Fine Motor Bear Grab
Fine motor activity to strengthen small hand muscles. Use imaginary play to encourage your toddler or preschooler to explore using tweezers.
Materials
- blue paper
- kid tweezers or tongs
- clear container
- counting bears
Instructions
- Place a piece of blue paper on the table to represent water. If you do not have blue paper, try using white and adding a marker with a blue marker.
- Place the counting bears on the paper.
- Place a simple DIY boat made from recycled materials to the right of the water. Now your toddler or preschooler will move from the left to the right to prepare for reading and writing.
Notes
NOTES: The more we squeeze and move little fingers, the more prepared they will be for the abovementioned skills. This 25+ Ideas to Help Pencil Grip post shows how we prepare for pencil grip. Writing prep happens long before holding a pencil to form letters.
