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This activity works on pincer grasp and hand strengthening by placing and counting toothpicks on fruits and vegetables.
In addition to the strengthening of the finger muscles, this activity helps in developing the child's cutting skills as the child imitates the cutting motion by using a single hole puncher.
This activity helps in developing cutting skills.
This activity develops pre-writing skills (drawing a face), imitation skills (copying from a model), fine motor skills (cutting and pincer grasp) as well as hand strength and control. Children are motivated to complete this activity and will be pleased that they have their own "pet".
This is a fun, wet activity. The child develops and strengthens his/her finger muscles which may contribute to proper grasp of writing tools.
This is a fun activity that promotes the child's fine motor skills and works mainly on bilateral use of hands and pincer grasp as the child tears the construction paper into small pieces.
This activity enables the child to develop his upper body strength and receive proprioceptive input. It also gives the child an opportunity to work on maintaining eye contact.
This activity promotes the development of the cutting skill. Letting the child cut an easy media such as straws is a great way to introduce and practice cutting.
This is a fun activity for the spring, or any time of the year. The child is working on strengthening his fine motor integration skills by drawing shapes and on his cutting skills. Coloring the butterfly, decorating it, and twisting the pipe cleaners, is good for working on fine motor control and manual dexterity skills.
This activity provides the child with the opportunity to draw different shapes and practice his cutting skills.
This activity promotes fine motor control and strengthens the small muscles of the child's hand.
In this activity the child gets to use his imagination as he works on promoting his fine motor skills and his ability to process tactile input. This is a fun activity to do in a small group for social interaction and promotion of language.
This activity is designed primarily for hand strengthening.