Material I need to make this fine motor activity are small hula hoop – I crochet it around to make it soft to hold for babies. I also use bottle lid. I made a small hole on the lid and put it in the shoelaces then tie them in the hula hoop. Fine motor activity in the early year’s help children improve their pincer grasp (grasping an object with their thumb and pointer finger using their preferred hand). Learning Outcome: 4.4 – Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies, and natural and processed materials National Quality Standard: 3.2.2 – Resources, materials, and equipment allow for multiple uses, are sufficient in number, and enable every child to engage in play-based learning Principle And Practice: Learning through play Theorist: Erik Erikson – The child is considered an active learner going through stages