Fine Motor

Common activities related to increasing fine motor skills and hand strength include:

• Thread pegs or string beads on small string or shoelace for thumb index prehension or pegboard to a wall for vertical orientation

• Pinch zip lock bags closed with thumb and fingertips

• Tear paper into strips, then crumple and throw away waste paper

• Theraputty/ playdough

• Adaptive scissors

• Bead crafts

• Lacing cards

• Tennis ball monster

• Coins to encourage pincer/tripod

• Grasp on utensils

• Opposition of finger exercises

• Rubber bands

• Stringing

• Marbles

• Q-tip

• Deck of cards manipulation

• Links, paper clips

• 9 hole peg test

• Clothes pins

• Geoboard

• Suction cup

• Tweezer/tongs

• Spray bottles