Fine Motor Activities for Kids {Using Only Two Items}

Looking for a fun new way to work on those fine motor skills? We worked on this activity with Miss 21 months and she had a blast! To see all the fun, please continue reading below.

Affiliate links have been included for your convenience. Please see our full disclosure if you’d like more information.

What You’ll Need

• Pipe cleaners
• Straws
• Scissors

Related: ABCmouse.com First Month Free

What to Do

Begin by gathering the needed supplies for this fine motor skills activity. You can adjust the level of difficulty of this activity by selecting wider or narrower straws. We chose to use wider straws but may repeat this activity again with thinner straws at a later time.

Next, cut the straws into smaller sections and place them into a container.

Place your cut straws and pipe cleaners out and invite your child to string the cut straw pieces onto the pipe cleaner. You could bend one end of the pipe cleaner to ensure the straw pieces do not fall off.

Related: Simple Counting Activity for Kids

Miss 21 months had so much fun with this activity and happily strung the straw pieces onto the pipe cleaner.

Does this fine motor skills activity sound like something you’d like to try? If so, please share it on social media. Or, pin it to save for later.

Looking for more simple + fun activities? Be sure to check out our other creative ideas:

• Farm animals matching activity
• KidArtLit: Art meets storytime delivered
• Gumball counting playdough mats {printable}
• How to make your own color wheel from rocks
• Arctic playdough recipe + play activities

What else would you like to see from The Art Kit? Let us know in the comment section below.

Follow us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter, and please sign up for our newsletter to receive updates and FREE printables.

We love seeing how we’ve inspired you! Tag us on social media (@theartkit) so we can follow along with the fun. 🙂