Fine Motor Home Activities
Go Outside and.....
- Play tug-a –war ( use a rope or use a popsicle stick for finger-tug-a-war)
- Draw on driveway using sidewalk chalk then spray clean using squirt bottle
- Have a squirt gun battle
- Roll down a hill
- Have wheelbarrow or crab walk races
- Blow bubbles and try to pop or pinch them with your finger tips!
- Go to the park and try out all the fun swings and climbing equipment
- Make paper air planes
- Fly a kite
- Go to the beach and dig for shells in the sand
- Build a sand castle
- String a necklace using dried pasta or Cheerios
- Go swimming!!
- ‘Draw’ shapes and lines in wet sand
- Wash the car using soapy water and sponges
- Play hopscotch
- Play a game of catch with water balloons!
- Water the plants (try using squirt bottle or garden hose)
- Pull a heavy wagon and take a walk to the park
On Rainy Days.......
- Bake!! Stirring cookie batter or rolling dough is a great way to work on hand strengthening
- Paint a picture on an easel and then hang your picture to dry using clothespins
- Make a mosaic – snip paper strips into small squares and glue on a picture outline
- Make fruit loop or Cheerio towers!
* Start with a ball of playdough on the table. Position a wooden skewer in the playdough, then start threading the cereal onto the skewer to build your tower
- Build fine motor skills with some great Indoor board games:
* Scaterpillar Scramble
* Sneaky, Squeeky Squirril Game
* Thin Ice
* Bed Bugs
* Topple
* Finger Twister
* Connect Four (Key chain or mini version)
* Perfection or Scramble
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