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Looking for motor skills toys that support motor development? In this category you will find toys and aids for both fine and gross motor skills, from pincer grip exercises to balance and movement.
Motor skills toys are aids that help children and adults stimulate their motor development. A distinction is made between fine motor skills, such as grasping, squeezing and the pincer grip, and gross motor skills, such as balancing, jumping and throwing. By practising playfully, movements become stronger, more accurate and better coordinated. Motor skills toys are used at home, at school and in therapy, from young children to adults.
Which toy fits depends on the age and the skill you want to practise:
For young children from around 1 year, choose sturdy, safe toys with larger parts. As children grow, you offer more challenging exercises that further develop the fine or gross motor skills.
Fine motor skills are about small, precise hand movements such as grasping and squeezing. Gross motor skills are about large movements with the whole body, such as balancing and jumping.
There are motor skills toys from around 1 year. For the youngest children, choose sturdy toys with larger parts.
The pincer grip is picking up small objects with thumb and index finger. Practising it is important for, among other things, learning to write.
Balance boards, stepping stones and bean bags challenge balance, strength and coordination and are great for gross motor skills.
Yes, many motor skills toys are used in therapy and at school to practise the fine or gross motor skills in a targeted way.
