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Fine Motor Skills activities
Fine motor activities strengthen the small muscles of the hands and fingers that children need for holding a pencil, using scissors, buttoning and eating independently. Tracing, coloring, stacking, playdough and cutting practice are offered at just the right level for each age, with tips to make every task easier or more challenging.
37 activities
Activities
Find and Count Stars
Children find and circle eight stars among moons, planets and clouds, then count them with an adult.
Find and circle
Halloween Friends Coloring
A coloring page with a friendly ghost, a pumpkin, and a smiling bat. Children can explore colors and practice hand movements.
Coloring page
Tracing Big Circles
Trace big circles with a finger and pencil, color round objects, and draw a circle.
Shapes
Trace and Count Numbers 1–3
Trace the numbers 1 to 3, count the ducklings, and color the number that matches each group.
Tracing worksheet
Color Matching With Sponges
Scoop colorful sponges from water and put each one in a matching container. Explore colors and movements through water play.
Hands-on activity
Fire Truck Puzzle
Color a fire truck and put together a four-piece puzzle with help from an adult.
Picture puzzle
Trace Lines With Vehicles
Follow five vehicles to their garages by tracing dotted straight lines with a finger or crayon.
Pre-writing lines
Learning the Color Yellow
Color four pictures yellow, then look for yellow things at home with an adult.
Colors
Match Farm Animals and Babies
Match each farm mom to her baby. With an adult's help, name the animals and notice how they look alike.
Matching
Chick and Flowers Coloring Page
A coloring page featuring a chick hatching among flowers. Children explore colors and make their own marks with crayons.
Coloring page
Posting Colorful Pieces
A child puts large, colorful pieces through an opening in a box, exploring hand movements while hearing the names of colors.
Hands-on activity
Object Permanence Box
Play hide-and-find with a shoebox and a large ball. Your child watches the ball fall and discovers where it went.
Hands-on activity
Kitchen Sensory Basket
A baby who can sit explores large kitchen objects while an adult names what the baby touches, sees and hears.
Sensory play