Fine Motor Fun for Your Toddlers & Preschoolers

Fine motor games and activities help your young learners build muscle strength in their fingers and wrists, develop hand stability, and strengthen hand-eye coordination, important foundational functions for many simple activities performed throughout the day {and life!}. If you're looking to start a fine motor skill center in your classroom, here are some great activities to get you started. The best part - you can find most of the components in your recycling bin or {inexpensively!} at your local grocery store.

Have students thread colorful chenille stems through the holes of a colander, like these "sculptures" we found at Tinker Lab.

Invite your students to place toothpicks through the holes of a cheese shaker like this activity from Arts & Crofts.

Set out recycled mayonnaise bottles and craft sticks, inviting students to practice dropping them through the slots like this exercise we found at Tons of Fun

Have students thread colorful drinking straws through the holes of a recycled Parmesan cheese container, like this activity at Me & Marie.

Invite students to fit drinking straws into recycled plastic bottles like this exercise from Me & Marie.

Resources:

• Colander Sculpture | Tinker Lab
• Arts and Crofts: Toothpick Activities
• Fine Motor Skills & Counting
• Me & Marie: Homemade Games-Fine Motor