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Drawing Around Things Uses Small Hand Muscles

Last Updated: September 14, 2009

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Parenting Tips for Your 29-30 Month Old Toddler

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How to Play

  • Sit in a comfortable place and give your child a plastic cup to draw around.
  • Have him trace the edge of the cup with his finger. Then give him a pencil or crayon to use for drawing around the cup.
  • Talk about the circle he drew. Help him find some other things with simple shapes to trace.
  • He can trace around his hand or yours. He’ll enjoy this. You’re helping him use his hands and make pictures of objects so he’ll learn more about the ways they are different.


Learn more about Your Toddler: 29-30 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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