My First Snips: Bugs

$3.50

First scissor skills made easy: short, happy snips into a garden of bugs.

What’s inside

  • 12 pages: themed cover, grown-up guide and 10 snip strips
  • Progressive strips: single snips first, building to longer cuts
  • A picture reward at the end of every line (butterfly, bee, ladybug, caterpillar, snail, dragonfly)
  • Cut the strips apart first, then snip up the dashed lines

Skills it builds

  • Scissor skills
  • Hand strength
  • Two-hand coordination

How to use

Print, cut the strips apart, and hand over safety scissors. Start with the shortest strips and move up as snips get stronger. Laminate or pop the strips in a tray for a no-prep center. Prep time: 2 minutes.

You’ll need

Child-safe scissors. Laminator optional.

Safety note

An adult stays close while little ones use scissors.

Save with a bundle

Get this pack in the My First Snips Bundle or the Scissor Skills Mega Bundle and save compared with buying the packs one by one. Also in the Bugs & Garden Fine Motor Bundle. Also in the Fine Motor Growing Bundle.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).

First scissor skills made easy: short, happy snips into a garden of bugs.

What’s inside

  • 12 pages: themed cover, grown-up guide and 10 snip strips
  • Progressive strips: single snips first, building to longer cuts
  • A picture reward at the end of every line (butterfly, bee, ladybug, caterpillar, snail, dragonfly)
  • Cut the strips apart first, then snip up the dashed lines

Skills it builds

  • Scissor skills
  • Hand strength
  • Two-hand coordination

How to use

Print, cut the strips apart, and hand over safety scissors. Start with the shortest strips and move up as snips get stronger. Laminate or pop the strips in a tray for a no-prep center. Prep time: 2 minutes.

You’ll need

Child-safe scissors. Laminator optional.

Safety note

An adult stays close while little ones use scissors.

Save with a bundle

Get this pack in the My First Snips Bundle or the Scissor Skills Mega Bundle and save compared with buying the packs one by one. Also in the Bugs & Garden Fine Motor Bundle. Also in the Fine Motor Growing Bundle.

From a pediatric OT

Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).