Summer is a time for beaches, pools, sand, ice, lemonade, and backyard barbecues. But it’s also a time for learning! Use these ideas to build fine motor skills in kids throughout the summer months so they are prepared to start writing in the fall. These summer fine motor activities will help kids improve fine motor skills that will help with future classroom skills like writing, cutting, drawing, coloring, and more!

Kids will love these fun summer fine motor activities!

Looking for classroom/homeschool summer centers? Grab our Summer Math and Literacy Centers. 

Summer Fine Motor Activities for Kids

This weaving sun craft builds fine motor skills. // The Kindergarten Connection

Build a rainbow with this fine motor rainbow necklace! // Schooling a Monkey

Boost fine motor skills and learn beginning sounds at the same time with these ocean clip cards.

Celebrate a love of animals and adventure with these zoo counting clip cards. // Schooling a Monkey

Kids will love making a fine motor jellyfish! // Buggy and Buddy

Use tweezers to build ice cream cones! // Fun-A-Day

Use an eye dropper to make fizzing rainbows! // Schooling a Monkey

Make a fizzing ocean with an eye dropper. // Pre-K Pages

Use clothespins to match the colors of the fish in this fun activity. // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Build a color matching jellyfish for fine motor fun. // School Time Snippets

Kids will love making a fine motor octopus. // Buggy and Buddy

Go on a fine motor treasure hunt with ice and a spray bottle. // Little Bins for Little Hands

Make an ice painting! // Therapy Fun Zone

Fill the pool noodles in this fine motor activity. // My Mundane and Miraculous Life

Thread rainbow beads to make a prism suncatcher! // Rhythms of Play

Have fun in the sun with this fine motor number activity. // In the Playroom

Adding rubber bands to pool noodles is a great way to boost fine motor skills. // And Next Comes L

More Summer Ideas

Looking for more ideas to make this summer even more exciting for your kids? Head over to our list of Summer Sensory Activities for Kids – they will LOVE trying out the awesome sensory bins and more!

Summer Sensory Activities Kids Will Love

Needing some encouragement with helping your children read this summer? Check out some tips and fun ways to keep the motivation going!

10 Ways to Keep Your Child Reading This Summer 

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Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a night owl, coffee lover, and she owns more than 2,000 children’s books. Alex lives with her husband and their big black Labrador, Tank.

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