You can use this activity for matching as well as spelling while working on the pincer grasp. The child matches letters (glued to a clothes pin) that are on a paper plate. from Havingfunathome

Tags: fine motor activities, pincer grasp, spelling academic, sorting and matching, early learning activities

Instead of creating a texture board, this parent put the textures on clothespins, making this a double activity to work on tactile discrimination and the pincer grasp. From ChildCentralStation

Tags: early learning activities, sensory integration activities, sensory processing activities, tactile activities, tactile discrimination, texture board ideas, fine motor activities, pincer grasp

Here's a cute little exercise to engage toddlers learning to use the mouse. When you wave the mouse in front of these characters, they'll move. From Chateau MeddyBemps

Tags: early learning activities, fine motor activities, using a mouse

Here was an interesting activity using flashlights and colored cellophane. From Irresistible Ideas

Tags: early learning activities, learning colors, mixing colors

This parent set up an obstacle course to combine moving, playing and learning about colors. From GoldenGleam

Tags: motor planning activities, gross motor activities, obstacle course, learning colors, early learning activities

Take pictures of objects all of one color. Then place them throughout the house. Give your child the photo and have them find the objects. Come up with your own variations. From Children's Learning Activities (less)Take pictures of objects all of one color. Then place them throughout the house. Give your child the photo and have them find the objects. Come up with your own variations. From Children's Learning... (more)

Tags: learning colors, early learning activities, scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, visual processing activities, hidden objects, hidden pictures, figure ground

Here's a fun sorting and matching exercise using plastic cups and ribbon. From Autism and More

Tags: early learning activities, sorting and matching

This teacher shows you how she set up a water play station of different colors. The kids could experiment with making different colors. Fun, interactive activity. From Teach Preschool

Tags: playing with water activities, early learning activities, learning colors, color recognition

This teacher shows you how she set up a water play station of different colors. The kids could experiment with making different colors. Fun, interactive activity. From Teach Preschool

Tags: playing with water activities, early learning activities, learning colors, color recognition

Many printable sheets and online coloring games with your child's favorite PBS characters. From PBS Kids

Tags: fine motor activities, early learning activities, Caillou, Barney, Clifford the big red dog, Arthur PBS, Berenstain bears