Can anyone suggest an art activity to do with Infants?

Question by shershadow13: Can anyone suggest an art activity to do with Infants?
I work in a Day Care Center, and have eight Infants, ages three months – six months. Since their fine motor skills have not developed quite well yet, what can I do for an art project? I’ve already done the finger prints and the hand prints, as well as letting them finger paint. What else can I do? Thanks!

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Answer by alotastars2c
SURROUND THEM WITH PRIMARY COLORS IF VERY YOUNG–RED. PLAY CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR THEM.

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5 Responses to “Can anyone suggest an art activity to do with Infants?”

  1. Nottle says:

    fingerpainting if there young idk make them write abou them delves

  2. jen20052007 says:

    You could give them some crayons and some paper and let them color on it. Or you could give them some stamps and ink for them to make shapes this way they can kind of learn their shapes too. (its never to early to start teaching them )

  3. damsel36 says:

    I thought I had an answer, but I think macaroni art is more for an older child. Sorry

  4. dreaming_again2002 says:

    My grandson is a year old and his parents are teaching him American Sign Language. babies are able to learn and use simple signs and are able to communicate before speech. This will also prepare them when they are ready for speech also. Do internet research as I did. I was quite surprised at what I found. This a project the whole family can learn, a least some simple basic signs.

  5. redunicorn says:

    That seems awfully young to do art projects. Just play with them. Roll balls, building blocks, etc.

    “Hand-eye coordination begins to develop between the ages of 2 and 4 months, inaugurating a period of trial-and-error practice at sighting objects and grabbing at them. At four or five months, most infants can grasp an object that is within reach, looking only at the object and not at their hands. Referred to as “top-level reaching,” this achievement is considered an important milestone in fine motor development. At the age of six months, infants can typically hold on to a small block briefly, and many have started banging objects. Although their grasp is still clumsy, they have acquired a fascination with grabbing small objects and trying to put them in their mouths. At first, babies will indiscriminately try to grasp things that cannot be grasped, such as pictures in a book, as well as those that can, such as a rattle or ball. During the latter half of the first year, they begin exploring and testing objects before grabbing, touching them with an entire hand and, eventually, poking them with an index finger.”

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