4 Amazing Learning and Fine Motor Skills Toys for Older Kids

There’s no one with more important responsibilities than a parent. Parents keep their children safe, healthy, educated, and entertained. It’s also important to keep an eye on the development of your child’s fine motor skills.

A child’s fine motor skills involve how they use the small muscles in their hands and wrists. Fine motor skills help your child use pencils and crayons. These skills are incredibly important for a child’s self-care and hygiene, helping them use toothbrushes, dress themselves, and eat.

You might be unaware that certain interactive learning toys work amazingly well for developing fine motor skills. Check out these great and fun fine motor skill toys.

1.Completing Puzzles

You probably remember putting together a few jigsaw puzzles when you were younger. Fortunately for you and your kids, modern companies make all sorts of imaginative and incredibly cool puzzles. Whether your child has interests in animals, space, anime, buildings, or something else, Plaza Japan has puzzles any child will love.

Completing puzzles lets children use their fine motor skills to carefully select, grab, and hold puzzle pieces. Children also improve their hand-eye coordination and visual perception.

If your child is new to puzzles, we offer many easier puzzles with a few hundred pieces. Plaza Japan also carries larger puzzles with thousands of pieces for the ultimate challenge! Check out our range of 3D and 4D puzzles for new puzzle-related challenges.

As a parent, you can also enjoy the fun of these fine motor skill toys. Completing puzzles gives parents and children quality time to interact while completing something fun together. After putting together puzzles, it’s also possible to proudly display your child’s completed puzzle masterpiece.

2. Building Models

Models are smaller, buildable versions of everything from buildings to vehicles to characters. This hobby requires working with small parts and assembling them to create a completed model.

Working with small plastic, metal, or paper model pieces engages your child’s fine motor skills. Plus, children must also use their problem-solving skills to assemble models correctly.

Plaza Japan carries a huge selection of fine motor skill toys to spark any child's imagination. You’ll find models based on:

• Aircrafts
• Cars
• Buildings
• Robots
• Fictional characters

Plaza Japan carries models perfect for beginners, intermediate, or advanced model builders, no matter what challenge your child wants.

3. Assembling Model Train Tracks

You might have a parent or grandparent who collected model trains. Similar to models, model trains are smaller-sized, accurate representations of their real-life counterparts. Model trains and tracks are great fine motor skill toys.

Children use their young minds to imagine and construct track layouts. Then, they see their hard work come to life as toy trains travel around their newly constructed tracks. Your child also uses problem-solving skills if they encounter a challenge while using these interactive learning toys.

Plaza Japan carries a large selection of model trains, tracks, and accessories. Whether your child prefers historical trains or wants models based on modern train cars, Plaza Japan has it all.

4. Using Building Blocks

Building blocks are a great way to let your child’s imagination run free. These fine motor skill toys require children to think about, grab, and place blocks. Building blocks also let children develop creative thinking skills, learning what blocks will and won’t fit together. At the end of the building process, children have a completed creation to be proud of.

Plaza Japan carries building block sets that are perfect for excited young minds. One of our popular lines of building blocks comes from Nanoblocks. This Japanese company manufactures incredibly detailed block sets based on:

• Famous characters and franchises: Kirby, Dragon Ball Z, and Pokemon.
• Objects: Telescopes, pianos, and buildings.
• Real and mythical animals: Dogs, cats, birds, and dragons.

There’s no need to drive around town searching for fine motor skill toys. You can have them all shipped to your home without leaving the computer! Shop at Plaza Japan for authentic Japanese puzzles, model kits, Nanoblocks, and other amazing interactive learning toys for eager young minds. And, parents, you don’t have to miss out on all the fun! Plaza Japan offers challenging puzzles, models, and more to let any parent feel like a kid again!

---