St.Patrick´s Day Snake Activity

Learn with this fun St. Patrick’s Day Snake Activity! Learning to move, reach and grasp helps children develop the muscles and skills to scribble and learn to write when they get older. Body awareness and learning to do big movements (like crawling and walking) and small movements like the pincer movement (where you lift up things with your index finger and thumb) are important parts of your child’s development. It is part of awakening and developing your brain. For your young child, reaching for objects helps build their coordination and will help them hold crayons later on.

How to do the St.Patrick’s Snake activity?                       

With St. Patrick´s Day here – tell your toddler the legend of how St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. Talk about snakes being long and having no legs or arms. Tell them that snakes say “hiss hiss”. Show them with the palm of your hand how snakes slide along the ground. Keep an eye out for snakes in the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Make a simple snake out of empty toilet rolls or kitchen rolls. You will have to do most of the making, but your toddler might have fun helping you. When the snake is finished, your little one will have fun going for a walk with a snake in tow!

If your child would like to see a real snake in action have a look at this Youtube video song “Silly Snake”.

Notice with your two year old how the letter “S” looks a bit like a snake. Let them have a go at making a squiggly mark on paper like a snake. And notice how “S” sounds a lot like a hiss when you say it!

You can also have fun with your child dancing to music like a snake! This helps their coordination. And remember: If your child is moving their arms or body at all, they are dancing!