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Fine motor skills
Rip and Crinkle: The Paper Concert
A hands-on paper concert: tissue paper that whispers, kraft paper that snaps, sheets that crackle right next to little ears and tear into strips. Baby scrunches, rips, and shakes, while an empty bin turns cleanup into part of the fun.
- Age
- 0 to 18 months
- Duration
- 10 min
- Materials
- Different types of paper
- Supervision
- Supervisé en continu
The activity sheet plus anything to print. Free, with an account.
Step by step
- Gather sheets of different papers (tissue paper, printer paper, kraft paper) and remove any staples or paperclips.
- Sit your baby on the floor or in their high chair, with an empty bin or basket nearby.
- Scrunch a sheet close to their ear, then slowly tear a strip with exaggerated movements.
- Hand them sheets one by one and let them scrunch, rip, and shake. Paper easily ends up in little mouths at this age: stay close and swap soggy scraps for a fresh sheet, no fuss.
- Name the sounds and textures as you go ("Listen to that crunch! This one is so soft").
- Toss all the scraps into the bin together (a game in itself!), then wash your hands.
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