I never imagined I’d hear my husband say “slay!”—especially considering he’s been trying (and failing) to bring back the word “dope” for years. Clearly, he’s not exactly on the cutting edge of modern lingo! But even he would agree that these Christmas fine motor activities slay—or should I say, sleigh—the day! Check them out below!
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Christmas Lesson Plans
Feed Santa Shape Cookies
Christmas Fine Motor Activities
Santa: “Maybe just one cookie this time…”
Also Santa: Eats the entire plate. It’s for the kids, right?
Well, luckily for this Santa, there’s no need to justify how many cookies he eats right before bed, especially because he’s helping our preschoolers practice shapes and counting.
Draw a card with an adorable gingerbread cookie shape, find the matching shape buttons or erasers, and carefully feed Santa the cookies, working on fine motor skills.
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Candy Cane patterns
Christmas Craft for Kids
Do candy canes get eaten at your house? Because when I was a kid, my siblings and I would fight over and with candy canes. Those candy canes would turn into one deadly point.
But if you’re crafting candy canes, no jabbing battles will ensue. Just calm little fingers lacing bead patterns onto pipe cleaners.
And to help your little ones with patterning, use the candy cane pattern posters and blank templates to dot on your pattern before beginning. Then, you’ll be ready for some lovely Christmas fine motor activities.
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Golf Tee Christmas Trees
Christmas Fine Motor Activities
“Nailed it!”
That’s exactly what you’ll say as you set up this Christmas fine motor activity that no one can resist: Golf Tee Christmas Trees.
Tape the Christmas tree template on top of a box, pre-poke the ornament holes, and let your preschoolers hammer colorful golf tees to decorate the Christmas tree with ornaments.
You can’t go wrong with hammers and fine motor skills. This will surely be a hit! 😉
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Candy Cane Fishing
Christmas Activity for Preschool
Fishing is as exciting as idly sitting in a scorching, barren field—clearly not my favorite activity.
Now, fishing with candy canes is a whole different story. It’s like Christmas came early with a challenging quest.
Tape a candy cane onto the end of your handy-dandy fishing pole (or just a stick with a string) to create your scrumptious hook. Then, use control and patience to hook the other candy canes onto your fishing pole, a Christmas fine motor challenge that no one can resist.
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Jingle Bell Mazes
Christmas Activity
I don’t know about you, but my ideal weekend activity is the maze in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. A maze, which is a puzzle in itself, filled with more riddles and puzzles? Uh, yasssssss!
This next Christmas fine motor activity isn’t as complicated as the final task. Still, it combines mazes (which are obviously fun) with jingle bells (which are obviously fun for the ears and the holidays).
Have your preschoolers push a jingle bell through the various mazes, developing dexterity in their fingers and minds this holiday season.
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Jingle Bell Sensory Bin
Christmas Fine Motor Activities
The sound of jingle bells is pure holiday magic, and this jingle bell sensory bin brings that festive charm into hands-on learning!
Imagine the joy on your preschoolers’ faces as they shake, scoop, and build with these shiny bells—exploring sound, magnetism, and creativity all at once.
This activity isn’t just fun; it’s ringing with learning benefits! Strengthen fine motor skills, encourage STEM exploration, and foster problem-solving as little engineers build Christmas tree shapes. Plus, it’s an easy-prep, low-mess way to keep young learners engaged during the busy holiday season.
Materials:
- sensory bin
- jingle bells
- magnetic tiles
- magnets
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So, preschool teachers, it’s time to jingle all the way through your lesson plans with this festive Christmas activity bundle that includes these Christmas fine motor activities! Say goodbye to those holy night planning stressors and hello to smooth, silent nights. Click the picture to get these fun and engaging Christmas activities, which give you everything you need to make your classroom merry and bright without the holiday hustle.
