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Fine Motor Christmas Trees – Holiday Fun for Little Hands

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images of supplies, a preschool hand decorating a tree, and four finished trees with the text, 'fine motor skill christmas trees'

combine art and pre-writing skills with these fine motor Christmas trees Welcome to day 2 of Christmas Play Days!  Play Trains, Nothing if Not Intentional, Fantastic Fun and Learning, My Nearest and Dearest, Buggy and Buddy, and Fun-A-Day! are sharing open-ended Christmas ideas for the kiddos.  My first play day activity was Christmas Pretend PlayKeep Reading

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10+ Creative Fine Motor Activities for the Kiddos

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As always, I love checking out all of the great ideas linked up to Share It Saturday!  Last week was no exception.  I was especially intrigued by the creative fine motor activities that were shared.  In terms of early education, fine motor skills focus on children using their fingers and hands in small, precise ways.Keep Reading

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Fall Weaving in Preschool – Weaving with Feathers!

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feathery fun with fall weaving in preschool Related: Preschool Thanksgiving Activities This week, we decided to try some fall weaving in preschool.  The kiddos love playing with feathers . . . what child doesn’t?  In honor of Thanksgiving, I wanted to use feathers differently than I have in the past.  This led to weaving withKeep Reading

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Witchy Fingers — A Halloween Fine Motor Activity

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More October fun with a Halloween fine motor activity my preschoolers have really enjoyed!  One of the kiddos dubbed the activity “witchy fingers”, and that name seems to have stuck!  🙂  I set this up in my writing center since it focused on fine motor skills (which are so important when children are preparing to write).Keep Reading

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Frankenstein Monster Pumpkin: Halloween Invitation to Play

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I am so excited to be a part of a Halloween Invitation to Play series with the awesome bloggers of Fantastic Fun and Learning, Nothing if Not Intentional, Buggy and Buddy, Twodaloo, and Play Trains!  We’ll be bringing invitations to play for the first three Tuesdays in October.  For a more in-depth look at what an “invitation to play” is (and toKeep Reading

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20 Fine Motor Activities for Kids {Stress-Free Sunday #11}

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Within the scope of education and young children, fine motor skills generally refer to small hand movements.  These skills are incredibly important as the kiddos get ready to write.  Fine motor activities for kids helps strengthen their fingers and allows them to practice the small movements needed when writing. Some of Fun-A-Day’s fine motor play:1.Keep Reading

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Using Tiny Erasers to Promote Fine Motor and Math Skills

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Related: Everything You Need to Know About Mini Erasers Here’s a spring activity I used to promote fine motor and math skills  at preschool.  This was a simple, easy to set-up math center that kept the kiddos busy for most of center time.  They had a blast, all the whole improving their fine motor skillsKeep Reading

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