Awesome Summer Fine Motor Activities

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Summer is a time for beaches, pools, sand, lemonade, and backyard barbecues. But it’s also a time for learning! Use these ideas to build fine motor skills in kids throughout the summer months so they are prepared to start writing in the fall. These summer fine motor activities will help kids strengthen finger muscles that will help with future classroom skills like writing, cutting, drawing, coloring, and more!

*Pair with our Summer Centers and Activities for Pre-K & Kindergarten!

These summer fine motor activities will help kids strengthen finger muscles that will help with skills like writing, cutting, and more!

Summer Fine Motor Activities for Kids

This weaving sun craft builds fine motor skills. // The Kindergarten Connection

Build a rainbow with this fine motor rainbow necklace! // Schooling a Monkey

Boost fine motor skills and learn beginning sounds at the same time with these ocean clip cards. // The Kindergarten Connection

Celebrate a love of animals and adventure with these zoo counting clip cards. // Schooling a Monkey

Kids will love making a fine motor jellyfish! // Buggy and Buddy

Use tweezers to build ice cream cones! // Fun-A-Day

Use an eye dropper to make fizzing rainbows! // Schooling a Monkey

Make a fizzing ocean with an eye dropper. // Pre-K Pages

Use clothespins to match the colors of the fish in this fun activity. // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Build a color matching jellyfish for fine motor fun. // School Time Snippets

Kids will love making a fine motor octopus. // Buggy and Buddy

Go on a fine motor treasure hunt with ice and a spray bottle. // Little Bins for Little Hands

Make an ice painting! // Therapy Fun Zone

Fill the pool noodles in this fine motor activity. // My Mundane and Miraculous Life

Thread rainbow beads to make a prism suncatcher! // Rhythms of Play

Have fun in the sun with this fine motor skills number activity. // In the Playroom

Adding rubber bands to pool noodles is a great activity to boost fine motor skills. // And Next Comes L

Use these ideas to build fine motor skills in kids throughout the summer months.

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  1. These awesome summer fine motor activities are great for kids. Every parent should consider those activities. Thank you for sharing! I love your post!

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