Grasp, pull, and squeeze in this masking tape fine motor play for toddlers and preschoolers. Strengthen fingers and hands with
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Fun activities are just a squeeze away with this masking tape fine motor play. The activities combine fine motor play with gross motor movement to challenge and engage early learning skills.
Masking tape is an inexpensive everyday product that’s used a lot around the house – from sealing packages to mending broken toys. You might have painter’s tape on hand to protect trim when renovating at home or at school. And washi tape is fun to use in crafts.
Tapes like these are easy to use in kids activities. Provide math play with this tape and pompom color sorting activity, or invite gross motor play with rings made with cardboard and tape for ring toss games.
In this masking tape fine motor play, squish, squash, and squeeze your way to fine motor fun.
Sticky tape fine motor activities
Use whatever tape you have on hand for this activity. You can use just one type of tape, or a variety of tape in different colors and widths: masking tape, painter’s tape, washi tape, clear tape.
Start the activity with a scavenger hunt.
Place strips of tape around the house or classroom – on door handles, on chairs and benches, on furniture.
You can make the hunt more specific by assigning a color of tape for each child to pull.
Alternately, place strips of tape all around the edge of a table for kids to pull.
The tape will stick to fingers and palms as kids pull the pieces from the furniture and door handles. This adds a sensory component to the play!
Gradually the pieces can be gathered into the palm of the hands. Squeeze the tape into a ball that gets bigger and bigger as each piece of tape is added.
Make different sizes of tape bundles as you play.
Fun sticky tape games
- Play a game of toss.
- Stick the ball of tape to a wall.
- Roll the ball of tape down an inclined plane.
- Play a game of catch.
- Roll across the floor to a finish line.
- Stack the balls of tape.
These masking tape ideas play invite the grasping and squeezing motions that strengthen kids hands and fingers, preparing kids for later writing skills.
