity!
On pinterest I also saw this very cool idea of using golf tees and styrofoam blocks/florist foam for hammering fun. That would be awesome for younger kids of if you’re worried about the thumb tacks {we really had no issue with the thumb tacks though, they were always used under supervision}.
To see more of the construction fun we have been having click
here.
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Hi Bianca! I love how you make it so easy for us mums!
Can I ask if you have more info about the tool sets? Thinking we need one. Thanks you. Anne
Hi Anne, thank you, you’re so sweet!
We found them a month or so ago on clearance, I’m pretty sure we paid around $6 or $7 but $10 is not bad either!
http://www.masters.com.au/product/100596999/kids-tool-starter-kit-14-piece
What a great idea! I wanted to let you know I used it in a round up of thumb tack and push pin learning activities here: http://www.themommytalks.com/thumb-tacks-and-cork-board-fine-motor-art/
Thank you for a creative and fun learning activity!