Fine motor skills are movements that require small, calculated movements of hands, writs, and fingers. Fine motor skills are crucial in performing everyday skills such as dressing, using utensils for eating, toileting, using zippers and buttons, writing, and using technology. Without developing an adequate fine motor skill-set a child can experience low self-esteem, lack of independence and his/her academic performance can be compromised.
Games often can be the best methods to teach our children learn new things. Remember all of those family game nights you had when you were a kid? Play with you’re your child these five games that focus on developing fine motor skills:
1. Lite Brite- This game is great for building your child’s hand strength and pincer grasp while making fun designs and pictures!
2. Perfection-This game is a fun way to focus on building your child’s hand strength, pincer grasp and visual motor integration skills. Your child will love trying to beat the timer!
3. Connect 4-This game is a great way to encourage the development of your child’s grasp and release skills, eye hand coordination and in hand manipulation skills.
4. Operation-This all time favourite game will strengthen your child’s fine motor muscles, promote mature grasp patterns and further develop eye hand coordination skills.
5. Battleship-This is a great way to encourage your child’s fine motor skills, grasp and visual perceptual skills.
