Scoil Náisiúnta Seanghualainn

Funky Fingers

Funky Fingers happens in the infant room, it is a series of fun activities for children to build up their upper body strength (gross motor skills) and finger/hand strength and control (fine motor skills). There are a wealth of activities that you can do with your child to improve these skills and get them ready to write.

Activities include:

  • Playdough
  • Threading
  • Pegboards
  • Play foam
  • Pinchers
  • Tweezers
  • Mark making
  • Finger puppets
  • Theraputty
  • Squeeze/stress balls
  • Water droplets
  • Tracing
  • Cutting