Hands and Body Activities

Nine activities you can set up from what is already in the house. One or two a day is plenty — this is not a checklist.

3–9

Fine finger work

Pinching between thumb and finger uses the same muscles a pencil grip stands on.

Pressure through the joints genuinely settles a child who cannot sit still. Useful right before anything that needs sitting.

You do not have to do all nine. One your child likes, done often, beats all nine done once and dropped.