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Preschool Fine Motor Skills Activities

Playground time is important for developing fine motor skills. When the bell rings and it’s time to return to the classroom, there is still ample room for fine motor skills preschool activities like foil painting, creating wax paper art, and making fingerpaint. Take these fine motor skills one step further by utilizing young students’ love of art to practice writing with preschool handwriting activities that involve in-class art projects.

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Fine Motor Practice
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Fine Motor Practice
Take some of the spirit of musical chairs and incorporate it into an indoor obstacle course that will fine tune your child's motor skills!
Preschool
Reading & writing
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Watermelon Paper Plates
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Watermelon Paper Plates
This fun watermelon art project will help your preschooler develop his fine motor skills, number sense and shape recognition.
Preschool
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Painted Cookies
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Painted Cookies
Painting cookies is a fun way for your child to exercise his fine motor skills and be creative at the same time.
Preschool
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Egg Carton Caterpillar
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Egg Carton Caterpillar
Your preschooler will strengthen his fine motor skills by cutting, painting, and drawing as he creates a crafty caterpillar out of an egg carton.
Preschool
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Make Tie-Dye Baby Wipes
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Make Tie-Dye Baby Wipes
Give your preschooler the opportunity to work on color recognition and fine motor skills while creating a beautiful tie-dyed piece of art!
Preschool
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Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!
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Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!
Your little preschool elf will develop some important fine motor skills while creating an entertaining game: Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!
Preschool
Social Studies
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Mardi Gras Wreath
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Mardi Gras Wreath
Craft your own Mardi Gras wreath to celebrate the holiday and help your kid build her fine motor skills while you're at it!
Preschool
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Oh Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells...
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Oh Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells...
Get your preschooler or kindergartener into the holiday spirit by making a holiday instrument that will improve his fine motor skills and sense of rhythm.
Preschool
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Happy Face Biscuits
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Happy Face Biscuits
This kitchen activity will engage your preschooler's senses and fine motor skills, and she'll have fun eating her unique creations when she's done!
Preschool
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Straw Necklaces
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Straw Necklaces
Your child will enjoy feeling independent and creative as she develops her fine motor skills while making this necklace using just yarn and colored straws.
Preschool
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Popcorn Sculpture
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Popcorn Sculpture
This activity will help your child develop her fine motor skills and build spatial awareness,and it's a great way to jazz up snack time!
Preschool
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.
Preschool
Science
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Polar Bear Craft
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Polar Bear Craft
Not only will your child gain practice identifying shapes, he'll also work out fine motor skills.
Preschool
Reading & writing
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Create a Cozy Poncho!
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Create a Cozy Poncho!
Show your child how to make a cool fleece poncho without any sewing, and help develop fine motor skills and patterning at the same time.
Preschool
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Leaf Crown
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Leaf Crown
This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help her build fine motor skills.
Preschool
Science
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Make Beaded Candy Cane Ornaments
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Make Beaded Candy Cane Ornaments
Make a batch of candy cane ornaments with your child to practice patterning and fine motor skills.
Preschool
Social Studies
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Make a Paper Chain
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Make a Paper Chain
Here's a fun activity that will help your child learn to cut on a line, practice fine motor control, and create a beautiful garland, too.
Preschool
Reading & writing
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Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
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Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.
Preschool
Science
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Play Animal Exercises
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Play Animal Exercises
Preschoolers need to practice hopping, skipping, and other "gross motor" skills.
Preschool
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Impressionist Painting for Kids
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Impressionist Painting for Kids
Have your preschooler paint like Monet, and build crucial handwriting skills at the same time!
Preschool
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Pumpkin Shapes
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Pumpkin Shapes
Here's a Halloween, math activity: have your preschooler or pre-kindergartener carve shapes into a Jack-O-Lantern face and boost her shape recognition skills.
Preschool
Math
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Pick Your Own Berries
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Pick Your Own Berries
Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!
Preschool
Science
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Fall Symbol Connection
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Fall Symbol Connection
Introduce your child to the symbols of fall with this easy-to-make matching game that will hone observational skills and increase your kid's attention span.
Preschool
Reading & writing
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Color Match: Create a Wooden Peg Board
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Color Match: Create a Wooden Peg Board
Make a natural wooden peg board to sharpen your child's color skills.
Preschool
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Create a Color Collage
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Create a Color Collage
Here's a preschool color collage activity to help your child work on her sorting skills, and create a beautiful addition to the refrigerator gallery.
Preschool
Science
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