Summer is a great time to get those hands ready for writing! Especially when you can provide simple and fun ideas that young children love. While putting together summer fine motor activities for preschoolers, I looked for a variety of ideas that would build multiple skills. This means not only are they strengthening their hands, but they are also working on other important skills such as gross motor, math, literacy, music, and more! More to read: 17+ of the Best Fine Motor Activities that Involve Squeezing These activities are perfect for a summer camp or while your children are at home. Pick and choose which ones you’d like to try this week and save the rest for later! Supplies: Cups of paint, droppers, paper, vertical surface Toddler Fish Craft Supplies: Fish-shaped paper (free template included), dish of paint, spool Supplies: Scissors, free summer cutting printable Sun Cutting Cards Supples: Scissors, free sun cutting printable cards
Gross Motor
Swimming Pool Ball Painting (The Artful Parent) Supplies: Wading pool, large sheet of butcher paper, several balls dipped into paint
Literacy
ABC Fishing (Busy Toddler) Supplies: Laundry basket, alphabet magnetic letters, magnetic wand
Math
Fish Counting Activity Supplies: Free printable, buttons or pom poms Sun Counting Activity Supplies: Free provided printable Watermelon Number Activity (Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girls) Supplies: Watermelon playdough (recipe provided), black beans, free provided printable
Music
Old MacDonald Had an Ocean (Preschool Alphabet) Supplies: Paper or journal, drawing materials
Playdough
Lemonade Playdough (Teaching Mama) Supplies: Lemonade playdough recipe (provided in post)
Science
Ice Egg Dinosaur Science Experiment (Preschool Powol Packets) Supplies: Balloons, small dinosaurs, water
Sensory Bin
Shimmery Summer Sensory Bin Supplies: Dyed rice, small sparkly objects, small containers with lids
Snack
Homemade Soft Pretzels (Housing a Forest)
Water Table
Squeezing and Squirting Water Bin Supplies: Mini basters, pouring utensils, water in some sort of bin 35+ Summer Literacy Ideas 4th of July Crafts for Kids 35+ of the Best Toddler Summer Activities Easy to follow lesson plans that include activity modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all learners. For more information, click on the graphics below: Here is my Privacy Policy
