Fine Motor Fun!

The children have been busy developing their fine motor skills this week. These are the muscles we use when we write. To be successful with a pencil, first we must ensure these muscles are strengthened and ready. There are lots of ways to do so, but today the children worked on these skills at the same time as exploring pumpkins!

The children worked together scooping the insides out and carefully using tweezers to remove the seeds. There was lots of discussions about the smell and texture of the pumpkin, whilst Augustas shared with his friends "I love pumpkin soup".  Jessica exclaimed "this is tricky, they are so slippery" as she tried to remove the seeds with tweezers.

At this time of year we are providing lots of activities for the children to strengthen their fine motor muscles. Some of our favourites have been threading pasta, screwing nuts and bolts, using tweezers to move pompoms, finger painting and using pegs. I wonder what fun activities you could find at home to strengthen those fingers?