Fine motor skills activities - Find ideas to improve motor skills

An Icy Rescue

A simple and fun science experiment to teach children about how water changes from a liquid into a solid and back again.

Isabell Fisher5 January 2021The Snowy Day, science for toddlers, science for children, molecules, ice play, Sensory Play, Sensory Activity, motor skills

Paper Chains

A very easy Christmas craft that helps develop motor skills and involves a bit of maths too!

Christmas DecorationsAlex Hasell1 December 2020Pick a Pine Tree, Easy Christmas Craft Activities, Maths Christmas Activity, Motor Skills Christmas Activity, DIY Kids Christmas Decorations

Building Dens and Eating Popcorn

This is a wonderful family activity to do on a rainy weekend to reconnect and spend quality time together.

Isabell Fisher4 November 2020Love, Under the Love Umbrella, Davina Bell, motor skills, building den, making popcorn

Planes

A great activity for developing listening skills, resilience and motor skills all the same time!

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell6 October 2020Kids Paper Aeroplanes, Polar Bear, Kids Activity Ideas at Home, Kids Play Dough Activity Idea, Kids Subscription Box

Nature in Sensory Dough

A wonderfully easy to set up motor activity and sensory dough activity to explore the prints made by different autumnal natural resources.

Isabell Fisher14 September 2020Worries, playdough, fine motor skills for children, motor skills, fine motor skills, Fine Motor SkillsComment

Building a Shelter

An easy, fun activity that will keep those little hands busy squishing and building whilst they learn.

Motor SkillsIsabell Fisher3 September 2020Gardening, Play dough Activity for Toddlers, Play Dough Activity Idea for Kids, Activity for Children at Home, Fun Easy Toddler Activity at Home, WorriesComment

Play Dough Flowers

An easy, fun activity that will keep those little hands busy squishing whilst they learn.

Motor SkillsAlex Hasell17 August 2020Gardening, playdough, Play dough Activity for Toddlers, Play Dough Activity Idea for Kids, Activity for Children at Home, Fun Easy Toddler Activity at HomeComment

Flowers in a Vase

This is a simple and easy fine motor activity for toddlers and children.

Isabell Fisher9 August 2020Garden, fine motor skills, fine motor skills for children, GardeningComment

Stickman Scarecrow

Create your very own stick person to take on all sorts of adventures!

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell3 August 2020Gardening, Kids Subscription BoxComment

Play Dough Vegetables

Playing with play dough is not only fun but a great way to improve motor skills and an opportunity to be creative.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell3 August 2020GardeningComment

Robot Bugs

This activity for toddlers and children encourages them to work on those all important fine motor skills.

Isabell Fisher28 June 2020robot bugs, harry and the robots, mad about minibeasts, Bugs bugs, MinibeastsComment

Playdough Flowers

A calm and soothing play dough activity which helps improve finger strength and fine motor skills.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell28 June 2020Kids Play Dough Activity Idea, Kids Play Dough Kit, Kids Play Dough Gift, Plastic Free Children's Gifts, MinibeastsComment

Bugs in Playdough

This is a wonderful playdough activity to encourage the use of ‘interesting’ and ‘unusual’ adjectives and adverbs to describe what the playdough bugs look, sound, move like.

Isabell Fisher28 June 2020Minibeasts, Play Dough Activity, Play dough Activity for Toddlers, Play Dough Activity Idea for Kids, Simple ActivityComment

Salt Dough Starfish

A simple seaside themed salt dough activity that is a great work out for little hands.

Motor SkillsAlex Hasell30 May 2020Clem and Crab, Motor skills, Kids Activities, Salt Dough Activity for Kids, Seaside Kids Activity, Sea Life Kids Activity IdeaComment

The Wool Monsters

This motor skill activity is a wonderful opportunity to discuss how we can recognise and tell those around us when we feel happy or sad.

Isabell Fisher6 May 2020The Colour Monster, recognising emotions, emotions in children, mindfulness in children, fine motor, Fine Motor Skills, Strengthen FingersComment

Tissue Paper Tree

Simple outdoors activity which is great for developing fine motor skills, finger strength and is a great opportunity to discuss and learn about trees.

Alex Hasell7 April 2020Changing TreesComment

Chinese New Year Mark Making

This is a quick and easy Chinese New Activity for toddlers, babies and children. Through this mark making activity your child will continue to build on their motor skills.

Isabell Fisher21 January 2020fine motor skills, chinese new year, chinese year activity for toddlers, Sensory Play, Sensory ActivityComment

Winter Play Dough

This inviting winter themed play dough activity is a fun way for toddlers, preschoolers and older kids to work on their motor skills and strengthen their fingers too.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell6 January 2020Winter Play Dough Activity Idea, Winter themed Play Dough, Play Dough Activity, Play dough Activity for Toddlers, Play Dough Activity Idea for Kids, Make your Own Play Dough ToolsComment

Orange Slice Christmas Decorations

Try these incredibly simple to prepare and clear up DIY Christmas decorations at home with your toddler and older kids. A great work out for their motor skills!

Fine Motor Skills, Christmas DecorationsAlex Hasell9 December 2019fine motor skills, Motor skills, Christmas Decorations, DIY Christmas Decorations, DIY Kids Christmas Decorations, Toddler Christmas Decorations, Toddler Christmas CraftsComment

Autumn Leaf Confetti

Try this easy autumn craft activity idea using leaves to create your own environmentally friendly confetti with your kids at home.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell13 November 2019Autumn Leaf Craft Activity, Autumn Craft Idea for Toddlers, Kids Autumn Craft Activity, DIY Confetti, Environmentally Friendly Confetti, Strengthen Fingers, Motor skillsComment

Motor Skills

Discover easy and fun activities to support your child’s gross and fine motor skills.