Pick the Toothpick

Purpose:

This activity promotes tripod grasp by allowing the child to push toothpicks into a styrofoam.

Skills: Eye-Hand Coordination, Hand Arches/Separation, Tripod Grasp, Visual Motor, Wrist Extension
Materials: Styrofoam, Toothpicks

Put a piece of styrofoam sheet or block on the floor or on a slanted surface and have the child push the toothpicks into the styrofoam.

If the styrofoam is on the floor have the child lay prone and weight bear on the elbows.

Give the child a shape, a letter, or a pattern to trace over in order to develop visual-motor skills.

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