By Kirby & Lynsey on Monday, 17 June 2019
Category: Physical Development

More Ways to Strengthen Finger Muscles

As mentioned previously, children today are learning to type but their hands aren't strong enough to write or do other tasks like being able to eat without spilling on themselves which is a skill that requires hand strength and coordination. People want and need to write legibly and quickly. Arts and crafts, the playing of musical instruments, cooking, measuring....all parts of life require finger strength.

Here is a list of some ways to build finger strength:

How to make a ball puppet:

Take a sturdy ball like a tennis ball, place it on a surface to cut into it with a large serrated knife, squeeze the ball with non-dominant hand keeping fingers away from the slice area, and saw the ball almost in half. Then give the ball to the child to decorate it in any way they like - eyes, hair, wire glasses, hats, etc. It strengthens the fingers when the child squeezes the ball to make the puppet talk. These puppets can be made to act out a favorite story together.

 

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