fine motor activities

Threading Beads on Uncooked Spaghetti – Fine Motor Activity

Jackie Currie — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:59:00 +0000

Need a quick and easy activity for your toddlers to do today?

This is a fun way for young children to strengthen fine-motor skills and pincer grip.

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DIY Shoe Tying Practice Board

Jackie Currie — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:20:11 +0000

If your kids are learning how to tie their shoes, this is a great homemade teaching tool that's easy to make.

All you need is a piece of cardboard and a shoelace (or even a piece of yarn), and your kids can practice tying a shoe anywhere, any time, without having to actually put their shoes on!

Click the link below to check it out!

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Easy Homemade Braiding Board – Learn How To Braid the Fun Way!

Jackie Currie — Mon, 01 May 2017 03:36:21 +0000

Teach kids how to braid with a homemade braiding board!

The 7 year old learned how to braid in minutes with hers, and the older kids loved practicing their braiding skills!

They're so easy to make! Click the link below to check them out!

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Homemade Winter Lacing Cards for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:36:57 +0000

Lacing cards are a fun way for toddlers and preschoolers to develop fine motor skills. You can make your own lacing cards easily using a cereal box and a hole punch. Today I’ll show you how to make a snowflake lacing card, a winter hat lacing card and a mitten lacing card to accompany the...

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DIY Salt Tray Writing Activity for Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:23:44 +0000

This fabulous salt tray writing activity is a terrific way for little ones to practice their pre-writing skills!

It's a fun and creative way for preschoolers to work on letter and number formation, and printing their name. Even toddlers can strengthen their pencil grip while they doodle and draw in a salt tray.

We coloured our salt, but you can leave yours plain if you'd rather. This activity sets up in under a minute, and will provide hours of fun and learning.

Make designs, print letters, doodle and draw, and then shake it clean and start all over again!

Have a look! You and your preschoolers are going to love this one!

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Felt Flower Buttoning Toy

Jackie Currie — Thu, 22 May 2014 16:15:40 +0000

I’m so excited to share our latest buttoning toy with you! Pop over to Kids Activities Blog to see how to make our Felt Flower Buttoning Toy! This easy, no-sew version of our Button Snake, is a great toy for fine motor development and teaching buttoning skills! Get the 3-5 Playful Preschool e-Book! 25+preschool activities...

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Cutting Practice – 5 More Scissor Activities for Kids

Jackie Currie — Fri, 02 May 2014 03:38:21 +0000

Cutting practice – 5 more fun and easy materials to help kids develop their scissor skills! I’m not sure what it is about scissors that toddlers find so fascinating. Is it the cutting action? That unmistakeable “snip-snip-snip? The paper clippings fluttering to the floor? Whatever it is, kids just love using scissors. But cutting can...

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Fine Motor Activities for Babies and Toddlers – Easy Set-Ups for Home or Daycare

Jackie Currie — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:19:11 +0000

The following 10 fine motor activities for babies and toddlers encourage creative thinking and problem-solving. They’re fun ways to help to develop a young child’s fine motor skills, hand dexterity and co-ordination through play. I often set up with simple activities up to keep the toddlers and babies busy while the preschoolers are crafting here in my...

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Homemade Bird Feeders with Cheerios and Blueberries

Jackie Currie — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:45:49 +0000

Toddlers and preschoolers will love making these Homemade Bird Feeders with Cheerios and Blueberries. It’s a fun fine-motor activity for young children, and an easy way to make a simple feeder for the birds in your yard and garden. Every winter here in my daycare we make homemade bird feeders using materials that we have...

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Toddler Art with with Mirrors and Dry Erase Markers

Jackie Currie — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 06:55:38 +0000

Mirrors and dry erase markers with glass beads: a drawing activity and fine motor fun for toddlers and preschoolers. Sometimes we do an activity and I get so excited about it I can’t wait to share it with you. I’ve felt that way all day today! I love incorporating mirrors into our art and sensory...

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Laundry Pretend Play Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:19:06 +0000

Laundry Activity for Preschoolers: Fine-motor development and water play come together in this fun clothesline activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Now that we’re enjoying warmer temperatures, we’re getting back into some of our favourite water play activities! Yay!! This morning, I set up a small clothesline for the kids to enjoy some laundry day pretend play...

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5 Scissor Skills Activities for Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:41 +0000

5 Fun activities to strengthen toddlers’ and preschoolers’ scissor skills. Using materials other than paper can be the easiest way for kids to learn how to use scissors. In this post, I’ll share several of my favourite materials for cutting practice exercises that you can use with your children. A couple of questions that I...

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Pringles Can Fine-Motor Drop Activity for Toddlers

Jackie Currie — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:43:46 +0000

Turn a Pringles can and some paint swatches into a fun fine-motor drop activity for babies and toddlers! I have a hard time parting with my recyclables. Before I toss anything in the recycle bin, I think about the potential to upcycle it into a craft or an activity for my home daycare kids. Pringles...

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Button Snake – a Homemade Toy to Develop Fine Motor Skills

Jackie Currie — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:01:47 +0000

Make a homemade button snake to teach kids how to do up buttons. They’ll have fun “buttoning” felt squares onto a ribbon while they strengthen their fine motor skills and learn how to pass a button through a button hole. Doing up a button is no easy task for a toddler! A homemade button snake...

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Fine Motor Drop Box – Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:47:31 +0000

Turn an ordinary cardboard box into a fine motor drop box for toddlers and preschoolers. This is a great homemade activity for teaching kids colours, numbers, letters, shapes, and it’s a fun way for strengthening fine , motor skills. Of all the homemade toys and activities I’ve made for my daycare, our fine motor drop box, made...

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