
Fine Motor Activities for Kids

Browse through our many fine motor activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers below!
These activities work on the little movements of those small muscles that young kids need to strengthen to get them ready to write with pencils and crayons and use a scissors with ease!
What are Fine Motor Activities?
In the simplest of terms, our small motor activities found below focus in on strengthening the smaller muscles (especially in the hand) that help your child hold on to a pencil, or have the strength to use a scissors or a hole punch.
Fine motor skills also include hand-eye coordination and crossing the midline. Which in my mind, includes concentration and precision, having the stability and mental connection from eye to hand to be able to connect the dots.
These skills of precision and strength of finger grasp and pincer grip (picking up and holding objects with their index finger and thumb) often requires small objects so please always supervise activities when doing them with small children that tend to put items in their mouth.
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In this quick go-to list pre-writing fine motor activities, you'll get a taste of the type of activities what we provide inside The Activity Room.
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Animals in the Mud

Tinker Tray Collage

Give Silly Paper Bag Haircuts with Your Preschooler

Quick & Easy Mosaic Coloring Page Activity to Make for Your Kids

10 Letter Learning Activities with Blocks
Gratitude Tree Activity for a Thankful Thanksgiving

Button Sorting Activity for Simple Color Recognition

Easy Fall Button Tree Quiet Bin for PreK Kids

35 Exciting Pom Pom Activities and Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Scoop and Transfer Activity for Toddlers

Learn To Write Your Name With Spaghetti Letters

No-Prep Marbles Sensory Activity for Preschoolers

Simple Backyard Games to Keep Kids Busy

3 Math Games to Play with Uno Cards: Simple & No-Prep

Creative Summer Zucchini Painting & Stamping Craft for Kids

Name Trace with Stickers Easy Activity for Toddlers

Pool Noodle Activities that are New and Exciting

Peeling Tape Activity to Strengthen Little Toddler Fingers

How to Make a Sticker Puzzle for your Sticker Fan (2 ways!)

Upper and Lowercase Letter Match Activity with String

24 Practical Pretend Play Ideas + Why Pretend Play is So Important

Try This Cotton Ball Transfer Challenge for Kids

Perfect Quiet Busy Activity Boxes for Toddlers

Simple Stacking Cups Activity for Toddlers

Simple No Prep Customizable DIY Abacus For Toddlers

Make a Toddler Busy Board That’s Supernova

Pipe Cleaner Fishing Game for Toddlers Activity Fun

Homemade Pom Pom Christmas Lights for Fine Motor Fun

A Fun Hand Tracing Activity That Leads To High Fives And Learning Numbers

Simple LEGO Drawing for Kids to Build & Draw

Pine Cone Monsters Tinker Tray Craft

Make a Color Sorting Sensory Bag with Your Kids: Super Easy & Squishy

Simple & Big Connect the Dots Using Letters

Pumpkin Face Shapes Match Up Activity for Halloween Fun

No Prep Fine Motor Pipe Cleaner Activity

Visual Addition Pom Pom Drop

7 Fantastic Feather Fun Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

24 Simple Sticker Activities for Sticky Play Without the Mess

Simple Water Pouring Activity for Toddlers to Improve Hand-Eye Coordination

5 Cutting Activities for Fine Motor Skills Building

Try A Crazy Glue Craft That Will Blow Your Mind

24 Back to School Crafts for Preschoolers: Emphasis on Scissor Skills

Crazy Easy Paint with Water Construction Paper Art for Kids

Easy Craft Stick Bridge Building Activity for Preschoolers

Pom Pom Drop Activity for Toddlers + Benefits for All Ages

Simple Sticker & Tape Sticking Activity for Toddlers

Real Potato Craft to DIY Your Own Mr. Potato Head

Magnetic Tiles Robot Creative and Simple Activity

Toddler Friendly Peel and Stick Tape Art

5 Ways to Have Fun with Newspaper Activities

Simple & Pretty Homemade Wind Chimes Kids Can Make!

Simple Fine Motor Activity with Paper Clips

Counting Vertical Sticker Easter Eggs for Preschoolers

33 St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids that Boost Fine Motor Skills

DIY Building Blocks Made Out of Paper

Sticky Window Color Sorting Activity for Toddlers

9 Puzzle Games for Kids and Plenty of Fun

Stamped Heart Valentine’s Day Pipe Cleaner Craft

LOVE Banner for Kids to Make

Space Experiment for Kids: Shooting Star in a Jar

Simple Threading Activities for Toddlers to Improve Their Fine Motor Skills

Fruit Loops Rainbow Craft with Color Matching

Counting Real Money Math Game for Big Kids and Toddlers!

30 Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers! Pinch! Thread! Trace!

Heart Garland for Preschoolers to Create for Valentine’s Day

11 Connect the Dots Activities to Ditch the Traditional Worksheets!

The LEGO Blindfold Building Activity for Kids

Snowy Owl Pinecone Craft & Fine Motor Toddler Activity

Parent-Tested, Kid-Approved Easy DIY Puffy Paint for Toddlers

Jingle Bell Activities for Kids of All Ages (Oh What Fun!)

Pom Pom Balance Tree an Easy Fine Motor Activity

Simple Christmas LEGO® Challenge for Kids

Easy Tabletop Christmas Tree for Kids (with Printable)

Turn Cards Into Bookmarks: An Easy Gift Kids Can Make

The Classic Christmas Countdown Chain with Festive Kids Activities

24 Balancing Activities for Toddlers to Improve Motor Skills

Toddler Name Tracing Practice to Creative Early Learning

10 Benefits of Mud Play & The Magic of Dirt

35+ Button Activities for Preschoolers (Free & Fun!)

Cute Leaf Man People Fall Craft for Kids

Make an Easy Rubber Band Splatter Painting with Your Preschooler

Name Writing Practice with 12 Hands-On Activities

Be Grateful with a DIY Thankful Wreath Craft

Easy Cupcake Liner Flowers! Simplified for Toddlers to Practice Threading

Fun Rubber Band Passing Fine Motor Game

Torn Paper Autumn Tree Craft for Kids

15 ICY Ice Activities for Kids to Be Cool with Ice

A to Z Alphabet Crafts That Preschoolers Will Love to Learn Their Letters

Super Silly Animal Sounds Activity for Toddler Language Skills

Simple Sponge Squeezing Activity to Increase Hand Grip Strength (aka Fine Motor Skills)

6 Things to Do With Goldfish Crackers: Activities to Cure “I’m Bored”

5 Fun Learning Activities with Bottles and Caps

Super Simple Color Ball Matching Game for Kids

Play Dough Hidden Treasures for Many Preschool Skills

35+ Things to Make with Play Dough: Pretend, Create, Learn

Simple Spoon Nesting & Stacking Activity with Montessori Learning

Quick Cotton Ball Toddler Fine Motor Activity


