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Movement and hand skills

Approved movement and hand skill activities drawn from the age pages.

What you can do at home

  • Place toys just out of reach to encourage reaching and moving.
  • Make tunnels out of chairs or cardboard boxes to crawl through.
  • Let your child help with making meals, such as washing fruits or stirring.

Activities to try

Movement and hand skills

Place toys just out of reach

What this helps your child practice

Reaching and moving.

Materials needed

Toys, or simple toys like rattles.

Simple instructions

  1. 1Place toys just out of your baby's reach to encourage reaching and moving.
  2. 2Use simple toys like rattles to encourage touching and holding.

Ways to include it in everyday routines

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Movement and hand skills

Make tunnels to crawl through

What this helps your child practice

Not yet added by staff

Materials needed

Chairs or cardboard boxes.

Simple instructions

  1. 1Make tunnels out of chairs or cardboard boxes for your baby to crawl and move through.

Ways to include it in everyday routines

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Movement and hand skills

Put small containers into larger ones

What this helps your child practice

Not yet added by staff

Materials needed

Different-sized containers.

Simple instructions

  1. 1Give your toddler different-sized containers so they can put the small ones into larger ones.

Ways to include it in everyday routines

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Movement and hand skills

Help make meals

What this helps your child practice

Not yet added by staff

Materials needed

Fruits and vegetables to wash, and a bowl to stir.

Simple instructions

  1. 1Let your child help with making meals.
  2. 2Give them simple tasks, such as washing fruits and vegetables or stirring.

Ways to include it in everyday routines

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When to ask for help

You know your child best. Raise any of these with your pediatrician or your child's therapy team.

  • Frequently loses balance or appears unusually stiff or floppy.
  • Has difficulty using both hands during play or completing simple fine motor tasks.
  • You have concerns about your child's movement.