Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Fine Motor : Squishing and Squeezing for Wednesday, May 13

Here are 2 fun activities to help make your hands and fingers stronger:


Get your play dough (or clay or whatever you have).

SQUEEZE a ball of dough with your hand! 


Here is a video to show you what to do:

    • Make one medium-sized ball.
    • Squeeze it 10 times in one hand.
    • Squeeze it 10 times in the other hand.



SQUISH 10 small balls between your fingers!

Here is a video to show you what to do with your fingers:
    • Make ten small balls from play dough.
    • Squish all the balls between your pincer fingers (thumb and index finger). Pretend the play dough is a bug or egg or something else you could squish! 
    • Roll the balls again.
    • Repeat with the thumb and middle finger, and then with the thumb, index and middle fingers all together.  Use all your fingers 10 times! 
    • Switch hands and do the same thing on the other hand.

Have fun squishing and squeezing!