When a baby grows up, he becomes increasingly interested in the adult world - he is interested in switches and sockets, all kinds of buttons and telephones, latches and locks. However, within the confines of an apartment, all these things often pose a danger - it turns out that over and over again we will forbid the baby to learn about the world, limiting his space to the territory of the playpen.

But the child’s thirst for knowledge is so great that he will try again and again to violate your prohibitions. And it is useless to fight this - it is better to legalize what cannot be prohibited.

What are the features of development boards

It is precisely in order to “legitimize” that development boards, busy boards, are created. They help develop fine motor skills, logic, and will stimulate the development of new tactile sensations and the thought process.

Interesting. A development board with locks was first proposed Maria Montessori- not only as a way to keep your baby occupied, but also as a tool for developing important everyday skills, imagination and intelligence. The Montessori method, which states that a child develops best during play, is still popular today.

Store-bought educational board for children.
At the end of the article, see where you can order similar toys

You can add latches and keys, locks and latches, pictures and fabric to the board, decorate it with photographs and inscriptions, create “replacement sets” on one base so that your baby doesn’t get tired of the toy for a long time.

It is believed that a development board is optimally suited for activities with a child aged 10 months to two years, and the most complex designs can be used up to 5 years - it all depends on what will be on them.

The base is ordinary plywood

By the way, exercises with a development board are both finger exercises and the mental development of the baby. It usually includes:

• switches;
• locks with keys;
• latches and bolts;
• flashlights and handsets, disks;
• hooks;
• abacus;
• door chains;
• beads;
• fabric scraps;
• pictures with numbers or animals.

Advice. To create a development board, you can use anything - anything that will spin, click, move and light up. You will bring everything that is of interest in the apartment onto one compact surface, and this will both interest you and protect your baby from the unpleasant consequences of “free exploration.”

How to make a traditional rigid structure

For a development board you will need a piece of plywood or wood, but plastic, hardboard, or cardboard will also work. As for the dimensions, they are chosen depending on the availability of free space.

You can make a busy board yourself

Information. The most compact development boards are small modules of 50x50 cm format, and for grandiose plans you can use a base up to 1.7 meters wide.

You can involve the whole family in creating a development board for your baby - dad will think of safe and practical fastenings, mom will do the design, older children can offer “filling”. By the way, to create a development board you don’t even have to go to the store - you’ll probably find all the necessary elements in closets and mezzanines.

If you don’t have suitable “treasures” at home, then you can turn to your grandparents, because they usually save old things that can be put to good use.

Attached to a homemade development board:

• bolts, latches, latches, latches, hooks and padlocks (by the way, mailbox locks are the easiest to open with children's fingers);
• switches and buttons - they can just click, or they can turn on something - for example, small bulbs from an old flashlight;
• door chains, loops, hooks;
• all kinds of toggle switches;
• socket and plug (not connected to electricity, of course);
• a battery-powered doorbell (choose a signal that suits you, because you will have to listen to it very often);
• panels with buttons - for example, from an old remote control;
• reels and laces - with their help you can create interesting lacing;
• zippers and buttons;
• watch dials;
• rotary toggle switches.

Before you make a development board, you need to find a suitable base - the more different elements there are on the board, the more interesting the toy will be for the baby.

However, do not forget to take into account the availability of free space, because the toy will need to be attached somewhere, and doing this with a bulky structure may be inconvenient.

Think about the arrangement of the elements, make pockets and doors, and then move on to the design stage. To decorate the development board, multi-colored fabrics that feel different to the touch, as well as colored cardboard, are suitable. You can use pictures with animals, numbers and letters.

You can hide cute pictures with cute animals, flowers, numbers behind the Velcro windows - and not only open/close, search and twist, but also learn the counting, names of animals, their habitats, primary colors and so on along the way.

It is important that the child does not lose interest in a well-thought-out development board for a very long time, and even if this happens, you can always come up with a different design.

Using a development board will help you keep your baby occupied for a long time - he will play with pleasure, each time doing the necessary exercises for his fingers, and explore the objective world.

And parents will be able to take part in the game or leave the baby alone with their new “field of activity.”

Soft fabric options

If you are creating a gaming panel for a very small child, then it is better to make it soft. It will be similar to a developmental mat, only in a slightly different format.

Use an old pillow or thick fabric stretched over a frame as a base.

In this case, the game elements include: ribbons, buttons - a variety of shapes, colors and methods of fixation, loops and hooks, Velcro, pockets, appliqués and patterns, curtain rings and laces, small toys, rattles.

Everything you consider necessary should be securely sewn to the base. The brightest elements can be hidden behind fabric doors, and toys tied with braid can be placed in pockets. You can make lacing, abacus from rings - everything is limited solely by your imagination.

Safety rules when using the toy

Even if the baby always plays under supervision, the toy must be completely safe. To do this you need to follow the following rules:

1. The board must be firmly fixed - to the wall, to the floor, to furniture, to something that the child cannot move or drop. Follow this rule - and you will have a little time for yourself while your baby plays enthusiastically.
2. You can use any material as a base - from plywood to an old cabinet door, but be sure to check that there are no splinters around the perimeter and on the front.
3. If there are sharp corners or “problem” or traumatic areas on the surface, it is better to cover them with something soft to prevent impacts.
4. Don’t forget that small fingers are very tenacious, and they can easily unscrew some small part and put it in your mouth. Check the reliability of the fastenings carefully and several times.
- price for the game-tablet LOCKS 42x30 cm. 2000 rub. Watch a video review of this board below. Fasteners.developing exercise equipment for fingers with fasteners

I am pleased to present to you my new development: finger training exerciser with clasps. This is, so to speak, rough work, there are some shortcomings, but the idea itself is effective, which I am very happy about.)) The toy turned out to be mega-compact. 6 types of fasteners are used: tie, fasta, hook, button, Velcro and button.

This flower has opened:

Fastened the button:




Velcro fastened:




Fastened with a button, then with a hook:




Tied a bow:




And finally, we fastened the fasta (carbine). The bud closed. When folded, the toy is slightly larger than my palm. This means that it won’t hurt in mom’s purse, and you can take it with you wherever you are expected to wait, and spend time usefully.))




Well, this is the view from the back:



Now I’ll change the design of this flower a little, probably making the petals a little narrower and of different lengths.

I’ve been wanting to sew these nesting dolls for a long time, and I finally did. Seven nesting dolls - seven fasteners :): detachable zipper, belt fastener, fasta, Velcro, button, hook, ribbon with ring. I embroidered the faces.







Fastener cars

He ran to the platform, climbed into the uncoupled carriage...

While I was sewing the locomotive, these words could not leave my head.)))

So, I present my new work from the men's series: CARRIAGE CARRIAGES!)

I really wanted to come up with toys specifically for boys. Last night two ideas came to me at once and plus one is already in the process of production. I will have a series for boys.))

Today I woke up, had breakfast and rushed to work))), fortunately my grandmother came to visit and looked after the children.

Clasps: fasta, snaps, buttons, magnetic clasp, hooks, Velcro.
















Toy compact. The size of the cars is approximately 10*10 cm.




I’m thinking of sewing some kind of case for him, for example, with a zipper or lace-up, then in order to get or put away the toy, the child will need to work a little more with his fingers, accordingly, practice learning how to use clasps and develop fine motor skills.)

Educational book "Cat"

I wanted to sew a book with either a hare or a cat, because this is an animal of 2011. Although I don’t believe in horoscopes, I think it’s good that every year is the year of some animal, so, probably, it’s even interesting, everyone gives each other gifts with animals :).

This is how the book turned out:



Format: 20.5 *20.5. I left a space at the bottom where you can embroider the child’s name or wish. I embroidered the face, shifting eyes, padding polyester in the ears, and beads, beads, buttons, petal beads in the tips of the paws; The book is assembled and disassembled, attached to a ribbon:



Fastens with a button:



Flower. All the petals are made of suede, bend back (sewn at the base), rustle, one does not rustle, there are buttons inside it, the child needs to find it by touch. A butterfly is sewn at the top. The leaf is also sewn at the base, with beads inside it.



Bug. The legs are beads on a hat elastic band and can be moved, the eyes are buttons.






Mouse in cheese. The cheese is sewn vertically on both sides, the mouse can be hidden. The mouse squeaks. I embroidered the holes.





House. There is a bell sewn to the house, the window opens with Velcro, and there is an applique - a girl.







Ship. The ship floats if you pull the string. It is sewn under the mesh.





Gates. Gate with detachable zipper. Behind the gate there is an embroidered car, the wheels are buttons.





Backpack . Learning to use fasteners. You can put a surprise inside. I sewed a patch on the side.





It comes off completely from the page and is attached with Velcro. Can be used by a child as a handbag or wallet.



Mitten with fur. To develop tactile sensations.





The reverse side of the book is the tail of our cat :). At the tip of the tail there are small buttons on the legs. Sewn only at the base.



The book went to Matvey in Skopin.)





Who said that a doll can only be a girl? Doll “Stasik” (Naive World) – cute soft toy with clasps. There are many different fasteners on his clothes, and he also has a small pocket where you can put all sorts of necessary little things. Of course, your child will help Stasik dress and undress, which will make his fingers dexterous and skillful.

Often, when a child learns to dress and undress himself, he has problems with fasteners, buckles and ties. We are sure that after communicating with Stasik, your child will easily learn to dress and put on shoes on their own.

The doll is made of non-toxic fabrics and materials that do not pose a risk to your child's health. If it gets dirty, it can be washed in the gentle wash mode.

What does a toy with fasteners develop?

It has long been known that fine motor skills are directly related to speech and affect not only its development, but also the prevention and elimination of defects. In addition, it directly affects the child’s ability to learn: the smarter the hands, the smarter the baby.

The appearance of the toy may differ from the photo.

Alice has a new educational toy - a finger exerciser.

The educational toy includes 5 types of fasteners:

1. buttons;

2. Velcro;

3. lightning;

4. buttons;

5. lacing.

Read more about tailoring and required materials below.

To make this educational toy I needed three large buttons, three zippers of different colors, a piece of Velcro and



If you don't get distracted, it will take a couple of hours to make a finger simulator.



Velcro.

I glued the upper (soft part) to the felt, the lower part was sewn to the base.



If I had seen glue on sale earlier, which made my work much easier, I would have also glued the bottom part of the Velcro.


The parts separate from each other very easily and freely.



I made them all from the same felt, but in a different color.



Lightning.

I used three colors of lightning. You can make one lock, but Alisik really likes zippers, so it was decided to make several.



I sewed it in by hand.



Buttons

Three multi-colored buttons are sewn to the base.






I cut the holes for the buttons in such a size that Alice could handle this type of fastener.



Buttons

When purchasing buttons, you should pay attention that they are not tight. Easy to open with small fingers.



Lacing

Since I don’t have eyelets, I quickly found a solution - I bought rings for scrapbooking and sewed them to felt.



As a lace we use



Alice handles it very deftly.



The glue that made my work easier is . A wonderful helper! Without difficulty, I glued the Velcro to the felt without leaving a trace and the base itself to the corrugated cardboard. Nothing comes off, no smell or traces.

Alisik really liked my development) Well, what else do I need to be happy?

And a little more about our lacing toys for developing fine motor skills.

In my opinion, lacing and finger trainers should not be neglected. At least one, but such a toy should be in the house.

For about a year and a half he has served us faithfully. With the help of this board, Matvey learned to use a cord.

Now Alice is developing with his help.





This toy has an interesting idea - it is both a puzzle and a frame with clasps)



Modern parents begin to engage in the development of their child literally from the first days of his life. Pediatricians and psychologists recommend paying special attention to fine motor skills, as they are directly related to speech formation. Toy manufacturers have long picked up this idea and brought it to life, producing numerous educational toys. But many of them can be done with your own hands.

Why you need to develop fine motor skills

Many people know about the need to develop children's fine motor skills from an early age. However, not everyone understands why this is needed and what such activities are.

Fine motor skills are the ability to perform precise movements with the hands and fingers. It is coordinated by the work of the nervous, muscular, skeletal and visual systems. Its development begins in the first months of a child’s life with looking at his own fingers and hands. Then the baby gradually learns to master them by picking up toys. Motor skills have a positive effect on manual dexterity, the formation of a student’s future handwriting, and reaction speed.

It has been established that the level of development of a child’s speech directly depends on the degree of formation of finger movements. In the human brain, the centers responsible for speech and motor skills are located nearby. Thus, when one area is stimulated, the other is also activated.

DIY toys for developing fine motor skills in children

The shelves of children's stores offer a wide range of educational aids. It's no secret that their cost is quite high. For interested moms, making your own fine motor toys is a no-brainer. And the main thing will remain uniqueness - after all, they will be made with great tenderness.

Sensory bags

Sewing sensory bags with your own hands is not difficult at all. You will need thick fabric of different colors and textures and filler, which can be used as:

• pasta (spirals, shells, bows, tubes);
• cereals (millet, buckwheat, pearl barley, rice, oats);
• flour and starch;
• legumes (beans, peas, soybeans, beans, corn);
• sweets;
• nuts;
• natural materials (acorns, chestnuts, shells, pebbles);
• erasers of different shapes;
• cotton wool or padding polyester;
• buttons and beads.

Safety regulations

Natural materials must be washed and dried thoroughly before use, and toys with food products must be stored in a dry place - pasta and cereals are afraid of moisture. The bags must be sewn or tied in such a way that the baby cannot, under any circumstances, reach their contents.

Video: how to make sensory pads with your own hands

Photo gallery: homemade sensory bags

These bags are easy to make yourself, even without a sewing machine. Filling can be placed not only in fabric: dense balloons are suitable for this. Tactile perception can be developed not only with the help of filler, but also using fabrics of different textures Bags can be of different colors and sizes

Touch Cube

This toy is a cube, on the sides of which there are three-dimensional objects of different shapes and shades or applications made of various materials.

How to make a cube to develop fine motor skills

To make a sensory cube with your own hands, you will need:

• small pieces of fabric of different textures and colors;
• synthetic winterizer or foam rubber as filler;
• interlining;
• decorative elements (buttons, ribbons, ropes, rings, remnants of fabric, iron-on stickers);
• threads;
• iron;
• sewing machine.

From scraps of fabric (it can be cotton, silk, velvet and others) you need to cut out 6 squares with edges of the same size.

You need to cut squares from non-woven fabric with a side 1–1.5 cm smaller than from fabric. Non-woven blanks are placed on fabric ones and ironed - both parts will stick together, receive a rigid structure and will keep their shape well.

Each square is designed in accordance with an idea: these can be figurines of animals and birds, geometric shapes made of fur or felt, thermal stickers, buttons, clasps and much more.

When the design is finished, you need to sew 4 squares into one strip.

The two remaining blanks are sewn to one of the squares at the top and bottom.

The seams are made along the contour of the non-woven edges and then secured. Next, the development is sewn together to form a cube.

On the last edge in the corner you need to leave a small hole and carefully turn the cube out through it. The toy is filled with foam rubber or padding polyester and sewn with a hidden seam. You can also place rustling paper or a bell in the cube along with the filler.

Video: how to make a developing cube with your own hands

Tactile pillow

Sensory (tactile) pillows are suitable for babies from 2–3 months to 3 years. It all depends on the set of elements that are placed on it. For the little ones, a small amount of simple materials is suitable. Before giving such a toy to a child, you need to make sure that all the elements are firmly attached: if the baby pulls one of them into his mouth, it should not come off.

For children from 1 year old, you can select and sew on more diverse and complex educational items: zippers, buttons, lacing, Velcro, bows and ropes that can be tied and pulled. You can make such a toy by using a ready-made pillow and sewing a pillowcase with decorative elements for it.

Photo gallery: sensory pillows of different shapes

This pillow is suitable for babies from 2-3 months. For the image on each of the squares, you can use a fabric of different texture This pillow is suitable for children from 1 year. It presents more complex elements: buttons, ribbons, bows, Velcro, clasp This turtle has several sides, each of which contains different developmental elements: carabiner, lacing, buttons. It is suitable for children from two years old

DIY pillow for developing fine motor skills

You can sew such a pillow at home.

To make it you will need:

• fabric - green (53x30 cm) and blue (83x20 cm);
• non-woven fabric (53×50 cm);
• fabric for the back side (50×55 cm);
• felt of different colors and floss threads to match;
• zipper 50 cm long;
• Velcro, buttons, braid, ribbons, hat elastic;
• Whatman paper, pencil;
• scissors;
• threads, needles and pins for sewing;
• pillow 45x50 cm.

Before you start sewing, you need to make a life-size sketch of the future pillow. You can use stencils for this.

Blue fabric is cut into two strips (the first - 30x20 cm for the pocket, the second - 53x20 cm for the base). A piece of green fabric and a blue flap prepared for the base are duplicated in size by non-woven fabric. The cutout for the pocket is folded in half.

A sun is made from yellow felt and ribbons: a circle with a diameter of 10 cm and 7–8 strips, each 10 cm long.

A felt sun with ribbon rays folded in half is pinned to the blue fabric prepared for the pocket.

The pieces are sewn together using a sewing machine or by hand using small, neat stitches.

The elements of the main part (blue and green) and the pocket are connected together.

The base made of green fabric is located at the bottom, and the base made of blue fabric is located at the top. A pocket with a sun is placed in the upper left corner

Then the base and non-woven backing are pinned together and then stitched together.

Elements from the drawn sketch are cut out of felt.

“Felt waves” connect with each other. For each fish you need two parts (can be of different colors) and an elastic band 10–15 cm long

Elastic bands with knots tied at the ends are placed between the elements of the fish and sewn together. The waves are laid out on the base (1–1.5 cm away from the edges for seam allowances).

Multi-colored fish are placed between the waves and fixed. The river elements are stitched first at the bottom, then along the entire perimeter.

The next element is wood. For each of them you need two crown blanks, one trunk and several apples or pears. The parts are sewn together, while the fruit is located inside between two crowns, and the trunk remains on top.

The blank for the railway is made of gray felt. Its size is 53x5 cm.

The railway is placed on a green clearing, which already has a river and trees.

To make a steam locomotive and a trailer, you will also need two elements each. The front parts are decorated using felt of different colors (wheels, windows, pipe). The parts are sewn at the top. A small button is attached to the back edge of the train, and a small loop of ribbon is attached to the trailer. A 50 cm long ribbon is threaded through the unsewn edge, and knots are tied at the ends. The structure is located on the railway and fixed.

Clouds are made from blue felt - also two elements each. Through them, like through a train, a braid is passed, the ends of which are sewn to the blue part of the base.

Flowers are cut out of felt of different colors, Velcro is used for the middle, and placed on a green clearing next to the river. The seam is made along the edge of the Velcro, and the petals remain free.

Following the example of fish, a butterfly and a bee are made. Velcro is sewn onto the back of each figure so that insects can land on the flowers.

A lock is sewn into the middle of the piece of fabric that was chosen for the back of the pillowcase.

The front and back parts of the pillowcase are folded with the right sides inward and sewn around the perimeter, leaving seam allowances (1-1.5 cm on each side).

If you wish, you can make figurines of animals that will ride on the train. You can draw faces on them with a marker.

The pillowcase is ready. The baby can play with it, placing animals in a trailer, rolling a train along the rails, planting insects on flowers, looking for fruits on trees.

Testoplasty

Effectively promotes the development of motor ability of fingers. Plasticine, which all parents are familiar with since childhood, is dangerous to give to a one-year-old baby, because he tastes everything. Ordinary dough comes to the rescue. You can prepare it yourself from safe ingredients.

Play dough recipe

For it you will need finely ground salt and water (one part each), flour (2 parts).

1. Combine salt and flour in a deep bowl, add water.
2. Mix well.
3. Knead the mixture to the consistency of soft plasticine.

If after cooking the dough sticks to your hands, you can add salt and flour to it (observing the proportion). If you get a crumbly texture, just increase the amount of water.
If your baby loves to sculpt, you can make a lot of dough at once. You need to store it in the refrigerator, pinching off the “working” pieces as needed. But such material should not be stored for a long time - over time, the dough loses its elasticity. For older children, you can add food coloring during the cooking process. After drying, the dough figures become hard and durable. They can be colored and used for games.

Photo gallery: do-it-yourself dough figurines

You can make such a basket together with your baby - it’s a fun, creative and useful activity.
You can make figures of your child’s favorite animals from the dough. Dried crafts can be painted with acrylic paints From the figures you can create whole pictures and use them to decorate a child’s room.

Collapsible elements

Playing with small details develops motor skills very well.

Felt coats

All large parts on such samples (pockets, sleeves and even the collar) are removable. The child himself will be able to create interesting models by combining colors. Such toys are suitable for children from two years old.

Math strings

When your baby begins to show interest in numbers, you can offer him math strings. They not only develop fine motor skills well, but also help to learn counting.

Video: didactic games with shurks

Lacing

Such devices are great for improving the motor activity of fingers and arms. After all, you don’t just need to take a multi-colored rope - it must fall into a small hole.

Simple lacing can be made from any safe surface: a wooden plank, a plastic lid or regular thick cardboard. On them, using a screwdriver heated on a candle or an awl, you need to make holes with a diameter of 5 mm in a random order.

An even easier way to keep your child busy with lacing is to use a colander.

More complex lacing can be made in any shape. This will require a little more time, imagination and material.

Sorters

Sorters, in addition to fine motor skills, allow you to develop perseverance, attentiveness and intelligence in your baby. Making them yourself is also possible, although a little more difficult than lacing or mathematical laces.

For the sorter you will need a cardboard box and several small toys of different shapes. On one side of the box you need to cut holes corresponding to the shapes of the selected items, only a little larger in size.

Photo gallery: DIY sorters

Round holes are cut slightly larger than the plastic caps
This original large sorter is suitable for babies who can already walk. For the simplest version of a homemade sorter, you will need a box and cardboard blanks

Educational stands - universal didactic devices

An educational stand can combine elements of all the described items and games.

To make such a board, you can attach any objects that you find in the house to a sheet of fiberboard or an unnecessary tabletop:

• bolts,
• locks,
• sockets with plugs attached to them,
• switches of different sizes and shapes,
• door hooks,
• bolts,
• coat hooks,
• old rotary telephone
• bell on a string,
• glockenspiel.

Over time, existing items can be replaced with new ones, maintaining the child’s interest in the game.

Educational books

Educational books are a great pleasure for children of any age, starting from the moment when the child can sit independently.

You can make a book based on your child’s favorite fairy tale

Video: handmade educational books

Foot massage mat

Fine motor skills are the development of not only hands, but also toes. Orthopedists talk about the positive effect of a child walking barefoot on different surfaces. In summer it is easier to do this - you can walk on sand, grass, pebbles. And in other seasons, miracle rugs will come in handy: small flat stones, plastic bottle caps, buttons and much more are sewn or glued onto thick fabric.

Photo gallery: homemade massage mats

This rug combines materials that give different sensations to children's feet.
Pebbles are glued to a carpet base You can make a massage mat from many materials, including plastic covers.

The development of fine motor skills in a child is possible without expensive store-bought toys. There are always many objects in the house that are interesting to children. Joint family creativity gives an amazing feeling of closeness, and the child’s delight and success are even more pleasing.