Here is a fine motor skills activity for toddlers that will keep them entertained and help them work on their dexterity.
Animal Cracker Hunting
Animal Cracker Hunting 🐅 age 1-2 🐅
We are past the bottle stage and have stopped using our grass drying rack, but we found a great new way to use it! Simply add animal crackers to the grass and let your little ones collect the animal crackers. Great for honing those fine motor skills!
Supplies Needed
You only need two things for this activity. I’m going to share an affiliate link for the drying rack. When you shop through my affiliate link, I earn a portion of the sale at no extra cost to you.
- Drying Rack
- Animal Crackers
How To Do the Activity
Just let your toddler sit in their high chair – or on the floor, and put the animal crackers from the bowl into the “grass” of the drying rack.
Fine Motor Skills Activity for Toddlers
This teaches the fine motor skills of gripping and pinching. When the animal crackers fall down into the drying rack, they can move the rubber to find the crackers.
Animal Cracker Hunting Video
Here’s a video of the activity in action.
Why are fine motor skills important to teach toddlers?
While it is true that just everyday life will teach children both fine and gross motor skills, it’s also an excellent idea to encourage the exercise of these skills whenever you can. You might notice that the more you introduce these fine motor skills games to your kids, the better they will become at grabbing, pinching, and holding things like pencils.
More Activities for Toddlers
Here are some more of my favorite activities for toddlers:
- Heartstring Pull – Toddler Valentine’s Day Craft
- Spooky Sensory Bottles
- Pool Noodle Balloon Game