The pincer grasp is the coordination of the index finger and thumb to hold an item. Each time you hold a pen or button your shirt, you’re using the pincer grasp.
Pincer grasp is a hand grasp that develops around the time a baby is 8-10 months old. This grasp corresponds to the time a baby is beginning to feed themselves finger foods. The pincer grasp is needed in order to grasp a small item, pinch it between the index and thumb and bring it to the mouth.
Use the hole puncher and the index cards to punch holes in different directions or create different shapes.
Give the child a lace and show him/her the proper sequence to lace these holes.
Have the child lace the picture without skipping any hole.
Have the child throw the dice.
The child will then need to pop the corresponding number of bubbles that the dice are showing.
You can also use a timer to time how long it takes the child to pop a certain amount of bubbles.
If the sound of popping interferes with the child’s ability to complete the activity, you may want to try and do this activity outdoors.
Using the pencil and the ruler, mark the toilet roll every 2 inches and draw around the tube. These will be cutting lines we will use to create the paper roll caterpillar body.
Take the scissors and cut around the marks you have made so that you are left with several short tubes.
Paint the tubes both on the inside and outside, it is more effective if you paint the outside a different color to the inside.
Glue the tubes to each other, end to end, putting one tube aside to use for the head later.
Glue the head tube on the top of the last tube in the chain.
Using the glue, stick the two wiggle eyes on the head.
Draw a mouth just below the wiggle eyes.
Using the felt or the pipe cleaners, cut two short pieces and stick onto the top of the head to make antenna.
Cut two more pieces for each body section the caterpillar has and stick these onto the bottom to create legs.
Building your own Forky character can help promote bilateral coordination and grasp skills.
To create Forky, we will need a plastic spork or a spoon.
Glue 2 different size wiggle eyes to the backside of the spork.
Use a red or pink marker to color the cheeks.
Roll blue playdough between your hands to create a thin line. Attach the 2 ends of the line to form a mouth for Forky and glue it on the spork.
Roll a piece of red playdough between your hands to create a thin line for the eyebrow.
Cut or break the craft stick to 2 equal size sticks.
Roll a piece of playdough between your hands to create a ball.
Stick the cut edge of the craft sticks into the playdough.
Flatten the bottom and use your finger to pinch the top-up.
Use markers to write your name on the bottom of the feet.
Stick the spork into the top part of the playdough ball.
Find the middle of the red pipe cleaner.
Wrap the pipe cleaner around the spork just below the face.
Create palms at both ends of the pipe cleaners by folding the edges into a wiggly line.
In a small and shallow container mix a few drops of food color with water.
Have the child squeeze the eyedropper to collect some colored water from the shallow container and then squeeze it again into the sections of the ice cube tray.
Once all the ice cube tray sections are filled, place the tray in the freezer.
