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Spaghetti Stringing
Purpose
This activity works on grasp and manual dexterity/in-hand manipulation by stringing small objects on spaghetti.
Materials
Beads, Paper Cup, Play Doh© , Spaghetti, Styrofoam
Skills
Eye-Hand Coordination, Fine Motor Control, Finger Strength, Grasp, Hand Dexterity, In-hand Manipulation, Pincer Control, Pincer Grasp, Tripod Grasp, and Visual Perception
Description
Using a paper cup, a styrofoam plate, or a piece of play doh, instruct the child to place the spaghetti vertically.
Provide the child with cheerios or beads and have him string the small objects onto the spaghetti.
If using different color beads or cheerios, you can have the child either sort the items into the different color groups or work on patterns (e.g. yellow-red-yellow-red...)
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