Looking for fun pumpkin activities for kids? This fun activity is great for building fine motor skills with a fun fall theme! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Pumpkin Activities: Pick a Pumpkin! Lately I’ve been looking around for new pumpkin activities to try with my kids at school to work on developing their fine motor skills. So many of the kids I see for occupational therapy struggle with fine motor coordination, grasping skills, and in hand manipulation skills, [Continue Reading]
Printable Activities for Kids: Seed Collections
We love fun and simple printable activities for kids. These seed collection printables are the perfect way to say hello to spring! I’ll admit it. I don’t have much of a green thumb. I’ve killed more houseplants than I care to remember and last year our vegetable garden yielded a whopping six cherry tomatoes – and that was it. Luckily, there is still lots of fun to be had with seeds, leaves and flowers outside of the garden with all [Continue Reading]
Kids Cross Country Ski Activity
This indoor kids cross country ski activity is the perfect way to get kids interested in the winter games! The other day, I was on the phone and as I was talking, I noticed that my 5-year-old was up to something. He was making lots of trips to and from the garage and digging through my bin of yoga mats and exercise stuff. A few minutes later, he was standing on the living room rug, buckled into his cross country [Continue Reading]
Christmas Crafts for Kids: Yarn Wrapped Ornaments
Looking for easy Christmas crafts for kids? These simple yarn wrapped ornaments are the perfect make and take for this year’s classroom holiday party! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. We’re getting in the Christmas spirit around here! The tree went up this weekend, shopping is underway, Christmas cards are ordered – and I’m loving every minute! The best part of this season for me is that it gives me an extra excuse to craft! Art and craft activities [Continue Reading]
Halloween Fine Motor Activities: Vampire Teeth
Looking for fun Halloween fine motor activities? You’ve come to the right place! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. We’re all about using simple Halloween manipulatives to create fun and spooky activities for kids. And we’re willing to bet that you’ve never thought of using this old classic Halloween prop for some Halloween fine motor fun! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: –Plastic vampire fangs -Halloween sensory bin (e.g. dried black beans and plastic spiders) or craft items (spider rings, skeletons, etc.) [Continue Reading]
Halloween Activities for Kids: 3 Fun Ways to Spin a Web
Just in time for Halloween, we’ve teamed up to create 3 fun Halloween activities for kids that will challenge fine and gross motor skills while keeping little ones occupied for hours! Fine Motor Challenge What you’ll need -chairs -yarn -fake spiders or other Halloween trinkets What to do Position two chairs a few feet apart with backs facing each other. Tie the end of a ball of yarn to one of the rungs of the chair and start weaving and wrapping [Continue Reading]
Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers
Fine motor activities for preschoolers are so much fun because kids have slightly longer attention spans and can be more independent than our younger toddler friends. This post contains affiliate links. Read more. The preschool years are jam-packed with fine motor skill development as kids refine their grasping skills, develop more precise coordination, and get ready for “big kid” activities like handwriting. I love to bring fun fine motor activities like the ones below into the preschool classrooms where I work, introducing them during [Continue Reading]
Fine Motor Skills Activities for 2 and 3-Year-Olds
These fine motor skills activities are great for helping 2 and 3-year-olds develop hand strength, coordination, and manipulation skills. By 2 or 3 years of age, kids’ fine motor skills have developed to the point where they can engage in all kinds of play activities and functional tasks that let them get a little taste of independence. And the more they’re exposed to fun fine motor skills activities, the more developed their skills will become. Laying the foundation now is essential for the [Continue Reading]
12 Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers
These fine motor activities for toddlers are the perfect way to strengthen fine motor skills, getting little hands and fingers ready for later-developing skills like holding a pencil and completing clothing fasteners. *This post contains affiliate links. Learn more. We’ve already talked about how toddlers love to move and explore. Kids this age are learning so much about the world and a big part of this involves fine motor skills: being able to grasp and manipulate the objects that interest them. [Continue Reading]