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When it comes to the skills that a child will work on while in preschool, fine motor skills are one of the most important and fine motor games make is super easy to work on them!
Now, why are they so important?
Well, those small motor muscles not only allow a child to hold their pencil correctly when it comes time to write, but they’ll also make things like tying their shoes, buttoning the buttons on their clothes, and using a knife and fork to eat, possible.
Unfortunately though, for some children, fine motor skills are not easily mastered.
And while you could have them practicing with pre-writing worksheets or scissors for days on end, ultimately, if they’re not having fun, if they’re not enjoying what they’re doing, the process will eventually end in frustration for everyone involved.
With these five fine motor games, however, your preschooler will be engaged, entertained, and building up fine motor strength in no time!
Fantastic Fine Motor Games for Kids
The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game
These friendly little squirrels are hungry and they need your help to find their food!
In this colorful fine motor game, children spin the spinner and find the matching colored acorns using the “Squirrel Squeezer” tongs to place them in their logs.
In addition to the small motor workout, toddlers and preschoolers will work on color recognition, turn-taking, and hand-eye coordination as well.
Clamp Bee to Hive Matching Game
These adorable little bees need some help finding their hive and if you’re looking for games to help with fine motor skills development, your toddlers and preschoolers are going to love this one!
They’ll have a blast exercising those small motor muscles as they pick up each of the brightly colored bees with the tweezers, they’ll work on their color recognition skills as they match each of the bees to their spot in the hive, and they’ll practice their hand-eye coordination as they drop the bees into the correct holes.
This fun fine motor game would make a fantastic addition to any classroom at any point in the year, but would really shine in the spring!
Avalanche Fruit Stand Game
If there is one thing I love, it’s toys and games that are not only engaging, but multifaceted as well.
And with the Avalanche Fruit Stand game, fine motor skills are just the beginning!
With jumbo tweezers and weighted pieces of rubber fruit, your preschoolers are in for an excellent fine motor workout, but they’ll also work on sorting, counting, patterns, color recognition, vertical play, and more!
Magnetic Fishing Game
If you’re on the hunt for games to improve motor skills that don’t require batters or include a lot of flashing lights and loud noises, then you’re found it with this magnetic fishing game!
This simple fine motor game gives your toddlers and preschoolers the opportunity to work on that pincer grasp that they’ll need when it comes time to hold a pencil!
And that’s not all!
Like many of the other games on this list, they’ll also get the chance to work on colors, letters of the alphabet, and their hand-eye coordination.
Woodpecker Feeding
If you find that your preschoolers are obsessed with feed the animal type games, then they are going to absolutely love this one!
This particular fine motor game comes with two sets:
- A single training set
- A double interactive set
Meaning, your preschoolers can work on feeding the baby woodpeckers independently or with a partner.
They’ll act just like mommy birds and use their small motor muscles and hand-eye coordination to grab the colorful worms out of their holes and deliver them to the mouths of the hungry baby birds.
And when they’re all done playing, you can use those colorful worms to practice counting, sorting, and more!
