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September 24, 2013 | 2 Comments

25 Playful Ways To Work On Fine Motor Skills

 fine motor skillsAs parents we sometimes take things like reading and writing for granted.  For our young kids these skills are huge hurdles in the first few years of formal education. Whether your child is educated  at home or in a school much time and effort is spent on these basics. Working on fine motor skills can help your child develop the hand strength and dexterity they need for handwriting. Tracing letters over and over again isn’t the only option you have . These playful fine motor activities that will develop their skills while they have fun learning . Other than these fun educational ideas some toys that promote fine motor skills include Lego, Perler beads , and lacing cards.

Pin & Pound Pumpkins
Dry Erase Mazes
Cork Board ABCs
Bead & Spell
Alphabet Glue Tracing
Button Excavation
Unwrap & Count Corks
Pound and Learn Hammering
Clothes Pin Patterns
Feather Color Match
Nuts & Bolts Spin Spelling
Simple Cereal Bird Feeders
Paint Chip Color Match
Q-tip Painted Easter Eggs
Nature Cutting
Button & Cork Builders
Playdough & Bead Animals
Lock & Key
Playdough Kabobs
Rhyming Peg Board
Shell Sorting
Letter Rainbowing
Dry Erase Word Search
Design Your Own Lacing Pattern
Cereal Bracelets

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Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Age: Toddlers, Fine Motor Activities, Preschool Activities, Round Up | 2 Comments

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  1. Renae says

    September 24, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    What a great post! Thank you! With four special needs kiddos, I’m always working to improve fine motor skills. Love all the ideas in one place.

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