Fine Motor Skills Activities
Looking for cooking activities to help grow those fine motor skills? Developing fine motor strength helps getting ready for writing, doing up buttons and so much more. The kitchen is the perfect place to practise!
Our Fine Motor Skills Activities
Tearing & Snipping Herbs
Tearing basil leaves and snipping chives with child-safe scissors is a brilliant workout for little fingers and hands.
Decorating Cakes
Squeezing icing bags, placing sprinkles, and spreading frosting all help develop grip strength and finger control.
Threading Fruit Kebabs
Picking up small pieces of fruit and pushing them onto a skewer takes real concentration and builds pincer grip strength.
Pouring and Transferring
Pouring and transferring are tricky skills to master. Look here to see how you can slowly build these skills.
How Cooking Builds Fine Motor Skills in Children
Cooking is one of the loveliest ways to build fine motor skills in children. Stage-by-stage ideas from Explorer to Little Chef — no special kit needed.