Fine motor skills are an essential part of a child's development, and include the ability to make precise movements that require specific, coordinated, and precise use of the fingers and hands in particular.
Examples of this include:
- Opening and closing (buttons, ties, bottles, doors, etc.).
- Performing activities that require precision and coordination, such as block games that involve building and shaping toys.
- Write precisely above or between lines and inside or outside specific frames.
- Drawing and coloring within the given lines or shapes.
- Eating with and controlling hands or utensils.