Christmas Gifts Encouraging Fine Motor Development

Christmas is right around the corner and many parents of special needs kids want to buy gifts that will promote growth and development for their child. Children who struggle with fine motor skills (coordination and control of small muscle movements) might have trouble with buttoning, zipping, picking items up, putting clothing items on, putting things together, writing, and holding a spoon or fork. The items below are great ideas for gifts that will help develop muscles and skills needed for fine motor development.

Christmas Gift List

1.     Beads and string / lacing boards

2.     Kid O Magnatab (letter and number tracing activity)

3.     Tweezers and pick up games (bed bugs, operation, squeeze and tweeze sorting & counting, feed the bunny game, avalanche fruit stand)

4.     Puzzles

5.     Dress up kits

6.     Sensory Bins/ My Little Sandboxes

7.     Blocks (wooden, snap and play, Interlox, magnetic building set)

8.     Marble Race

9.     Play dough or Cloud dough

10.  Arts and Crafts sets

These items can be purchased at toy stores, Walmart, Target, Amazon, or educational stores, such as, educational outfitters.