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Threading, Lacing, and Other Fine Motor Games

Threading is one of those underrated activities that does a lot of developmental work for not much money. A bag of chunky wooden beads and a stiff lac...

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How Fine Motor Skills Support Later Writing

The toddler at the next table can write her name. Yours is still scribbling oval shapes that drift off the page. It's tempting to think she's behind —...

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Fine Motor Activities for Babies and Toddlers

From a newborn's reflexive grasping to a three-year-old's ability to hold a crayon, fine motor development is a gradual unfolding of hand and finger s...

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Clothespin and Button Games

The best fine-motor toy in your house is probably in a kitchen drawer. A wooden clothespin needs about two pounds of pinch force to open — right at th...

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