Finished Shopping this Holiday Season?
Are you looking for ideas for toys or holiday gifts for your child? Here are few ideas that help to promote fine motor coordination in children ages one year and up! Although not endorsed by CPTWC, some of these toys below are also utilized at the center and can help to facilitate hand strengthening, grasp and pinch precision. Happy holiday shopping!
1) Stacking Peg Board (One year and up) — Facilitates hand strengthening and fine motor precision. Also, a great activity for color sorting.
2) Hedgehog (18 months & up) — This activity is great for a wide age range of kids. It promotes hand strengthening when pulling out & pushing in the spikes.
3) Egg Matching Sets (18 months & up) — This game set helps with hand strengthening. Also, it’s a great way to practice shape recognition and colors.
4) Wok and Roll (3 years and up) — This activity encourages fine motor precision and hand strengthening. Use the chopsticks to make your favorite dish!
5) Super Sorting Pie (3 years and up) – This activity provides opportunities for hand strengthening & color sorting. Use the hand tool for a higher level of difficulty.
6) The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game (3 years and up) — This is a fun hand strengthening game using tweezers. It also encourages turn-taking skills.
7) Operation (6 years and up) — Facilitates fine motor control and grading of appropriate force required to remove pieces.
8) Jenga (8 years & up) — Facilitates fine motor control & grading of appropriate force required to remove pieces. 
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Pediatric occupational therapists help children master daily life skills with ease and efficiency. The “job” or “occupation” of a child is to play, use tools such as crayons or utensils, and interact with their environment, adults and their peers effectively.
Should you have questions or concerns regarding your child’s fine motor coordination and/or adaptations to daily life skills, please check out more information about our Therapeutic Children’s Academy. Also, take a moment to learn more about our occupational therapists and what they do for children every day! Contact our specialists for a consultation at (773) 780-3003!
