Busy Hands and Minds

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Pets Themed Fine Motor Task Boxes

Pets Themed fine motor task boxes are perfect for preschool and kindergarten students. Use these fine motor activities as busy bins, for early finishers, or as morning tubs. There are 10 activities that easily fit into 4 x 6 storage bins!

Pets Fine Motor Task Boxes

Play Dough Pets - Build each shape with play dough.

Bead Patterns- Complete each pattern with beads.

Dog Letter Tracing- Trace each letter with dry erase marker.

Roll and Feed the Pets- Roll a dice and feed the pets!

Pet Mazes- Use dry erase marker to complete each maze.

Beginning Sound Link- Link each letter to a picture with that beginning sound.

Pet Bowl Counting- Use tongs to count food into each pet bowl.

Build a Shape- Use play dough and pipe cleaners to build each shape.

Clip a Rhyme- Use a clothespin to clip the picture that rhymes.

Alphabet Punch- Use a hole punch to punch each letter.

For more themed fine motor task boxes, check out my Fine Motor Task Boxes THEMES Bundle.

For a year of seasonal/holiday fine motor task boxes, check out the Fine Motor Task Box Bundle.

Pets Directed Drawing

Pets Themed Directed Drawing

Help your students develop fine motor and writing skills with these 12 pet themed directed draw and write pages!

Pets Directed Draw and Write

Draw each picture with 6 simple steps, and then write a sentence about each picture! Or just follow the steps to draw each picture.

Included:
-dog

-cat

-paw print

-fishbowl

-turtle

-rabbit

-mouse

-yarn

-bird cage

-hamster

-bird

-cat food

Pets Color by Code for Preschool

Pets Themed Color by Code- Preschool

Practice a variety of preschool skills with these Pets Themed color by code activities.

There are 10 different color by codes included that practice the following skills:

-Letters (uppercase)

-Letters (lowercase)

-Beginning Sounds

-Numbers (1-6)

-Numbers (7-12)

-Numbers (13-18)

-2D Shapes

-Dice (1-6)

Pets Color by Code

Dental Health Color by Code for Preschool

Dental Health Color by Code- Preschool

Practice a variety of preschool skills with these Dental Health Themed color by code activities.

There are 8 different color by codes included that practice the following skills:

-Letters (uppercase)

-Letters (lowercase)

-Dice

-5 Frame

-Numbers (1-5)

-Numbers (6-10)

-2D Shapes

Dental Health Color by Code

Transportation Alphabet Hunt the Room

Are you looking for a way to get your students up and moving, while practicing their letters? Transportation Alphabet Hunt the Room is a perfect way to get your students engaged in alphabet practice.

Transportation Alphabet Hunt the Room

There are many options included to meet the need of your students.

In this pack there are uppercase alphabet cards, lowercase alphabet cards, and beginning sound picture cards. Pick a set that meets the needs of your class, tape the letters/pictures on the wall, and give each child a recording page and a clipboard. Hunt around the room for the letters, and mark each letter as it is found!

There are also 3 recording pages to choose from.

Find and Color Recording Page- Find each letter and color the matching letter on the recording page.

Find and Trace Recording Page - If your students are just starting to write their letters, but need support, students can find and trace each letter.

Find and Write Recording Page- This recording page is perfect for students who are working on writing their letters!

There is also an option to practice beginning sounds! It also comes with 3 recording page options.

Hunt by Code- This option is a lot of fun for students! They hunt for each picture, and write the correct letter next to the corresponding picture. There is a color and b&w version for this recording page.