Grace Garden Preschool

Looking for a stocking stuffer or last minute gift?  We suggest watercolor paints!  The Robins love to paint with watercolors.  So many things can be learned while painting.  It’s a wonderful way to hone fine motor skills. Holding a paint brush helps promote fine motor skills by enhancing eye-hand coordination, finger dexterity and muscle strength. Toddlers can exercise their hands by using a paintbrush.

Fine motor skills involve the small muscles of the body that enable such functions as writing, grasping small objects, and fastening clothing. They involve strength, fine motor control, and dexterity.

These skills are important in most school activities as well as in life in general. Weaknesses in fine motor skills can affect a child's ability to eat, write legibly, use a computer, turn pages in a book, and perform personal care tasks such as dressing and grooming.

Other tasks that help build fine motor skills include:

·      tying shoes
·      zipping and unzipping
·      playing games that require precise hand and finger control
·      drawing, painting, and coloring
·      manipulating buttons and snaps
·      putting small objects together
·      doing puzzles
·      making crafts
·      opening and closing objects
·      picking up and holding onto small objects
·      pinching objects between fingers
·      turning things over or turning pages of a book
·      screwing and unscrewing
·      doing ANYTHING that requires small precise hand and finger movements

We hope you have a fun and safe holiday!  We will see you next year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Ms. Sasha & Ms. Susana