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Fine motor skills
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Shopping List
Before a trip to the grocery store, ask your child to help you make a shopping
list.
Give him a piece of paper and a marker or crayon. Have paper and a marker for
yourself.
Talk about something you need to buy and write it on your paper. Model the “tripod
grip” (holding the crayon with the thumb and first two fingers) as you write.
Encourage your child to use a marker or crayon to draw pictures or make
scribbles on his shopping list.
Snipping Coupons
Save store coupons from newspapers or magazines.
Give your child a pair of child safety scissors.
Look together for coupons of some of your favorite foods.
Hold the paper for her and help coordinate the scissors in your child’s hand as
she tries to make a few snips.
Ask your child to put the coupons into an envelope.
Take these coupons with you on your next trip to the store.
Compliment your child for being a family helper!
Developmental Tip
Using scissors is difficult for many three year olds. Let your child
try to make a few snips and then tear the rest of the way!
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