Finger Twister Board

 

 

Finger Twister Board  is a wonderful way to practice fine motor skills, finger isolation and following directions  in children with fine motor difficulties. You can free templates for this game Here

 

Download the templates, print them out and laminate them or stick the paper to a cardboard for durability. If you have a dice with matching colours from other games, ask your kiddo to throw the dice and place the finger in the corresponding place. Initially, start off with one finger, say index finger and gradually progress to all four fingers, i.e., thumb, index finger, middle finger and third (ring) finger.

 

If you want, you can develop a similar board at home. Just draw a circle and place small dots of various colours on it, as shown in the above image. If your kiddo loves cars, then use cars stickers instead of colours!

 

 

 

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Printable lacing Cards - Numbers

 

 

Printable Lacing cards : Numbers 0-10 is free printable available on Relentlessly Fun Deceptively Educational blog. It is a simple and fun way to work on fine motor skills and visual skills and eye-hand coordination in our children.

 

 

 

 

Visit the blog for detailed instructions and to download the freebie Here.

 

 

 

 

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Kick The Cup

 

 

 

https://funlearningforkids.com/ball-theme-alphabet-activity-kick-the-cup/

 

 

Kick the cup is a  classic example of fun-filled learning that also develop gross motor skills and bilateral coordination in our children. It is very easy to set up this activity, follow the link shared above for detailed instructions.

 

If you kiddo doesn’t enjoy kicking cups with alphabets, try writing numbers, answers to sums ( say 2+2 is equal to and your kiddo has to kick the cup that reads 4), sight words, opposites, etc.

 

Thank you Danielle from Fun Learning for kids for this amazing idea!

 

 

 

 

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Duck Race Fine Motor Sensory Play

                                                   

 

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                           Duck race is an amazing way to blend fine motor skills and sensory play. You just need rubber ducks and spray bottle to get started. Your kiddo has to spray water on the ducks to get them to move and win this race. Follow the link shared above for detailed instructions.

 

                                         

 

                          This activity helps improve fine motor skills, hand strength and eye hand coordination in your kiddo while he/she has fun! Thank you Shaunna Evans from Fantastic fun and learning!

 

 

 

 

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Hands-On Learning : Clay Marble Mazes

 

 

http://yourtherapysource.com/blog1/2014/04/14/clay-marble-mazes/

 

 

This is one activity that can be used again and again and is really useful for your kiddo. Follow the link shared above to visit Your Therapy Source blog which originally featured the post. You will need clay or play doh for this activity.

 

 

 

Roll the clay and draw shapes and the kiddo has to roll the marble along the mazes/ shapes. You can start with simple mazes and once your kiddo is comfortable, go for more complex mazes. The best thing is you can reuse the same material (clay/play doh).

 

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Cool Math Activity - Cup Equation Spinners

 

                                              

 

                       Cup Equation Spinner is indeed a cool math activity that also develops fine motor skills and visual skills in our children. This activity was first featured on the website – Planning Play Time. Your will need styrofoam cups and a marker and you are all set to go. You will find detailed instructions Here.

 

 

                                   

 

 

                                     

 

 

                      You can make it as a simple addition or subtraction or a more complicated multiplication or division to suit your child’s needs. An incredibly simple and effective hands-on learning activity!

 

 

 

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Fine Motor Sharing Game

 

                                                    

 

 

                          Fine Motor Sharing Game is an excellent game to develop to develop fine motor skills in our children and was first featured in Views From A Step Stool website.  You need Ziplock bag, water beads, stapler and a permanent marker – simple and very easy to set up. You will find detailed instructions Here.

 

 

                                 

 

 

                                   

 

 

                 I love this type of hand-on learning activities that bring novelty to fine motor games, are pocket friendly and provide therapeutic fun. Do try it with your kiddo!

 

 

 

 

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Sorting Playing Cards

 

 

 

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Sorting Playing cards is a very easy to set up hands-on learning activity. You just need playing cards and trays for sorting the cards based on the four symbols – Hearts, Spades, Clubs and Diamonds. This activity helps develop and strengthen fine motor skills, visual skills, matching skills, eye hand coordination and thinking skills. Do try it with your kiddo!

 

 

 

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Pet Sensory Activity : Wash The Dog

 

 

https://www.pre-kpages.com/pet-sensory-activity-wash-dog/

 

 

Wash the Dog : Pet sensory activity is a fun way to work on fine motor skills and tactile sensitivity in your sensory kiddo.  Its very easy to set up , you will need pet dog toys and bubble bath ( dissolve bodywash/dishwash in water) and some brushes if your kiddo doesn’t like to touch the muddy animals. You will find detailed instructions in the link shared above which will take you to the Pre-Kpages website, which featured this activity.

 

 

 

Play with your kiddo and have loads of sensory fun!

 

 

 

 

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Hands-On Learning : Learning Shapes With Toy Cars

http://adventuresandplay.com/learning-shapes-with-toy-cars/

If your kiddo likes playing with toy cars, and you want to teach him about shapes, you will find this post on Adventures and play website very useful to teach shapes. This multi-sensory approach is very helpful for our children.

You will need sandpaper for making these shape cutouts. The link shared above will take you to the website which has detailed instructions on how to make them. Hope you find this useful!

 

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Hands-On Learning : Q-tips and Straws

This is a very good fine motor activity that helps develop eye hand coordination, dexterity, visual skills and matching skills.  Mess For Less website which featured this post. Visit this website for detailed instructions Here.

You will need coloured straws and Q-tips/ear buds for this activity. Water colours are also needed to colour the Q-tips/Ear buds.

http://www.messforless.net/how-to-dye-q-tips-for-play-and-learning/

Looks good isn’t it? Also its easy to assemble the activity and pocket friendly. Do try it with our kiddo.

As liquid water colours are not available in our country, we use Water colour tubes and dilute it with little water.

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Hands-On Learning : Sponge Painting Art

http://busytoddler.com/2016/08/sponge-painting-process-art/

Such a simple and fun way to develop fine motor skills and eye hand coordination in an art project. Visit the link above for more details. The image is self explanatory.

You can also use pom poms or cotton balls instead of sponge. Give it a try with your kiddo.

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Sensory Sentence Boxes

https://kidsplaysmarter.com/sensory-sentence-boxes/

This is a wonderful hands-on learning for kids. Found this on Kids play smarter website. You collect a few household items and put them in a box and make sentence strips for each item in the box. Your kiddo has read the sentence and carry out what was written in the sentence. Simple, creative and amazing learning experience!

Visit the link shared above for more details and don’t forget to watch the demo video. Try this with your kiddo!

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Hands-On Learning : Elephant Fine Motor Game

https://www.yourtherapysource.com/blog1/2016/05/03/elephant-fine-motor-counting-game/

Found this really nice game on Your Therapy Source to practice fine motor skills, counting, matching and  eye hand coordination. Follow the link above for detailed instructions and the freebie printable.

You can use stickers, play doh, crayons, pom poms, or add the alphabet and number matching component and your kiddo will have lots of therapeutic fun!

Hands-On Learning : Colour Pattern Craft Sticks

http://3dinosaurs.com/wordpress/index.php/color-pattern-craft-sticks/

 You just need craft sticks and crayons for this simple activity, yet it helps develop thinking skills, visual skills, fine motor skills, colour concept and problem solving skills. Please visit the link shared above for detailed instructions.

You can also try the pattern with numbers or alphabets.

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Hands-On Learning : Lacing paper plates

http://happyhooligans.ca/paper-plate-yarn-weaving-activity/

Lacing Paper plates, one of the easiest and effective ways to practice fine motor skills, visual skills and eye hand coordination in our children. Just punch holes in a paper plate, or the ones made of thermocol for extra resistence and give you kiddo a needle ( don’t forget to cover the tip of the needle with a  tape) and you are all set!

You can also try adding math to this activity :

http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2015/10/skip-counting-lacing-plates.html

You can try substituting the numbers in above example with alphabets or shapes and ask your kiddo to match them by lacing.

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Hands-On Learning with a Squeeze Bottle

http://earlylearningideas.com/7-fine-motor-activities-for-fall/

This simple activity is easy to set up and needs only an empty squeeze bottle and cotton balls or pom poms. Place a few cotton balls/Pom Poms on a table and your child has to blow them the longest distance using an empty squeeze bottle. Race to blow the balls with your child and work on many skills like fine motor skills, gross motor skills, visual skills and have fun!

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Hands-On Learning : Painting Sugar Cubes

http://www.stillplayingschool.com/2014/08/color-sugar-cubes.html

This awesome activity from Still Playing School website is great for developing fine motor skills, visual skills and learning about colour mixing and absorption.  You will sugar cubes, dropper, readily available in a super market as well as Camlin water colour tubes ( dissolve a little in water to make liquid water colours).

Looks great isnt’t it? The link shared above will take you to the website, which features this activity in detail.

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Hands-On Learning With Highlighters

http://www.missmancy.com/the-brilliance-of-highlighters/

The link above will take you to an article which features many ways of using highlighters to develop fine motor skills and handwriting skills.

This idea of drawing mazes with highlighters and tracing them is brilliant, isn’t it?

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Hands-On Learning : Dig and Plant Sorting Game

Dig and Plant sorting game can be used to teach our kids a variety of concepts, be it, alphabets, numbers, colours, sight words, etc. I found this activity very interesting and here are a few examples of how you can do this with your kiddo.

http://theimaginationtree.com/2014/05/digging-carrot-sight-words-activity.html#_a5y_p=1968473

This is digging for carrot sight words activity from The Imagination Tree website. Visit the website for more detailed information.

http://nurturestore.co.uk/word-colour-sorting-games

Dig and plant word sorting game from Nurture Store website is another variation. Follow the link above for more details. Dig and plant colour sorting game is also a good activity to try with your kiddo.

Its very easy to set up this game and the important thing is your kid will have loads of fun while digging out the cards/toys for the game. Don’t forget the sensory component of the game as these sensory bins are great for tactile play. They also develop fine motor skills, thinking skills and eye hand coordination.

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