15 Fall Fine Motor Activities for Kids

Fall Fine Motor Activities

1. Fall Tree Threading Activity

Are you looking for easy fine motor activities you can do at home with the kids? Try this Fall Tree Fine Motor Threading Activity a try. It’s easy to do at home with your toddlers and preschoolers, using supplies you probably already have in your craft box.

2. Printable Lacing Cards for Fall

Develop hand-eye coordination with these Fall-themed lacing cards. Talk about the different leaves and what trees they come from while developing fine motor skills.

3. Playdough Hedgehog

Have some fine motor fun this Autumn with a Playdough Hedgehog. Toddlers and preschoolers will love this sensory and fine motor activity for kids.

4. Pumpkin Fine Motor Skills Activity – The Imagination Tree

Looking for a no preparation required pumpkin activity? Then check out this one. Fall fine motor activities don’t come any easier than a few rubber bands and pumpkins.

5. Toilet Roll Sticky Tree

This Toilet Roll Sticky Tree is a fun and easy craft tube twist of the classic sticky wall idea. Toddlers and preschoolers will love doing this fine motor activity this Autumn.

6. Fine Motor Pinecone Activity with Paint – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Have you ever tried painting with pipettes? This is such a fun process art activity that will really help toddlers and preschoolers to develop fine motor skills at the same time.

7. Playdough Turkey

With some brown playdough and craft feathers, you can also make a playdough turkey. I used the same brown playdough as I used with the playdough hedgehog. It was great watching the kids make their different animals.

8. Fall Pinecone Pom Pom Kids Activity – Active Littles

All you need for this Fall activity are pom poms and pinecones. Simply insert the pom poms into the pinecones to make your own colorful Fall tree. 

9. Fall Pre-Writing Activity – Books and Giggles

This fine motor activity combines leaf rubbings, tracing, and cutting. That’s a whole lot of different fine motor skills in just one Fall play idea.

10. Fine Motor Pumpkin Activity Using Hammers – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Do you have some wooden toy hammers? Well, get them out because your kids are going to love hammering some pumpkins. This is one of the best Fall fine motor activities for kids, especially kids who have a whole heap of extra energy.

11. Acorn Slides Fine Motor Fall Activity – Happy Toddler Playtime

What happens when you place an acorn in a cardboard tube? You get a fun and easy fine motor play idea for kids. Watch as the acorns splash into the water, or listen to them as they thud on the bottom of the tub. This is a fabulous toddler activity for Fall.

12. Apple ABC Mats – Fantastic Fun and Learning

These ABC Mats are a free printable that you can use to practice letter formation without the typical tracing worksheets. Use them with apple-scented playdough or other manipulatives to have some fine motor fun.

13. Fine Motor Skills Practice with Acorns – What Do We Do All Day

What can you do with a whole bunch of acorns? It turns out, quite a lot. What Do We Do All Day came up with over 5 fine motor activities you can do using some acorn and simple everyday supplies. Isn’t it amazing what a bit of creativity can do?

14. Festive Fall Fine Motor Leaf Cutting Basket Activity – Hands On As We Grow

Learning how to use scissors is an essential life skill. Make it fun by cutting Fall leaves instead of paper. Go into the garden and let the kids help you collect all the different leaves they can see.

15. Apple Shapes Matching Activity – Homeschool Share

This apple shapes matching activity is a free printable that comes in both color and black and white versions. Learn about shapes while practicing some pre-writing skills.

16. Fall Cutting Strips (Free Printable)

Free printable Fall cutting strips – perfect for teaching little ones scissors skills this Autumn.

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