Here are five simple fine motor activities for Thanksgiving that you can do with preschoolers.
- Tweezer Sorting: Provide children with Thanksgiving Harvest Mix Bead Assortment, some fine motor tweezers, and a veggie tray from Dollar Tree. Have kids use tweezers to pick up and sort the various beads into the divided tray.
- Turkey Lacing: Cut out a turkey shape from cardboard or thick paper. After children decorate it, add holes around the edge for children to lace.
Source: Kaplan Early Learning Company - Colandar Turkey: We love this idea from A Dab of Glue Will Do. Turn a colander upside down, tape on the turkey printable, and have children start decorating by placing fine motor tweezers in the colander holes.play
- Golf Tee Turkeys: Make some brown playdough, add some googly eyes, and a playdough beak and wattle. Let children push colored golf tees into the playdough for the feathers.
Photo Source: icanteachmychild.com - Turkey Baster Painting: Water down (a little water) some fall-colored paints. Dip a turkey baster into paint, squeezing the paint into the baster. Then squeeze the paint onto paper to make a turkey baster painting.
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Why is it important to help children develop their fine motor skills?
Improving children’s dexterity will help them be able to write, pick up items, hold books, and much more. Finding fun ways for children to develop their fine motor skills is an important part of your job as a caretaker or early childhood teacher. Activities such as the ones included in this article are great ways to bring fine motor practice into the classroom without letting children know that’s what they’re working on as they play and create. (Source: Kaplan Early Learning Company)
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