Fine Motor
Fine motor skills involve the muscles of the hands. These skills allow us to interact and develop independence in our environment for activities of self-care, play, and school and work tasks. Fine motor skills require precision and coordination so work closely with our vision and the sense of touch.
Spring Fine Motor Activities
Writing Can Be Fun!
Maybe your child needs some extra encouragement to write, or maybe you just want to mix things up a little bit. This video can give you some ideas on how to make writing fun.
Letters
You can build fine motor muscles as you practice the letters in your name! You can use straws, craft sticks or anything else you can find around your house for this activity.
Summer Fine Motor Activities
Pirates!
Young pirates can practice their fine motor skills when playing in water or finding their “treasure.” Watch this video to learn how!
Fall Fine Motor Activities
Fine Motor Activities
In the school setting, occupational therapy (OT) focuses on the daily occupations of school life. We are here to help your child become more independent and successful. You can do OT activities at home too!
Scissor Skills
The opening and closing motion of cutting with scissors helps children develop the small muscles in their hands otherwise known as fine motor skills. These muscles are crucial for holding a pencil or crayons and gripping and manipulating objects. You can use old magazines, playdoh, string, etc. to practice cutting.
Winter Fine Motor Activities
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Here is a quick and easy activity that will build those little muscles in your child's fingers. It’s a finger workout tearing paper and creating a piece of art! Materials needed: white paper, any other color paper, a crayon, and glue.
Straw Challenge
This video shows how your child can have fun using the small muscles in their hands to grasp and poke straws down into a lidded container.