Motor Skills Activities

442 Likes, 23 Comments - Natural Learning Kids (@naturallearningkids) on Instagram: “A different way to work on motor skills and hand eye coordination! #playmatters”

I added a new fine motor skill activity to my classroom this week. It has been a HUGE hit with the class. Again, this is something that cost me NO MONEY! I'm sure you can tell by the picture, you need a paper plate (or bowl), a plastic spoon, old water bottle and some marbles. The object of the game is to spoon the marbles into the bottle WITHOUT using your hands. You can use a larger mouthed bottled and put the marbles in a bowl to make it easier for the younger children. My class LOVES…

Best Toys 4 Toddlers - Super simple net fishing activity for toddlers and older kids with items from recycle bin, and everyone's favorite: water! Great for fine motor play and fun!

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Cotton ball fine motor activity. Could be "clouds" or "snow" -- fun for babies to play in, and for toddlers to practice fine motor skills.

I recently shared our fun Farm themed printables! Today, I am sharing the practical life and fine motor activities that Y will be working on this month! A lot of these were also inspired by our farm theme (a special post for our hands on farm activities will be live soon).Here is a look at […]

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Week 6 of Get Ready for K Through Play will provide you with lots of fine motor ideas to help get those little hands ready for writing. If this is your first week joining us, Get Ready for K Through Play is an 8 week series I am participating in with some amazing kid bloggers. We will give you all the tools you need to prepare your child for Kindergarten in ways that are fun and hands-on. Each week we have focused on a different Kindergarten readiness skill. Join us today to see how you can…

Practice cutting skills with straws and fine motor skills at the same time. These ideas are sure to engage toddlers and preschoolers alike!

Drinking Straws - fine motor practice for preschoolers

Make fine motor skills practice super easy with my absolute favorite list of playtime ideas and supplies! Grab a printable to help you get started.

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Recently, we shared a post on How to Dye Q-Tips. This was incredibly popular and I got a lot of questions of how to use dyed q-tips for play and learning. This Q-Tips and Straws fine motor skills activity was challenging and fun for my kids. There is a color matching and pattern making element as well which just extends the fun. We love working on fine motor skills at our place as is evidenced by these 18 Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers. You will need: Colored straws Dyed Q-tips…

Use this simple and classic fine motor activity to encourage fine motor development as well as threading and pincer skills.

Another aspect of motor ability though is the speed of the motor response.

We have shared quite a few posts relating to vision and the integration of what the eyes see with motor movements. On this page, you will find a huge variety of visual motor activities for kids. Visual motor skills (and visual motor integration) are needed for coordinating the hands, legs, and the rest of the ... Read more

Hand games are a great way to develop hand-eye coordination, bilateral coordination, motor planning and midline crossing and they have been one of our top posts at The Inspired Treehouse. Why? Because nothing beats good old fashioned fun! Today, we are taking things up a notch and adding a bit of concentration to the traditional hand clapping ... Read More about Hand Games for Motor Skills and Cognitive Skills

Have you ever tried printmaking with kids? All you need is a golf tee, paper, paint, and one recycled material! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click through to Amazon from this page and purchase anything, we will get a small profit for referring you without any additional cost to you! This post is a part of our Everyday Fine Motor Materials from A to Z series! Golf tees make the perfect writing tool for this printmaking craft because small writing implements (like golf…

Sharing some creative ways that will engage your child with open-ended play, with two activities using buttons, an Everyday Fine Motor Material.

Clothespins are such a versatile and cheap manipulative for fine motor practice and we're sharing 4 different ways to use them from a single peg sensory bin

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