by Johanna de Kort | Apr 27, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
A fascinating fact about your hands…about a quarter of the part of our brain which controls all movement in our body is devoted to the muscles of the hands. This means when you exercise your hands in different ways it helps develop your brain which in turn helps...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 20, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Did you know there are 2 main sets of muscles in the hand? Flexor muscles bend the fingers and extensors straighten them out again! Hands do amazing things because of the way our fingers and thumbs work...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 20, 2017 | Allied Health, Core Strength, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy
Core Strength: How Can I Use Activities To Help Develop My Child’s Trunk Muscles Did you ever wonder what a “trunk” is? Well you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking of the big long like nose of an elephant, but did you know humans have trunks too? The human trunk is the...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 15, 2017 | Allied Health, Core Strength, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Did you know there are 27 bones in each hand? What better way to put little hands to good use than with PLAYDOUGH!! The more kids manipulate it, the more it can help build up strength their little hands! When you provide your child with the opportunity to grab,...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 10, 2017 | Allied Health, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Apart from being lots of fun, when you provide your child with the opportunity to tear and scrunch paper it prepares their hands to be able learn to cut with scissors. Tearing and scrunching paper can be a playful way for young children develop their ability to use...