Fine Motor Skills

Even though we are not in school at the minute it's important your children keep strength in their fingers. This really helps them hold the pencil correctly. Here are some activities that help strengthen their fingers:

• pushing Lego blocks together and pulling them apart

• using play dough

• getting dressed with belts, buttons, zippers and snaps

• cutting

• Clothes pegs

• finger painting

• stickers

• peeling fruit

• straws

• Here are some Finger Aerobics exercises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VpARNgbb8c

• There are even more ideas on this website.

  http://www.infanteducation.ie/infanted-blog/building-the-muscles-for-better-handwriting