Rainbow Spaghetti Wall

Starting on the corner of a sheet of construction paper, I drew a nautilus all the way to the center of the page.  His job was simply to follow the line with the scissors.  The end result was a long curl of colored construction paper.  This is where the project was supposed to start and end but as always the project took a life of its’ own and before I knew it, it became a 3D art installation on our dining room wall.  L decided to cut several sheets of construction paper into the long curls and then he taped them to the wall sometimes weaving them under and over each other. Visually it was very appealing, and it is the first three-dimensional piece he’s created on our wall.  Aside from making beautiful artwork and improving his cutting skills, this activity resulted in a great opportunity to work on bilateral coordination as well as spatial awareness.

To make your own Rainbow Spaghetti Scissor Skills Fine Motor Art Wall you’ll need just 4 things:

• Pacon Lightweight Construction Paper, 9-Inches by 12-Inches, Assorted Colors, 500 Count (6555)
• Kids Scissors
• Wallsaver Removable Poster Tape
• A big empty wall

• We have a collection of fine motor and scissor skills activities!
• Activities to promote scissor skills - great basic information and tips from Oxleas NHS.
• Ideas And Activities For Pre-Scissor Skills And Scissor Practice from SensoryProcessingDisorder.com
• Have the kids do fun craft activities like Make a Paper Salad.
• DLTK's Crafts for Kids has free Printable Scissor Skills Practice Worksheets.