“The things they do with the block when you’ve just shown them what to do is boggling.” Today’s children are losing critical fine motor skills ... puzzles and wooden blocks, which ...

Practicing skills such as lacing, threading beads onto a string and tying shoes are all great ways to improve fine motor ability. Use small blocks for ... value of tablet games for young children.

“It’s easier to give a child an iPad than encouraging them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks ... and games to help children hone their fine motor skills, but if you’re ...

or provide children with blocks. A blast from the past! Tiddly winks, marble games, jacks, pick-up sticks and games with dice are all great ways for developing fine motor skills. Number games with ...