Material: wooden frame made with two pieces of cloth and snaps. You can order the snap frame from a Montessori supplier, SEE resources page; OR you can use an old jacket that snaps easily and keep it in a basket for the child to practice with.

Practice yourself several times before showing (giving a lesson) to child.

Presentation One:

Sit on right hand side of child with snap frame (or jacket) in front of you.
 

Push down bottom snap with the left-hand pointer.

Hold top snap with right-hand pointer and thumb.
 

*Line up bottom snap & top snap w/right-hand pointer & thump.

*Continue pushing down bottom snap w/left-hand pointer. (I couldn't--to take the picture!)

**Remove left-hand pointer and push snaps together with right-hand pointer & thump.

** For really hard snaps, the child can use both her pointer fingers to push down.

Aim: to give child the independence to snap her own clothes.

Age: 3-4 (or older if needed)