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Fine Motor Skills Toys for Preschool and Toddlers

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  • Fine Motor, Resources
  • Feb 16, 2022
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These are my favorite toys for promoting fine motor skills and development. These are especially useful for kids in the toddler or preschool age, but they are great for all ages! We try to incorporate play based learning in everything we do, and fine motor development is not exception. My son doesn’t even realize he…

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What is a Pincer Grasp? Activities for Fine Motor Skills

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  • Activities, Fine Motor
  • Feb 9, 2022
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What is a Pincer Grasp? The pincer grasp is the grasp that uses the index finger and the thumb to pick up items. This is an important fine motor skill which is foundational in handwriting. Pincer Grasp Development You may notice your baby begin to use the pincer grasp around 8-9 months old. They will…

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Fall Sensory Writing Tray

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  • Activities, Fall, Fine Motor, Nature Crafts
  • Nov 3, 2021
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My boys loved playing with this fall sensory tray, and it was very simple and affordable to make! If you’ve been following our fall nature crafts, you’ve seen these cardboard mushrooms before! We made a cardboard puzzle out of our free downloadable vintage mushroom poster and here we have found a new use for the…

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