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Fine motor skills
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Feather Painting
From a craft store, get several sizes of artificial feathers to put on the art table.
Cover the table with newspaper.
Pour small drops of tempera or poster paints of varied colors in containers.
Tape pieces of construction paper or newsprint to the paper covering the table.
Show the children how to hold the feather from the pointed end, dip the feather
in paint, and gently glide the feather across the newsprint.
Use up and down, zig-zag, and circular movements to create unique patterns.
The delicate touch of the feather will provide a different fine motor experience
for the child than the grasp of a paint brush.
Play Dough Puzzles
Find cookie cutters with fun shapes such as a star, a heart, or an animal.
Roll a large amount of play dough onto a table or mat using a rolling pin.
Encourage the children to select a shape and press it into the dough.
Show them how to twist their wrist to separate the shape from the rest of the
play dough.
Lift the play dough shape and place it on a tray with a spatula.
Repeat with several children until you have different shape outlines in the leftover
dough.
Hand each child a shape and ask them to find the spot where it was cut out.
Let them try to put the play dough shape back in place like a puzzle.
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