The Best Painting Activities to Promote Fine Motor Skills

Are you looking for some new fine motor activity ideas?  Maybe you are looking for some new ideas for art activities for preschoolers.  Sometimes, it’s really fun and easy to combine the two.  So, today I’m going to show you so great painting activities to promote fine motor skills.

Squirt Gun Painting

Your kids will have a blast making squirt gun paintings!

Spray Bottle Painting

Use spray bottles to create a great work of art and build hand strength.  You can add paint to the spray bottles.

For a little bit less mess, you can add squares of bleeding tissue paper and spray it with water.

Puffy Paint in a Squeeze Bottle

Mix up some puffy paint and put it in a squeeze bottle to create a textured painting.  Try out this puffy paint recipe by Meaningful Mama.

Q-tip Painting

Add a small amount of tempera paint to some bottle caps or to a paint tray.  Kids can use a cotton swab to paint a dotted design or to trace letters.

Dropper Painting

Add liquid watercolor or food coloring to small containers.  Kids can use a pipette or eyedropper to add paint to a paper towel or other absorbent material.

We folded the paper towel and added drops of the solution.

It was fun to unfold the paper towel to reveal the design.

Clothespin Painting

You can make your own paintbrush with a clothespin clip.  Supply several different materials.  Kids can pick up the materials with the clothespin and then experiment with different painting techniques.

I hope that you have a blast trying some of these painting activities to promote fine motor skills with your kids.  Which activity is your favorite?

Additional Fine Motor Resources

Are you looking for additional fine motor activities for your kids?  Check out these fun resources in the store.

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