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An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Thinking Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: an ultra light modelling clay set with twenty-four colour pots, a 3D paper model kit, a gemstone excavation kit, scratch rainbow notes, origami paper and the Fine Motor Advanced guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Thinking Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: an ultra light modelling clay set with twenty-four colour pots, a 3D paper model kit, a gemstone excavation kit, scratch rainbow notes, origami paper and the Fine Motor Advanced guide.
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Fine Motor Thinking Hands Play Kit

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Support the hand strength that can endure a longer task, and the planning that gets...
A teal The Play Way box standing open, holding a 3D printing pen box, a running animals kit, a walking robots kit, two printed guides and a bag of coloured filament coils.
A teal The Play Way box standing open, holding a 3D printing pen box, a running animals kit, a walking robots kit, two printed guides and a bag of coloured filament coils.
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3D Printing Pen Play Kit

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Help your child build the hand strength, coordination, and control needed for writing, through the...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Steady Fingers Play Kit contents arranged above it: a Dream Sand Art kit, a reusable sticker pad, flash stickers, a mosaic painting project, air drying clay, liquid chalk markers and the Fine Motor Intermediate guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Steady Fingers Play Kit contents arranged above it: a Dream Sand Art kit, a reusable sticker pad, flash stickers, a mosaic painting project, air drying clay, liquid chalk markers and the Fine Motor Intermediate guide.
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Fine Motor Steady Fingers Play Kit

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Support the steady fingers your child needs for buttons, zips and shoelaces, with five projects...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Whole Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: beeswax crayons, a colouring book, chunky dot markers, a finger painting kit with paint pots and stamps, giant fingerpaint paper, modelling dough and the Fine Motor Foundations guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Whole Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: beeswax crayons, a colouring book, chunky dot markers, a finger painting kit with paint pots and stamps, giant fingerpaint paper, modelling dough and the Fine Motor Foundations guide.
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Fine Motor Whole Hands Play Kit

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Support hand strength and the small hand movements that come before writing, cutting and doing...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Handwriting in Practice Play Kit contents arranged above it: a black The Play Projects case, the Write handwriting workbook, the Handwriting in Practice guide, pens and pencils, a sharpener and eraser, an invisible spy pen with blank cards, sticker sheets, a mosaic sticker art set, Sky Grass Dirt paper, a notepad with teal envelopes, a shopping list pad, a recipe notepad, and a weekly planner board with a marker.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Handwriting in Practice Play Kit contents arranged above it: a black The Play Projects case, the Write handwriting workbook, the Handwriting in Practice guide, pens and pencils, a sharpener and eraser, an invisible spy pen with blank cards, sticker sheets, a mosaic sticker art set, Sky Grass Dirt paper, a notepad with teal envelopes, a shopping list pad, a recipe notepad, and a weekly planner board with a marker.
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Handwriting in Practice Play Kit

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Support writing that is quick enough and clear enough to keep up, with four weeks...

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The Play Way 3D Printing Pen box, showcasing creative possibilities and promoting hand strength and dexterity for kids.
The Play Way 3D Printing Pen box, showcasing creative possibilities and promoting hand strength and dexterity for kids.
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3D Printing Pen

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Introduce your child to the world of creativity and innovation with our 3D Printing Pen!...
Box of The Play Way modelling clay, featuring 12 vibrant colors and a playful raindrop design, ideal for creative expression.
Box of The Play Way modelling clay, featuring 12 vibrant colors and a playful raindrop design, ideal for creative expression.
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Modelling Clay

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Unleash creativity with this premium modelling clay set, featuring 12 vibrant colours! Perfect for kids...
The Play Way Fine Motor Practice Art Kit is displayed open, showcasing Origami Animals, 3D Paper Models, Sand Art, and Liquid Chalks.
The Play Way Fine Motor Practice Art Kit is displayed open, showcasing Origami Animals, 3D Paper Models, Sand Art, and Liquid Chalks.
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Fine Motor Practice: Art Kit

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The Fine Motor Practice: Art Kit is designed to strengthen hand muscles, enhance dexterity, and encourage...
Woman assisting a young boy with fine motor skills using scissors and a flower.
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Fine Motor Skills Masterclass

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Developed by Occupational Therapist Emma, the Fine Motor Skills Masterclass enhances understanding of fine motor...
The Play Way Fine Motor Practice Playdough Kit with super-soft dough and wooden stampers, fostering hand strength, coordination, and dexterity.
The Play Way Fine Motor Practice Playdough Kit with super-soft dough and wooden stampers, fostering hand strength, coordination, and dexterity.
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Fine Motor Practice: Playdough Kit

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Unlock creativity and build essential fine motor skills with the Fine Motor Practice Through Play...
The Play Way's Gardening & Handwriting Kit is open, showing bird seed, cookie cutters, and activity books. Designed to develop fine motor skills.
The Play Way's Gardening & Handwriting Kit is open, showing bird seed, cookie cutters, and activity books. Designed to develop fine motor skills.
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Fine Motor Practice: Gardening and Handwriting Kit

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Combine the joy of gardening with the development of fine motor and handwriting skills in...
The Play Way Fine Motor Practice Kit with puzzles, threading beads, crayons, and paints to boost dexterity and coordination.
The Play Way Fine Motor Practice Kit with puzzles, threading beads, crayons, and paints to boost dexterity and coordination.
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Fine-Motor Practice: Puzzle and Craft Kit

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Unlock a world of early learning with our Fine Motor Mini Set, designed to boost...
The Play Way's therapist-developed Fine Motor Practice Kit, with farm puzzle, dough, and stamps, enhances hand strength.
The Play Way's therapist-developed Fine Motor Practice Kit, with farm puzzle, dough, and stamps, enhances hand strength.
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Fine Motor Practice: Puzzle and Dough Kit

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Unleash early fine motor development with our Early Years Fine Motor Mini Set! Featuring a...
A vibrant Tiger Tribe Jet Racers - Bullseye box displays two foam planes in an action-packed set. The blue surface features arrows, product details, a small parts warning, and an age recommendation of 5-9 years.
A vibrant Tiger Tribe Jet Racers - Bullseye box displays two foam planes in an action-packed set. The blue surface features arrows, product details, a small parts warning, and an age recommendation of 5-9 years.
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Jet Racers - Bullseye

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Colour, build and play with this all-in-one set ideal for aviation enthused kids. This comprehensive...
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Fine Motor Skills

Fine motor skills are what the hands can do. Holding, pinching, threading, twisting, cutting, doing up a button. Our three fine motor play kits work on them in order so choose between them by where your child's hands are up to rather than by how old they are.

Whole Hands is first, for the child who still grabs a crayon in a whole fist, with chunky crayons and dot markers and five projects that give the hands a reason to work. Steady Fingers is second, for the child who can hold a pencil and draw but is still defeated by buttons, zips and anything small and fiddly. Thinking Hands is last, and it is for the stage almost nothing is made for. Once a child can hold a pencil, hand skills get treated as finished, when two things are still being built: the strength to keep careful work going without the hand tiring, and the planning that gets the hands through a sequence.

The rest of the collection is the practice itself. Modelling clay, threading beads with pattern cards, a pop-out plane set with stickers and markers, a play kit built around a 3D printing pen for the child who will do anything except handwriting practice, and smaller practice kits built around dough, puzzles, sand art and origami. There is also a masterclass for parents on how hand skills develop.

Frequently asked questions

What are fine motor skills?

The small, controlled movements the hands and fingers make. Picking something up between a finger and a thumb, holding a pencil, threading a bead, turning a page, using scissors, doing up a button or a zip.

What is a pincer grip?

Holding something between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger. It is the grip a child uses to pick up a single sultana, and it is the same grip they will later use to hold a pencil. Our Steady Fingers kit is built around it: peeling a sticker, twisting off a lid, pouring coloured sand into a narrow vessel. All of it asks for the same pinch.

What is the difference between fine motor and gross motor skills?

Fine motor is the hands. Gross motor is the whole body, so running, jumping, climbing, balancing, catching. They are not separate jobs, because a child needs a steady core before the hands can do anything exact, which is why our play kits work a lot on strength and why the gross motor and handwriting kits overlap with this one.

What goes in a fine motor kit?

It depends which stage it is for, and ours differ on purpose. Whole Hands has chunky crayons, dot markers and five projects with everything already in the box. Steady Fingers has five projects that ask for a pinch and a careful placement. Thinking Hands has modelling clay, 3D paper models, origami, scratch art and a plaster block with gemstones buried in it, and every project takes a while on purpose.

How can I help my child's fine motor skills at home?

Give the hands a reason to work and something to show at the end of it. Dough, threading, peeling, pouring, twisting lids and tearing paper all work on the same muscles. Start from what your child already enjoys doing with their hands, and make that slightly harder as they build their skills. Then introduce new challenges once they have their confidence.