Motor Skills
Fine motor activities help children develop the skills and agility that are necessary for writing and manipulating objects. Gross motor skills activities develop coordination and big muscle development for strong and healthy bodies.
Our favorite motor skills activities for kids, like giant dot to dot, combine fine and gross motor skills!
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Giant Dot-to-Dot: Motor Skills Activity
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Toddler Dot-to-Dot for Fine Motor Practice
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Sweet and Spicy: Making Pomanders with Kids
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5 Ways to Repurpose Board Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Indoor Active Game: Land, Sea and Air
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Easy Way to Start a Journal with Your Preschooler
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Gross Motor Activity: Scooter Slalom
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Sticky Paper Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Fine Motor Activity: LEGO Head Rescue
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34 Play Dough Activities for Fine Motor
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Preschool Fine Motor Development Activity: Journal "Writing"
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Fine Motor Skills Practice With Acorns
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10 Ways To Play With Pom Poms
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Pattern Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Best Boredom Busting Restaurant Activities for Kids
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Toothpicks + Colander Fine Motor Activity
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Toddler Activity: Pounding Practice
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Fine Motor Activity: Threading Pipecleaners
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Tearing It Up
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Boggle for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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DIY Fine Motor Skills Activity
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Distracting your Toddler 101
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Homemade Toddler Lacing Activity
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Rainbow Snowflakes
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Toddler Busy Activity: "Playing the Slots"
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Hey Big Spender {Play Wallet Boredom Buster}
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Toddler Art Experience
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Toddler Stacking
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Loose Ends: Teaching Kids to Tie Shoes
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Compass Art Mandalas: Round and Round We Go
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Fun with Clothespins
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Oldie but Goodie
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Playful Preschool Geometry Activity
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Art + Fine Motor for Kids: String Theory
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Make Your Own Connect the Dots Activity
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The Cutting Edge: Fine Motor Activity for Kids
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Indoor Activity for Kids: Playing with Sticks
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Unplugged Project: White (and Kosher)
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Easy Fine Motor Ideas (OR "...in which I pretend to be a Montessori Mom")
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Ancient Chinese Wisdom