Q-tip Painting Christmas Dot Art Fine Motor Activity December Winter Crafts
Keep students engaged and focused with these Q-tip painting mats that are perfect for morning tubs! Add these to your fine motor bins this December for Christmas Holiday Activities.
Cotton swab painting is an ideal activity for PreK, TK, Kindergarten, and first grade. It helps enhance fine motor skills in a sneaky way—your students will be asking for more before you know it!
Materials Needed:
Q-tips
Paint
Paint tray
Fun printable (24 options in this resource)
Easy Prep: Provide students with a paint tray and q-tips. Demonstrate an example to show that the circles have to be stamped with the paint that is on the tip of the q-tip.
The activity in complete when all circles have been stamped.
No Paint? No Problem!
Students can use marker tips to stamp the circles.
24 Painting Mat Designs Included:
Merry Christmas - Christmas Tree
Happy Holidays - Wreath
Christmas Tree
ornament
star cookie
present
candy cane
peppermint
reindeer
moose
mitten
Christmas lights
stocking
Santa hat
Santa
elf
sleigh with Santa's bag
Gingerbread Man
Nutcracker
gingerbread house
Nativity
Poinsettia
Santa in Chimney
Bells
Dot Painting – A Fine Motor Activity
“Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles, in movements – usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers – with eyes”.
→ Q-tip Painting Activities are made with fine motor development in mind (helps develop a good pencil grip).
→ Can be used in Occupational Therapy to help students improve on fine motor abilities.
Teachers like you said:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Merisa S. says, "These are super fun and engaging. Students have a blast with them and it helps with their fine motor skills".
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lisa S. says, "In my opinion, q tip painting is a perfect morning work job. The students love it. This is perfect for the holidays".
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Casandra R. says, "This is an engaging resource that my kindergarten students really enjoyed. Thank you"!
More Q-tip activities:
St. Patricks Day Q-tip Activity
❤️ I love to see my products in action, so please tag me @natashascrafts_learnthroughart if you share a photo.
Follow @Natasha's Crafts for store updates and much more!
Thank you,
Copyright ©Natasha's Crafts 2025
All rights reserved by author.
For single classroom use only.
Keep students engaged and focused with these Q-tip painting mats that are perfect for morning tubs! Add these to your fine motor bins this December for Christmas Holiday Activities.
Cotton swab painting is an ideal activity for PreK, TK, Kindergarten, and first grade. It helps enhance fine motor skills in a sneaky way—your students will be asking for more before you know it!
Materials Needed:
Q-tips
Paint
Paint tray
Fun printable (24 options in this resource)
Easy Prep: Provide students with a paint tray and q-tips. Demonstrate an example to show that the circles have to be stamped with the paint that is on the tip of the q-tip.
The activity in complete when all circles have been stamped.
No Paint? No Problem!
Students can use marker tips to stamp the circles.
24 Painting Mat Designs Included:
Merry Christmas - Christmas Tree
Happy Holidays - Wreath
Christmas Tree
ornament
star cookie
present
candy cane
peppermint
reindeer
moose
mitten
Christmas lights
stocking
Santa hat
Santa
elf
sleigh with Santa's bag
Gingerbread Man
Nutcracker
gingerbread house
Nativity
Poinsettia
Santa in Chimney
Bells
Dot Painting – A Fine Motor Activity
“Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles, in movements – usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers – with eyes”.
→ Q-tip Painting Activities are made with fine motor development in mind (helps develop a good pencil grip).
→ Can be used in Occupational Therapy to help students improve on fine motor abilities.
Teachers like you said:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Merisa S. says, "These are super fun and engaging. Students have a blast with them and it helps with their fine motor skills".
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lisa S. says, "In my opinion, q tip painting is a perfect morning work job. The students love it. This is perfect for the holidays".
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Casandra R. says, "This is an engaging resource that my kindergarten students really enjoyed. Thank you"!
More Q-tip activities:
St. Patricks Day Q-tip Activity
❤️ I love to see my products in action, so please tag me @natashascrafts_learnthroughart if you share a photo.
Follow @Natasha's Crafts for store updates and much more!
Thank you,
Copyright ©Natasha's Crafts 2025
All rights reserved by author.
For single classroom use only.
Keep students engaged and focused with these Q-tip painting mats that are perfect for morning tubs! Add these to your fine motor bins this December for Christmas Holiday Activities.
Cotton swab painting is an ideal activity for PreK, TK, Kindergarten, and first grade. It helps enhance fine motor skills in a sneaky way—your students will be asking for more before you know it!
Materials Needed:
Q-tips
Paint
Paint tray
Fun printable (24 options in this resource)
Easy Prep: Provide students with a paint tray and q-tips. Demonstrate an example to show that the circles have to be stamped with the paint that is on the tip of the q-tip.
The activity in complete when all circles have been stamped.
No Paint? No Problem!
Students can use marker tips to stamp the circles.
24 Painting Mat Designs Included:
Merry Christmas - Christmas Tree
Happy Holidays - Wreath
Christmas Tree
ornament
star cookie
present
candy cane
peppermint
reindeer
moose
mitten
Christmas lights
stocking
Santa hat
Santa
elf
sleigh with Santa's bag
Gingerbread Man
Nutcracker
gingerbread house
Nativity
Poinsettia
Santa in Chimney
Bells
Dot Painting – A Fine Motor Activity
“Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles, in movements – usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers – with eyes”.
→ Q-tip Painting Activities are made with fine motor development in mind (helps develop a good pencil grip).
→ Can be used in Occupational Therapy to help students improve on fine motor abilities.
Teachers like you said:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Merisa S. says, "These are super fun and engaging. Students have a blast with them and it helps with their fine motor skills".
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lisa S. says, "In my opinion, q tip painting is a perfect morning work job. The students love it. This is perfect for the holidays".
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Casandra R. says, "This is an engaging resource that my kindergarten students really enjoyed. Thank you"!
More Q-tip activities:
St. Patricks Day Q-tip Activity
❤️ I love to see my products in action, so please tag me @natashascrafts_learnthroughart if you share a photo.
Follow @Natasha's Crafts for store updates and much more!
Thank you,
Copyright ©Natasha's Crafts 2025
All rights reserved by author.
For single classroom use only.
