Fine motor skills in 2 year olds

manipulate materials. At three years of age, using a pair of scissors can be frustrating for the child, but by four years, the child can cut paper and use a pair scissors efficiently. Five year olds are able to cut along a straight line with scissors. By the time they are six years old, they can I follow a line lo cut out squares from thick paper. This would be difficult for them if the paper is thin a limp as it would bend easily. When children discover that they can cut things and paste them together m new combinations or convert raw materials into a design, they have found a new field of creative play.

Improved eye-hand coordination permits preschoolers to lace a wire or thick string