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Fine Motor
Fine Motor Hearts
Great activity for strengthening those little hands. I used my daughter's old loom bands and these were great for the children to control and stretch over the small hearts.
Lacing Hearts
Such a simple, creative idea using everyday items. Piece of old cardboard, add paint or colour with pens. Using a small hole punch ask the children to punch along the edge and then they can just thread the ribbon. Excellent for developing those little hands; cutting, punching, colouring and threading.
Valentine Fine Motor
Tweezers are great for improving fine motor skills. Carefully selecting items, picking them up and then being able to move them elsewhere is a skill to master.
Fine Motor Activities
Before children start to hold a pencil they need to develop muscles in their little hands. Developing these fine motor skills will enable them to hold a pencil, use a zip, tie a shoe lace and button a shirt. It is important remember there is not a right or wrong time for a child to do this, it's when they are developmentally ready. As always, make it fun, make it a shared activity.
Rainbow Spaghetti
This activity is absolutely perfect for practicing those cutting skills. Making learning fun!
Using Tweezers
Why not make a Halloween jelly swamp? This is an old post which can easily be adapted for Halloween; add in some bats, spiders etc and you have a fine motor, fun Halloween activity. Enjoy!
Dinosaur Rescue
Such a simple idea which has many opportunities for learning. Fine motor as the little ones lift the dinosaurs, followed by colour identification, sorting (colours, legs, tails), counting and adding. Could be a great turn taking/sharing activity with children working together. Enjoy!
Cutting Skills
Cutting skills are really important and are a great fine motor exercise. Keep it simple, use what you have; scraps of card and paper create a great opportunity for practising this skill.
Fine Motor & Number Fun
Lots of mileage in this activity, incorporating lots of skills. Fine motor, coordination, number recognition, problem solving and reasoning to name but a few. An easy activity to add some challenge into; ordering numbers, number sentences etc discussing more/less. Always be guided by your little one, when they're ready, they're ready!
Improving Cutting Skills
This is a brilliant way for improving a little ones cutting skills. So simple and it works!
Fun Fine Motor Activities
Been asked for a few more fine motor activities, here are a few more of our favourites!
Threading
Threading is perfect for strengthening little hands and there are so many objects you could use. Be creative, be resourceful!
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