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Activities for Fine Motor Skills Development (available as a book or e-book)

Use dozens of easy, practical activities to help children
develop shoulder, wrist, hand, and finger coordination. As
they gain control, they'll be preparing for success in
cutting, drawing, and writing.
Great Ideas
Beautiful Butterfly
...Building small motor skills. From Erica.
Bubble Painting video
Creating fun works of art using paint and soap. This is a Cullen's abc's video lesson plan.
Cowboy Boot Painting video
Painting a cowboy boot with rope. Great small motor skills and muscle control use in this wild, wild west art activityThis is a Cullen's abc's video lesson plan.
Craft Sticks, Buttons and Beads
...Artmaking and decision making
Dipping and Dying video
For preschoolers an exciting art activity that involves dipping and dying material. Once your child is done dipping and dying the material they get to open it up to see the vibrant colors! This is a Cullen's abc's video lesson plan.
Easy to Make Puzzles
...Building hand-eye coordination from Anna Johnson.
Formula Banks
...Building eye-hand coordination. Submitted by: Barbra Jaffe.
Fruit Loopy Fun
...Developing fine motor skills while using creativity to have fun. Submitted by: Amy
Fun with Wallpaper
...Motor skills, art & texture. Submitted by: Beri Bek
Geometric Shapes & Animals
...Shape, science and recognition.
Glue-In
...Building motor skills. From Robin Berger.
Hand Movement & Coordination with Crayons
...Motor skill-builders.
Heavenly Hands
...Using hands to create craft. From Lori Deleon.
Homemade Clay
...Fine motor skills.
Paper and Clothespin Dragonflies
...Students will manipulate paper to create a dragonfly. From Coree Snyder.
Paper Bag Butterfly Puppets
...Students will create butterflies as they learn about three dimensional sculpture and use puppets to tell a story. From Linda Moucha.
Paper Dolls
...Hand eye coordination and matching skills. Submitted by: Lisa.
Paper Making
...Learn to make something great from recycled materials. Submitted by: Eva D'Amico.
Paper Quilt
...Coordination, texture and history. Submitted by: Patty E. Tousius
Piggies After Our Snack
...Creating and following instructions. Submitted by: Ann Dew.
Potato Hedgehog
...Building small motor skills. Submitted by: Melissa.
Potato People
...Building fine motor skills.
Pringle® Can Activity
...Building fine motor skills, experiencing sound and having fun. Submitted by: Peg Wartell.
Q-Tip Painting video
For preschoolers try painting with Q-Tips. Works on small motor skills and it is fun!
Special Card
...Art and nature. Submitted by: Michelle Liming
Sugar Jars
...Building Hand and Eye Coordination. Submitted by: Tracey Meade.
Tissue Paper Candy Corn video
For preschoolers a great art and science activity! Lots of small motor skills are involved with brushing and placing tissue paper. The reaction from the tissue paper and vinegar is the exciting science element of the activity.
This is a Cullen's abc's video lesson plan.
Waterpaint
...Outdoor artmaking.
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