This is a simple activity that’s very important for children to develop their grasping skills. A child ought to learn and bring into practice the correct form and pattern of grasping a pencil for their future. This needs to be cultivated in the child right from the beginning stage. It could be anything right from picking up big objects like a teddy bear to picking up a tiny object such as a seed. We need to strengthen the hand muscles of a child, which this activity assists the child to do.
A simple activity that strengthens children's finger muscles as they peel tape off animals.
An easy and fun way for babies to practice their fine motor and hand/eye coordination skills by grabbing and pulling items through a kitchen whisk.
You could also try filling whisks with the following:
Note: Please ensure that you supervise this activity.
Reference:
Kitchen Whisk, Baby Fine Motor Skills Sensory Activity, Hello Wonderful
Use coloured hair ties for children to begin to recognise and understand patterns and hand/eye coordination.
A simple activity that reinforces basic concepts such colour matching, patterning that can be used during quiet time.
Let's celebrate with these spectacular colourful fireworks! Easy to make and it's messy and fun!
Salt can be used to encourage children to write their names, also a great sensory experience.
Use alphabet letters to learn to spell and recognise names.
Have children identify the letters in their name for them to spell using pegs.
