Your toddler should be using scissors and glue in a daily basis to build fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, and independence!!

If you found this page because you are frantically googling whether it is safe to give a toddler scissors, you are in the right place. The short answer is yes. In this video, I show exactly how to set up a cutting and pasting station that will not end in a trip to the emergency room or a ruined dining table. We use blunt tip safety scissors and a simple glue stick. Honestly, my verdict on daily scissor practice is that it saves you so much headache later on. Waiting until kindergarten to let them hold a pair of scissors just guarantees they will struggle when the expectations are suddenly higher.

If you look closely at the video, you will notice a tiny smiley face drawn on the thumbnail of my kid's scissor hand. I do that so they remember to keep their thumb pointing straight up toward the ceiling while cutting. It is a classic early childhood trick that completely fixes the awkward sideways grip kids naturally try to use. My audience had a lot of feelings about this one. It pulled in over 70,000 views because parents are genuinely terrified of handing over tools to little ones. The comment section was a pretty even split between people tagging their partners to try it and parents hyperventilating about cut bangs. The engagement was steady because the setup uses basic supplies you already have shoved in a kitchen drawer. Just embrace the scattered paper scraps. Your vacuum can handle it.