[header] How to work on fine motor skills [title] Squeeze play-dough or clay. [step] Working with play-dough or clay provides an opportunity to strengthen finger muscles by squeezing and stretching the material into different shapes. [substeps] Roll out the dough or clay and then pound it down.
[header] How to work on fine motor skills [title] Squeeze play-dough or clay. [step] Working with play-dough or clay provides an opportunity to strengthen finger muscles by squeezing and stretching the material into different shapes. [substeps] Roll out the dough or clay and then pound it down.
Test the shape of the dough to see if it feels secure to you. Keep pressing and stretching and eventually you can almost shrink the ball out of shape. Make sure you cut the clay thin so the form is equal to your finger's size. Use your fists or a punching bag to punch the length of clay into an exact shape. Stretch the dough or clay so as to make it even firmer. Use your hands to knead the dough. Use other tools to shape the clay, such as popsicle sticks. Don't have any play-dough at home? No problem.