Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

 
Did you know that :

– There are more than 25 muscles that control the movements of the wrist, hand and fingers.
– These muscles are not yet fully developed when babies are born.
– Muscles need strengthening, including little children’s small muscles (such exercises will help them develop their fine-motor skills)

(Source : Therapystreetforkids.com)
 

 
So, with that in mind, here’s one simple activity idea that can help toddlers improve their fine motor skills (read: strengthen their little muscles)

It’s called … PINCHING.

Hehe. That’s right.

Simply give a toddler a box of clothes pegs!

(the more colourful, the more interesting it’ll be for them =).

Then, let him use his little fingers to pinch and place the pegs along a string, the edge of a container, along a stick, or something.
 

 
For our case, Brie placed some clothes pegs on a clothes rack.

(Note: Brie is now 2 years and 3 months, and so she’s learning to pinch even harder to get the pegs on the thick rack)
 

 
So there you go!

One activity idea that will help little children make their fingers and hands stronger!

Happy pinching! =D