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Fine Motor Activities with Recycled Materials

By Shaunna Evans 6 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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There are so many great fine motor activities to do with kids. I loved seeing all the ideas shared in last week’s Discover & Explore fine motor linky. These great fine motor activities can be made with recycled materials you might already have around your house.

Fine Motor Fun with Recycled Materials

Fine Motor Fun with Recycled Materials. Great fine motor activities for kids.


Adorable mommy and baby bird fine motor practice from Powerful Mothering

Feed the monster fine motor play from Powerful Mothering

Stringing with cereal box beads from Sparkling Buds

Egg carton hammering from Stir the Wonder

Bottle cap fine motor play from Fantastic Fun and Learning

DIY color sorting box from Still Playing School

Yarn wrapped rainbow from School Time Snippets

Sticky play craft for toddlers from The Connection We Share

Creating with packing peanuts from Sunny Day Today Mama

These posts and other highlights have been pinned to the Discover and Explore Pinterest Board.

LEARN MORE ABOUT FINE MOTOR SKILLS

Looking for more detailed information on supporting fine motor development? In Basics of Fine Motor Skills, you’ll learn which skills are important for fine motor development, plus what fine motor development looks like in children at all age levels.Your go-to-guide for everything fine motor related, it’s the perfect resource for parents, teachers, and therapists.


We’ve also discussed teaching handwriting without tracing sheets more in depth in this article about developing fine motor skills and pre-writing activities.

 

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  1. sunnymama

    March 28, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    Thanks for featuring our crafts with packing peanuts! 🙂

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  2. Amy @ The Connection We Share

    March 26, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    Thank you for including us! I LOVE the Feed The Monster Activity! How simple is that? And we’ve got TONS of those boxes!!

    Reply
  3. Samantha @ Stir the Wonder

    March 26, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    Thanks so much for featuring our fine motor hammering activity! I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s linky!

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    • Shaunna Evans

      March 26, 2014 at 2:17 pm

      Thank you so much for participating, Samantha!

      Reply
  4. Dhiyana

    March 26, 2014 at 8:04 am

    Thanks for featuring our cereal box beads Shaunna! Have a nice day.

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    • Shaunna Evans

      March 26, 2014 at 8:12 am

      You are welcome! Such a clever use of old cereal boxes.

      Reply

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