Using the tweezers to pick up the cherries helps reinforce functional grasp as the child holds the tongs in the same manner writing tool or scissors should be held. In addition, this activity works on visual perception as the child has to retrieve the cherry from a group of other cherries and place it into a small bucket.

This colorful activity promotes finger strength and functional grasp. The child will practice cutting skills as he cuts a leaf for his new caterpillar friend.

Decorate a plastic box with beads to work on fine motor control, pincer grasp, and tactile perception.

In this activity, the child will promote motor planning skills, as he plans his route on the spider web. In addition, he will strengthen his balance skills and his core, while walking on the web lines and squatting down to pick up objects

Use small pellets such as beans or small buttons to strengthen finger muscles and promote pincer grasp pattern.

In this activity the child will strengthen his grasping skills and eye-hand coordination skills by inserting pipe cleaners or straws into the holes of a spice/herb jar.

This activity works on hand strengthening, cutting skills, and completing a multi-step directions task.

This is a fun visual motor craft for St. Patrick’s day. The activity has multiple steps, which works on the child’s motor planning skills, in addition to promoting fine motor and visual motor skills as the child traces, cuts, and glues the different materials. For this activity, it is recommended to use green, yellow, or gold objects (i.e pipe cleaners, tissue paper, green pasta, etc.)

This activity will help to improve attention, especially visual attention by lining up items.

This sensory activity exposes the child to a variety of textures and helps with desensitization.

This activity works on pincer grasp by sorting different colored ribbons using tweezers.

In this activity, the child will use tweezers to transfer and manipulate small objects.