My son, Sam is 30 months old. A while back, I looked up Tennessee's Teaching and Learning Curriculum for Early Education. It says at 2.5-3, a child should be able to string large beads on a shoelace. Of course, this is a fine motor skill, but we had never done it.
Therefore, I bought a pack of beads at Hobby Lobby.
I also bought some cheap string at Wal-mart and tied one end, and burned the other (to hold it together nicely). 
Therefore, I bought a pack of beads at Hobby Lobby.
I also bought some cheap string at Wal-mart and tied one end, and burned the other (to hold it together nicely). He loved doing this. When we were through, we worked on sorting the beads by color in a muffin pan, then we sorted them by size. Sorting by color was very easy for him, but we came to sorting by size, he started to complain that he was hungry. 
I also have introduced him to lacing, but he hasn't been to keen on the idea. He does it "his way".
I also have introduced him to lacing, but he hasn't been to keen on the idea. He does it "his way". I bought some cheap foam... 
and cut the shapes myself.
and cut the shapes myself. 
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