The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Easy Fine Motor Skills Crafts & Ideas

Welcome to our second post of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Series!

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This was a very simple craft that is related to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but it was actually made as a connection to the wonderful book by Eric Carle, but also to practice the development of fine motor skills.

As you may know, fine motor skills are activities that require smaller and more precise hand movement and control.

Some fine motor skills for toddlers and preschoolers:

cutting paper of varying weight and textures with scissors
building towers with wooden blocks
writing with pencil, markers, crayons or fingers
peeling stickers off paper and placing them on a specific place on the paper
transferring small objects from one container to another
spooling or wrapping something around something else
weaving or looming ribbon, thread or yarn
sorting items such as legos, seashells or cars
using dot markers in specific areas on the paper
using the pincer grip to grasp small objects such as beads
transferring water using a dropper or spoon
playing with dough to create small objects
using glue to paste objects
erasing with an eraser
sewing with needle and thread
stacking items such as rainbow blocks
painting with paintbrushes, fingers or q-tips
grating soap, carrots or cheese
cutting food with a knife or crinkle cutter
And, of course, threading beads using thread, yarn, string or pipe cleaners is also a fine skills activity.