Fine motor skills activities - Find ideas to improve motor skills

Stick in a Hole

This is a very easy motor skill activity for toddlers and children that kept my two busy at home for a long time!

Alex Hasell5 October 2019Comment

Sticky Number Lolly Sticks

Simple, fun number based activity that will keep toddlers and children busy and learning at home.

Alex Hasell31 August 2019Number Activity, Maths, Toddler Activity, Idea for Children's Activity at HomeComment

Knocking and Posting

Easy activity to set up which can encourage babies to practice their gross and fine motor skills of moving, knocking over, picking up an object and then posting that object. It is also a nice activity to practice problem solving.

Isabell Fisher22 August 2019baby activity, easy tidy up, Fun Easy Toddler Activity at Home, Motor skills, EYFSComment

Drawing in Salt and Flour

A simple but fun activity which allows toddlers and children the opportunity to be creative and work on those motor skills. Can also be used for phonics and number practice.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell19 August 2019Sensory Activity, Sensory Play, fine motor skills, Toddler Activity, Childrens activity, Phonics, Letter writing, Name Writing, Number writing, Easy at home activityComment

Play Dough Cutlery Skills

Try this activity at home to work on your children's knife and fork skills in a fun way. Simple, no mess, no fuss.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell15 August 2019Cutlery skills, Fine Motor Skills, Toddler Activity, Activity at Home, Easy Fun Activity, Learning through Play, Play Dough ActivityComment

Pom Poms and the Spoons

A quick and simple activity which creates no mess but works on fine motor skills and 1 to 1 correspondence.

Isabell Fisher9 August 2019Keeping toddlers busy, Easy toddler activity, easy tidy up, Fun Easy Toddler Activity at Home, Cutlery skills, fine motor skills, Pom PomsComment

Cooking with Sundries

Simple, fun activity for toddlers and children that works with whatever you have at home.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell7 August 2019Toddler Activity, Sensory Activity, Learning through Play, Fun Easy Toddler Activity at Home, Simple Activity, Activity for Children at Home, Preschool ActivityComment

Tactile Tiger Portraits

Fun simple tiger themed craft that toddlers and older children can join in with.

Fine Motor SkillsAlex Hasell29 July 2019Toddler Activity, Toddler Craft, Tiger Art, Todder Art Activity, Children's Tiger CraftComment

Island Hopping

If you have one of those toddlers that likes to keep active and has a lot of energy to burn, this activity is perfect for you. Really quick and simple set up and means you can sit back, relax and watch.

Isabell Fisher27 July 2019Easy toddler activity, Keeping toddlers busy, Gross Motor Skills, EYFS, Stay at home Mum, Parenting tricks, Energetic toddlerComment

Posting Pom Poms

A quick activity to set up. Makes hardly any mess and all the resources can be reused. This activity plays on baby’s love of posting.

Isabell Fisher13 June 2019fine motor skills, 13 months, pom poms, bottle, posting, eyfs, toddler, fun easy toddler activity, easy tidy uoComment

Drawing in Sand

A visually enticing way to introduce mark making using different coloured sand.

Isabell Fisher9 June 2019mark making, coloured sand, fine motor skills, 18 months, drawing, eyfs, hobbycraft, fun easy toddler activity, baby activity, learning coloursComment

Threading Pasta

A popular activity with toddlers; using things you would find in your cupboards at home. This is a great way to practice threading and working on hand eye coordination.