ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT FINE MOTOR SKILLS 

·    Finger plays/rhymes

·    Tearing paper

·    Pegs on the washing line or pegs on the edge an ice cream container (pincer grip)

·    Making paper fans/paper darts

·    Picking up small paper/confetti off the floor (pincer grip)

·    Threading beads

·    Doing puzzles

·    Locks and keys/turning keys, opening and closing the lock

·    Using one finger at a time (like playing piano or typing)

·    Holding and using knives/forks/spoons properly and effectively

·    Screwing and unscrewing lids

·    Buttons and buttonholes/buckling and unbuckling

·    Tying knots in wool/string