Helping our kids build and develop the small muscles of their hands so they can be successful with their daily routines both at home and while at school or outside is very important, which is why our therapist, Andrea Doumar @ot_room shares with you a few fun hand strengthening ideas! 🖐🏼

Some of the activities you could do include:

1️⃣ Theraputty or Playdough: You can roll it, knead it, turn it into a pancake. I love to hide items, such as beads or coins inside to have the students try to find them.

2️⃣ Rip Paper and Crumble: Work on using two hands together to rip paper. The thicker the paper the harder to rip! Take those ripped pieces and roll them into a ball so you can use those materials to create a craft.

3️⃣ Cookie Cutters: Use cookie cutters with the playdough, or take small elastic bands and try to have students stretch them around the cookie cutter

Do you want more ideas? Well, great news! We have got more! 🎊 Just head over to our website to see the full blog where Andrea shares a whole list of fun ideas! funfactorysensorygyms.com 🌐

Stay with us to see more fun tips and advice from our awesome group of therapists through our Therapy Talk campaign! 🍀

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