3of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch and balance. When the teacher offers art activities, he/she supportschildren’s large and small (gross and fine motor) muscle development, as well as their eye-handcoordination. Using crayons, markers and paintbrushes helps children practise the fine motor control theywill need for writing later on in life.2:Fine motor skillsFine motor skills are movements of small muscles that require the functioning of the limbs orjoints to handle objects. In defining fine motor skills, we can say that these are skills that areachieved when children learn to use their smaller muscles, like muscles in the hands, fingers,and wrists. Children use their fine motor skills when writing, holding small items, buttoningclothing, turning pages, eating, cutting with scissors, and using computer keyboards. Mastery of