Sticky Pom-Pom Push
Purpose
This fun, vertical surface activity encourages your child to use both sides of their body together while strengthening the small muscles in their hands crucial for future skills like holding a crayon or using scissors.
Activity Steps
Steps:
- Prepare your ‘sticky canvas’ by securing long strips of masking tape to a wall or a safe vertical surface (like a refrigerator or door). The key is to place the tape so the sticky side faces OUT toward the child.
- Place a basket or container of pom-poms next to the child. Encourage them to pick up the pom-poms using their thumb and fingertips (pincer control).
- Ask your child to stick the pom-poms onto the tape, using a firm push to make sure they stick. Challenge them to reach up, down, and across their body to fill the entire sticky surface!
- When finished, the child can peel the pom-poms off the tape, which provides great resistance and further works those intrinsic hand muscles.
Safety Tip:
Ensure the child is supervised, especially when reaching up high. Make sure the tape is placed at an appropriate height where the child is not required to over-extend dangerously.
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