I'm working with a little boy at the moment who doesn't hold his pencil tightly enough and so puts very little pressure onto the paper when writing. Today we made a hedgehog and built a nest for it! (Pinching clothes pegs is a great way to strengthen the muscles in the fingers and hands for a tighter pencil grip, while pushing straws into play dough promotes a tripod grip while encouraging the child to place pressure through the straw) 😀✍🏻
Super simple to make and great for strengthening those hand and finger muscles. The little boy I worked with today had great fun seeing how many marbles Hungry Man could eat!
Kids need to have mastered these shapes before they can successfully form their letters. Something to consider when we're expecting our children to write (particularly if your child's name has an X or Y!)
A quick and super easy fine motor activity - scrunch up a large piece of paper with both hands then dab on glue and stick on cotton wool balls. Cut out a triangle shape for the head and stick on some goggly eyes then use a cut up straw for the legs.
Promotes 2-handed coordination, manual dexterity, visual spatial relations and shape recognition.
*Make it more difficult by using large tweezers to pick up the cotton wool balls to stick on! 🐑
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