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Fine motor activities are very important for children to develop. Fine motor skills require the use of smaller muscle groups to perform tasks that are precise in nature. These are activities that use hand muscles to manipulate small pieces or use small movements to complete tasks.

Here’s a list of what a child should begin working on:

  • stacks 10, one-inch blocks
  • strings beads
  • buttons
  • zips
  • snaps
  • laces
  • grasps crayon and pencil correctly
  • completes a simple puzzle (7 pieces or more)
  • scissor skills
  • uses glue neatly
  • uses tweezers
  • completes a pattern
  • makes a pancake, snake, and ball from play dough
  • copies: vertical line, horizontal line, circle, cross, square, V, triangle
  • copies their first name

fine motor activities

Playing with playdough is a great way to build up strength in the hand to perform fine motor skills. This is a great activity that uses play dough and scissors!

Cut Playdough I recommend buying kid tweezers for kids to practice pinching small objects.

Tweezers and Goldfish Activity

Lacing is another great skill to work on. It can be frustrating for your child at first, but with practice, they will improve.

Fine Motor Skills on Lacing a HeartStringing beads onto a pipe cleaner is a fun and easy way to work on fine motor skills.

Fine Motor Skills BeadsI believe the biggest reason to work on fine motor skills is that it directly impacts a child’s handwriting and cutting skills. In order to expect your child to write well, you need to focus on developing fine motor skills before ever asking your child to write. It is that important!

If you’re looking for more fine motor ideas, check out the ideas below!

Fine Motor Activities


15 Fine Motor Activities for Young Toddlers

Apple Tree Fine Motor Activity

Awesome Fine Motor Toy from Lakeshore Learning
Christmas cutting box
Christmas Cutting Box
Cotton Ball Smash
Cotton Ball Smash
Icicle Cards
Count and Clip Icicle Cards

Dot Sticker Activities
fall pattern block printables
Fall Pattern Block Printables

Fall Q-Tip Painting Printables

Fine Motor Activity with Spray Bottles

Fine Motor Activity with Chicks

Fine Motor Apple Activity

Fine Motor Color Matching Wheel

Fine Motor Skills: Lacing

Fine Motor Skills Colors Game {guest post}

Fine Motor Skills: Scissors

Fine Motor Skills: Stringing Beads

Fine Motor Skills: Tweezers & Goldfish
water beads up close
Fine Motor Skills with Water Beads

Fine Motor Task Cards

Hammer the Numbers – Pumpkin Activity
light bulb matching activity
Light Bulb Matching Activity
monster eyes
Monster Eyes

Motor Skills for Preschoolers

Motor Skills Practice {With a Bug Theme}
picture puzzles
Picture Puzzles Using Duplo Blocks
icicle craft for preschoolers
Pipe Cleaner Icicles for Fine Motor Fun
plastic egg water wall
Plastic Egg Water Wall

Playdough Flag

Playing with Dandelions

How to Keep Preschoolers Busy with Newspaper
gravity painting
Rain Cloud Gravity Painting Activity

Scissor Cutting Stations
snap cube number sheets
Snap Cube Number Sheets

Spring Lacing Cards
Spring pattern block pages
Spring Pattern Block Printables

Star Number Cards

The Money Muncher

Toddler Tuesday: Pipe Cleaners

Toddler Tuesday: Water Beads & Golf Tees
fall fine motor activity - torn paper art
Torn Paper Art – Fine Motor Activity

Weaving Hearts – Fine Motor Activity
Winter-Q-Tip-Pictures
Winter Q-Tip Painting Printables

If you’re looking to make the BEST playdough recipe for fine motor practice, you need to make Jello Playdough! It’s my favorite recipe and smells so good! Check out the recipe for it right here.

As you can see, fine motor skills are so important to work on and the activities can be so easy and fun for kids! Hope you’ll try some of these ideas out!

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