Fine motor strengthening, midline crossing and in hand manipulation skills.
Pick up a small object with fingers (bead, coin, M&M candy, popcorn, etc. ) and "hide" it in your hand. Then pick up another and another.
Move one item from your palm to your fingertips and place it down on the table (or put it in your mouth if it's food)
Practice removing small objects from a change purse, baggie or container one at a time and hiding each within the palm. Then placing
them back, one at a time.
Connect 4 game: hold several chips at a time within the palm while placing chips in the slots
Place coins in a Piggy Bank starting with several coins in the palm.
Play dough
Place items in slots (Bingo chips, coins, pegs) while holding several within the palm
String beads holding 2 or 3 beads within the palm
Pegboard games holding 2 or 3 pegs within the hand
Twist open or closed lids on small bottles or toothpaste tube held within the palm of the hand
Flip a coin from head to tail within the fingers of one hand
Cut with scissors and practice adjusting the grip on the paper with the helping hand
Practice buttoning, zipping and snapping snaps.
Turn dice within the fingertips to see different sides.
Hold a small cup filled with water. Practice turning it with the fingertips without spilling
Play with construction toys such as Duplos, Legos and K'nex
Pop beads: large size for preschool, small (play jewelry type) for older children
connect linking chains
Place clothespins around an index card or paper plate: encourage using only one hand to position/reposition the card or plate
craft activities that require using bottles to squeeze: glue, glitter glue, puffy paint, fabric paint, etc.
Lacing boards, sewing cards.