Free Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Mats
Dinosaurs are a favorite, and we have loved doing activities for them. And kids love dinosaurs as well.
This is a fun dinosaur egg fine motor mat. Several years ago, I drew on paper an egg that we used for a dinosaur egg craft.
And I thought it would be fun to have a printable for it. So we have the dinosaur egg fine motor mats.
These dinosaur eggs are great for tot, preschool, PreK, and kindergarten age kids.
The Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Mat Printables is a great addition to the dinosaur printables and fine motor printables on the site.
The Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Mat Printables are part of my subscriber library. You can subscribe to the newsletter and get access to the password there. You will find it in the dinosaur section on the subscriber freebie page.
What are Fine Motor Skills?
Fine motor skills involve using the small muscles in your hands and wrists to make precise movements.
This can be tearing paper, playdough, pencil control, or coloring with a crayon.
Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Mat Printables
The dinosaur egg fine motor mats are so much fun. You have an egg to color, a dinosaur egg to trace, a dinosaur egg to dot and a dinosaur egg to paint with cotton swabs. There four mats are great for fine motor centers for dinosaurs. But would also work for an Easter egg.
The eggs are great for tot (ages 2 to 3), preschool (ages 3-4), PreK (ages 4 to 5), and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).
Dinosaur Egg Template Printable
The dinosaur egg template has an egg shape that is not quite smooth and there are circles on the egg to color as well. These are great for coloring or craft templates.
Dinosaur Egg Tracing Printable
The dinosaur egg tracing tracing printable is the same dinosaur egg as the template. But all the lines are dotted for kids to trace. These are great for fine motor centers.
Dinosaur Egg Q-Tip Printable
The Dinosaur egg cotton swab or q-tip printable has the same egg as the template but has small circles for kids to paint all over the egg.
Dinosaur Egg Dot Marker Printable
The dinosaur egg dot marker has the same egg as above but has circles for kids to use to dot the egg. It is a fun way to work on fine motor.
Things to use with the Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Printables
- printer
- white copy paper
- colored paper
- colored pencils
- crayons
- dot marker
- markers
- pencil
- pencil grips – We love these!
- sheet protectors
- white cardstock
- dry erase markers
- playdough
- clear counters
- mini dot markers
- paint tray
- washable paints
- q-tip
- glass gems
Ways to Use the Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Mats Printables
You are see the way to use the different dinosaur egg fine motor mats.
Ways to Use the Dinosaur Egg Template Printable
Color the Dinosaur Egg Template Printable
The dinosaur eggs make a great coloring page for kids. You can use crayons or marker for it. You can color the egg any way you want.
You can see here how we use dot markers to color the eggs.
Torn Paper Dinosaur Egg Craft
You can also use torn paper to make a dinosaur egg. It is loads of fun for kids to make. You tear off pieces of paper and glue them onto the egg. This is using the dinosaur egg for craft.
Finger Paint the Dinosaur Egg
You can use finger paint and have fun painting the dinosaur egg. And remember painting should be what kids want to do.
Ways to Use the Dinosaur Egg Tracing Printable
You will see a few ways to use the dinosaur egg tracing page.
Setting up a Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor tracing Center
You can use the dinosaur egg in a fine motor center. You can give them the egg to trace and then use a pencil to trace the egg.
If kids have issues holding the pencil you can give them a pencil grip to help. You can also use a golf size pencil.
Reusing the Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Tracing Worksheet
If you are like me I love to have things I can reuse. And the tracing pages are great for reusing.
You can put the dinosaur egg in a sheet protector and then use dry erase markers to trace the lines.
Ways to Use the Dinosaur Egg Dot Marker Printable
Here are a few suggestion on how to use the dinosaur egg dot marker printable.
Use Dot Marker on the Dinosaur Eggs Dot Marker mats
Okay yes using dot marker on the dinosaur eggs is loads of fun for kids. You can use to many mixtures of color to make the eggs. And the circles work great for the dot markers.
Reuse the Dinosaur Egg Dot Marker Page
You can use glass gems or clear counters on the dinosaur eggs. They work great for the circles. And kids can have fun using them. And they can mix of the colors of the circles and the egg.
A fun fine motor activity and ever time you can make a different colored egg.
Ways to Use the Dinosaur Egg Cotton Swab Mat Printable
Paint the Egg with Paint and Cotton Swabs
You can put washable paints in a paint tray and give them cotton swab and love them paint the egg. The cotton swabs work great for painting the size of the circles.
Mini Dot Markers on the Dinosaur Egg Cotton Swab Page
The dot marker minis also work great on the dinosaur egg. You can dot the whole egg in a mix of colors and have fun. Kids will love doing this activity.
What you will find in the Free Dinosaur Egg Fine Motor Mat Printables
- 1 Dinosaur Egg Templates
- 1 Dinosaur Egg Tracing Mats
- 1 Dinosaur Egg Q-Tip Mat
- 1 Dinosaur Egg Dot Marker Mats
- 4 pages
Spring Fine Motor Mat Printable Set
You have 9 fun spring fine motor mats together in a fun bundle.
What you will find in the Spring Fine Motor Mats Printable Set
- 9 Fine motor mats with a mix of templates, tracing, dot marker, q-tip and playdough mats.
- Spring Fine Motor Mats: Baseball, Earth, Easter Egg, Ladybug, Rainbow, Raindrop, Tree, Tulip, dinosaur egg,
- 44 pages
- Price: $4
More Dinosaur Printables for Kids
Dinosaur Activity Pack with prewriting, ABCs, shapes, numbers that has a mix of no-prep and hand-on printables that are great for kids in prek and kindergarten. You have no-prep pages, easy reader book, clip cards and tracing strips in the dinosaur pack.
Dinosaur ABC Letter Finds are great to work on uppercase and lowercase letters. You have a capital letter only and a lowercase letter only. You trace the letters and then find the letters on the eggs.
Dinosaur Themed Counting Mats: Number 1 to 10 has mats for counting from 1 to 10 with a playdough number and ten frames.
Dinosaur Dot Markers are a fun fine motor activity that kids can do! You have several different dinosaurs for kids to dot and have fun with.
Stomping Dinosaur Gross Motor Dice is a great way to get the wiggles out for kids! You have 6 fun dinosaur movements with a speed die.
Check out all the fun Dinosaur Printables & Activities on 3 Dinosaurs.
Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com