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15+ Fun Christmas Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers

November 26, 2019 by Sheryl Cooper 1 Comment

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Inside: Looking for fun Christmas fine motor activities? Here are 15+ easy ideas that get the hands and fingers ready for writing!

My regular readers know how much I love any fine motor activities, all year long! But for a good reason, of course.

So many parents want to know when their children can write.

My answer is always once their arms, hands, and fingers are strong enough. There is so much that happens before a child  has the strength to hold a pencil correctly. I am thinking about this with every theme, every activity that we put together. Large groups, small groups, art, sensory….all over the classroom, indoors and out!

I was so happy to find these 18 Christmas fine motor activities for preschoolers. I hope you enjoy them, too!

👉 Scroll down to find FREE Christmas fine motor printables! 

Christmas fine motor activities

 

15+ Christmas Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers

Press circles onto trees for fun Christmas cards.

Drop jingle bells into bottles for a fun Christmas instrument.

Squeeze watercolors onto coffee filters to make colorful wreaths.

Brush paint onto tree-shaped ice.

 

Wrap yarn around paper Christmas trees.

Transfer jingle bells while handling a magnetic wand.

Move your entire arm while creating spin art trees.

 

Looking for fun Christmas fine motor activities? Here are 18 fun ideas that get the hands and fingers ready for writing!

Move jingle bells from paint to paper for a fun fine motor experience.

Transfer small pom poms and other pieces to make a gingerbread man. (Living Montessori Now)

Practice fine motor skills by making a foam geoboard tree. (Fun-a-Day)

Looking for fun Christmas fine motor activities? Here are 18 fun ideas that get the hands and fingers ready for writing!

Download free Christmas mats to use with play dough. (This Reading Mama)

Slice strawberries and bananas to make santa snacks. (Smart School House)

Turn a shoe box into a Christmas tree pom pom push box. (Free printable from The Activity Mom)

Sort green and red M&M’s and make a Christmas wreath using a free template. (Toddler Approved)

 

Looking for fun Christmas fine motor activities? Here are 18 fun ideas that get the hands and fingers ready for writing!

Paint egg carton cups green and create a fine motor Christmas tree. (Sugar Aunts)

Transfer and sort jingle bells using tweezers. (I Can Teach My Child)

Create a sticky tree and make a mural with small pieces. (No Time for Flash Cards)

Push Christmas party picks into styrofoam to make a winter village. (And Next Comes L)

Looking for fun Christmas fine motor activities? Here are 18 fun ideas that get the hands and fingers ready for writing!

Paint with pom poms on Christmas trees to work those little fingers. (Fantastic Fun and Learning)

Keep kids busy with a Christmas cutting tray and strengthen those scissor skills. (Mama, Papa, Bubba)

Teach your children how to thread with homemade Christmas lacing cards that can be used as ornaments. (Happy Hooligans)

Use the fingers to press green paper onto sticky paper to make a mosaic Christmas tree for your window. (House of Burke)

Looking for fun Christmas fine motor activities? Here are 18 fun ideas that get the hands and fingers ready for writing!

Free Christmas Fine Motor Printables

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Free Preschool Christmas Fine Motor Printables

 

 

You will find hundreds of Christmas ideas on my Pinterest board!

Christmas fine motor activities

 


 

More Christmas ideas:

Jingle Bell Painting

Christmas Tree Spin Art

Jingle Bell Sticks

 

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24 preschool learning activities for your winter theme, including literacy, math, science, art, fine motor, and more! A great resource for teachers and homeschoolers.

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  • Gross Motor
  • Art
  • Social Studies
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  • Circle Time
  • Social/Emotional

 

 

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About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Becky Spence says

    November 21, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    What a great resource! Thank you for including our playdough mats. 🙂

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