Looking for simple, hands-on activities to support fine motor development at the start of the year? These Fine Motor Morning Bins for August are the perfect way to ease children into classroom routines while building essential skills like cutting, pinching, painting, lacing, and tracing.
This printable pack includes 16 engaging activities designed for preschool and kindergarten. Use them for morning tubs, early finishers, centers, or OT sessions to strengthen hand and finger muscles, improve pencil grip, and boost classroom independence.
Each activity is low-prep and uses materials you likely already have in your classroom!
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What’s Included in the Fine Motor Morning Bins for August
Here’s a peek at the activities inside:
1. Hole Punch Cards Fine Motor Activity
Children use a hole puncher to strengthen small muscles in the hands and fingers as they punch along the shapes. Great for developing hand-eye coordination and control.
2. Cutting Practice Cards
These colorful cards give students a variety of line patterns to cut, helping them build scissor confidence and accuracy.
3. Dab the Mystery Picture
Using dot markers or stickers, children fill in the circles to reveal a fun mystery picture. A great way to combine fine motor control with visual tracking.
4. Q-Tip Painting Activity
Children dip cotton swabs in paint or glue with glitter and dot the page to complete the images and words. A fun way to practice precision and hand control.
5. Pokey Pin Pictures
Students use a large push pin to poke holes along the outlines of a simple image or word. Perfect for hand strengthening and concentration!
6. Cut and Paste Sequencing
Children cut out pictures and glue them in order to complete a simple drawing sequence. Supports fine motor coordination and sequencing skills.
7. Lacing Cards Activity
These colorful shapes become fun lacing templates! Children practice threading string or shoelace through the holes, excellent for bilateral coordination and focus.
8. Bead Pattern Cards
Using pipe cleaners and beads, children copy the patterns shown on each card. This activity develops pincer grip and pattern recognition.
9. Fine Motor Mazes
Use erasable markers or small beads to trace the path through the maze. This activity builds visual-motor control and pencil movement precision.
10. Missing Color Pictures
Children use beads, pom-poms, or stickers to fill in the missing colored circles. Tweezers can be added for an extra fine motor challenge.
11. Playdough Picture Mats
Children roll playdough into small snakes and shape them onto the picture outlines. Great for building finger and hand strength!
12. Building Brick Pictures (LEGO or Duplo Compatible)
Children follow the guide cards to build simple images using bricks. A creative way to develop spatial awareness and fine motor dexterity.
13. Counting Cubes Picture Cards
Using Unifix or snap cubes, children build pictures following the color-coded guides. Reinforces fine motor skills and basic math concepts.
14. Pattern Block Picture Mats
Children match and place pattern blocks to complete a simple picture. Supports shape recognition and careful placement.
15. Pom-Pom Pictures with Optional Tweezers
Using colored pom-poms or buttons, children recreate the image on the card. Tweezers can be added for extra fine motor control.
16. Geoboard Picture Cards
Children use elastic bands on a geoboard to create simple images shown on the card. Great for strengthening fingers and developing shape awareness.
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