Q-tip Painting Thanksgiving Fine Motor Dot Art Activity Kindergarten Small Group
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 fall for Thanksgiving and all month of November. 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 (15 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.
No Paint? No Problem!
Students can use marker tips to stamp the circles.
Include this set in your Thanksgiving lessons or simply as a time-filler activity.
Your students will love these!
15 Activity Mat Options:
Mayflower
Pilgrim Boy
Pilgrim Girl
Native American Boy
Native American Girl
Acorn
Pie
Slice Pumpkin Pie
Leaves
Pumpkin
Corn
Turkey #1
Turkey #2
Cornucopia
Turkey dinner
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.
Teacher like you said:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mathematically Enthused says, "I used this with my firsties during STEAM to teach pipette skills. They had a blast. Thank you"!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily Langdon says, "Great resource for my self-contained special education room! Thanks"!
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 fall for Thanksgiving and all month of November. 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 (15 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.
No Paint? No Problem!
Students can use marker tips to stamp the circles.
Include this set in your Thanksgiving lessons or simply as a time-filler activity.
Your students will love these!
15 Activity Mat Options:
Mayflower
Pilgrim Boy
Pilgrim Girl
Native American Boy
Native American Girl
Acorn
Pie
Slice Pumpkin Pie
Leaves
Pumpkin
Corn
Turkey #1
Turkey #2
Cornucopia
Turkey dinner
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.
Teacher like you said:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mathematically Enthused says, "I used this with my firsties during STEAM to teach pipette skills. They had a blast. Thank you"!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily Langdon says, "Great resource for my self-contained special education room! Thanks"!
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 fall for Thanksgiving and all month of November. 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 (15 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.
No Paint? No Problem!
Students can use marker tips to stamp the circles.
Include this set in your Thanksgiving lessons or simply as a time-filler activity.
Your students will love these!
15 Activity Mat Options:
Mayflower
Pilgrim Boy
Pilgrim Girl
Native American Boy
Native American Girl
Acorn
Pie
Slice Pumpkin Pie
Leaves
Pumpkin
Corn
Turkey #1
Turkey #2
Cornucopia
Turkey dinner
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.
Teacher like you said:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mathematically Enthused says, "I used this with my firsties during STEAM to teach pipette skills. They had a blast. Thank you"!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Emily Langdon says, "Great resource for my self-contained special education room! Thanks"!
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.
