Mardi Gras Cookie Tray Matching | Fine Motor & Visual Discrimination Activity

Add festive Mardi Gras excitement to your classroom with this Mardi Gras Cookie Tray Match fine motor and visual discrimination activity! Designed for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and special education students, this hands-on Mardi Gras–themed center uses 17 colorful Mardi Gras cookies (beads, king cake, masks, crowns, fleur-de-lis, and more) to build matching skills, spatial awareness, and positional word understanding.

Students study each task card and recreate the cookie tray design using their own cookie mat — a perfect activity for Mardi Gras centers, morning tubs, task boxes, and small-group instruction. Each cookie appears 11–12 times across 32 unique patterns, providing balanced practice and repeated skill exposure throughout the Mardi Gras season.

What’s Included:

• 32 Task Cards – each card shows a different Mardi Gras cookie tray pattern

• 1 Cookie Tray Mat – student work mat

• 17 Mardi Gras Cookie Pieces – cut and laminated for reuse

• Teacher Directions Page

Skills Targeted:

• Fine Motor Coordination

• Visual Discrimination

• Matching & Spatial Awareness

• Following Directions

• Positional Vocabulary

Why Teachers Love It:

This activity is engaging, colorful, and perfect for independent, small-group, or center-based practice. Students stay focused as they match masks, beads, king cakes, and festive symbols—building concentration, organization, and fine motor precision. The Mardi Gras theme adds seasonal excitement that keeps learners motivated and engaged.

Bring hands-on learning and festive fun together with this Mardi Gras Cookie Tray Match activity! Students will love recreating each tray design while strengthening essential classroom skills — a reusable seasonal center you'll enjoy year after year.

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Keywords: Mardi Gras Activity, Cookie Tray Match, Fine Motor Skills, Visual Discrimination, Preschool Centers, Kindergarten Activity, Special Education, Spatial Awareness, Matching Activity, Cut and Paste, Hands-On Learning, Task Cards, Seasonal Math Literacy