Hand Eye Coordination Activities
Come discover fourteen activities to strengthen hand eye coordination for toddlers and preschoolers. All of these hands-on hand eye coordination activities feature play-based learning!
It’s important for young kids to develop hand-eye coordination. These skills help us write, lace, pour, throw/catch, and so much more.
Hand Eye Coordination Activities
Each of the eye hand coordination activities featured below will help your preschoolers strengthen this skill through play.
Flower Eye-Hand Coordination Activity
Preschoolers will strengthen their motor skills and hand-eye coordination as they scoop beads into shaped ice cube trays. The OT Toolbox
Fine Motor Activities for Vision and Hand-Eye Coordination
I love each one of these hands-on activities, and I think your preschoolers will, too! The Educators’ Spin On It
Kid Made Archery Target
Target practice is perfect for building hand-eye coordination. In addition, while working with a plastic bow and hour, little ones will work on building gross motor skills, as well. No Time for Flashcards
HELPING KIDS LEARN TO OPEN FOOD PACKAGES
Each of these activities will not only build hand strength, but they are perfect precursors for learning to open a bag of chips or a carton of milk. The Inspired Tree House
Montessori Practical Life Lesson - Dressing Frames
Build a “zipping frame” so little ones can practice zipping a zipper. This will come in handy as winter approaches. Carrots Are Orange
Teach Kids How to Button the Fun Way
You won’t believe how easy it is to teach kids to button a shirt with this DIY project. The OT Toolbox
Fine Motor Activity – Fruit Loop Towers
I first saw this idea on Facebook, and it’s a great way to work on hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills at the same time. Mess for Less
Colander Sculpture
Your little builders will have so much fun building pipe cleaner sculptures with this project. Tinkerlab
Shapes out of Straws and Pipe Cleaners
Here’s another fun project for builders. What kinds of structures can your kids build with straws and pipe cleaners? Meaningful Mama
Name Activity – Dot Painting
Kids will become familiar with the letters in their name as they paint with q-tips in this activity. Learning 4 Kids
Pasta threading activity for toddlers
This is similar to the froot loop threading activity above, but with pasta and straws it’s ideal for younger kiddos. Laughing Kids Learn
More Learning Fun
Give babies and toddlers an experience of nature while expanding their imagination and developing their concentration, hand-eye coordination, and motor skills. This natural wood stacking toy provides a great experience for little ones.
Which of these coordination activities will you try first with your preschoolers?
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