Tools for Tiny Hands
Fine motor exploration for children and their adults!
Fine motor skills are needed for everyday life and for success in school. They help children do more things for themselves, like writing with a pencil, zipping your jacket, and using a fork. Your child can develop and practice many fine motor skills through play or by helping in your home.
- Audience
- Caregiver
- Subject
- Fine Motor Skill Development
- Age
- KindergartenPre-KPreschoolToddler
- Languages
- EnglishSpanish
Resources in the Tools for Tiny Hands collection
CaregiverActivitySwirl, Mix, and Dot
Painting is creative and can be relaxing for children. It also builds fine motor control and coordination.
CaregiverActivityPeel, Rip, and Stick
Tape and stickers are excellent tools for practicing small movements such as peeling, ripping and sticking.
CaregiverActivityPick It Up
Fingers and tweezers do similar jobs. They both help to pick things up. Using tweezers takes lots of control and hand-eye coordination.
CaregiverActivityStack Them Up, Knock Them Down!
Cups of all shapes and sizes can keep your child busy for longer than you might think. Each of these activities builds coordination and control in your
child’s hand muscles.
CaregiverActivitySqueeze It
Turkey basters and eye droppers are perfect tools for practicing fine motor skills. They are also great for learning to focus and look closely at something.
CaregiverActivityReady, Steady, Cut
CaregiverActivityTouch, Point, and Turn
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Resources in the Tools for Tiny Hands collection
CaregiverActivitySwirl, Mix, and Dot
Painting is creative and can be relaxing for children. It also builds fine motor control and coordination.
CaregiverActivityPeel, Rip, and Stick
Tape and stickers are excellent tools for practicing small movements such as peeling, ripping and sticking.
CaregiverActivityPick It Up
Fingers and tweezers do similar jobs. They both help to pick things up. Using tweezers takes lots of control and hand-eye coordination.
CaregiverActivityStack Them Up, Knock Them Down!
Cups of all shapes and sizes can keep your child busy for longer than you might think. Each of these activities builds coordination and control in your
child’s hand muscles.
CaregiverActivitySqueeze It
Turkey basters and eye droppers are perfect tools for practicing fine motor skills. They are also great for learning to focus and look closely at something.
CaregiverActivityReady, Steady, Cut
CaregiverActivity