Mega Early Years Fine Motor Skills Kit

Develop essential fine motor skills through hands-on, sensory-rich play with the Mega Early Years Fine Motor Skills Kit. This comprehensive collection encourages children to grasp, pinch, thread, squeeze, stack, sort, transfer, match and create using a wide variety of colourful tactile resources. Suitable for ages 3 years and over.

Key benefits

• Comprehensive collection of resources for developing fine motor control and dexterity

• Encourages grasping, pinching, threading, squeezing, stacking, sorting and transferring movements

• Varied colours, shapes, textures and materials provide engaging sensory experiences

• Multiple quantities support individual exploration, small-group activities and continuous provision

• Suitable for early years, primary and SEN-inclusive settings

• Encourages repeated practice through open-ended, hands-on play

Educational value

• Develops hand-eye coordination, bilateral coordination and precision

• Helps strengthen the small muscles used for writing, dressing, eating and manipulating objects

• Tweezers and pipettes support controlled grip, squeezing and transferring movements

• Threading resources encourage coordination between both hands

• Stacking and sorting activities develop spatial awareness and controlled placement

• Pattern-matching resources support visual perception, concentration and problem-solving

• Triangular colouring pens encourage controlled mark-making and early pencil skills

About active play and the early years

• Active play allows young children to learn through movement, exploration and practical experiences

• Fine motor skills involve controlled movements of the hands and fingers and contribute to children’s independence across different areas of learning

• Repeated opportunities to handle objects and use simple tools help children develop control, coordination and confidence

• Fine and gross motor development are connected, making a joined-up approach to physical development important

• Tactile activities encourage children to explore different shapes, colours, materials and textures

• Play-based learning can support creativity, concentration, problem-solving and communication

Suggested uses

• Transferring small objects with the coloured tweezers

• Moving water using the giant pipettes

• Threading coloured wooden spools onto the supplied laces

• Lacing the wooden hedgehogs

• Stacking and arranging the coloured wooden stones

• Sorting resources by colour, shape, size or texture

• Recreating designs using the pattern boards and wooden shape pieces

• Creating colour and texture sequences

• Using the triangular pens for drawing, colouring and mark-making

• Rolling the Mini Dice Domes to create sorting, matching and movement challenges

• Creating sensory investigation trays and fine motor activity stations

What’s included

• 30 x multicoloured rattan balls

• 5 x furry tangle resources

• 24 x sensory water balls

• 12 x wooden lacing hedgehogs

• 32 x rainbow spiky balls

• 12 x Mini Collectors

• 30 x soft fuzzy balls

• 30 x coloured wooden spools

• 10 x threading laces

• 28 x coloured wooden stacking stones

• 12 x coloured squidgy balls

• 12 x coloured tweezers

• 12 x giant pipettes, supplied as six in each stand

• 5 x double-sided pattern-matching boards

• 120 x wooden pattern-matching shape pieces

• 30 x triangular colouring pens

• 6 x Mini Dice Domes

Care and safety information

• Suitable for ages 3 years and over

• Activities should take place under appropriate adult supervision

• Contains small components that are not suitable for children under 3 years

• Check all pieces for wear or damage before each activity

• Remove damaged components from use immediately

• Clean individual resources according to their material and allow them to dry completely before storage

• Keep sensory water balls and other tactile resources away from sharp objects

• Store all components in a clean, dry area between activities

Specifications

• Comprehensive early years fine motor skills collection

• Suitable for individual exploration, small-group activities, continuous provision and adult-led learning

• Supports fine motor control, sensory exploration, early mark-making and pattern matching

• Suitable for early years, primary and SEN-inclusive settings

• Colours and contents may vary

• Suitable for ages 3 years and over