Hand Muscles (Gross Motor)
Matching bottles to lids game to build gross and fine motor skills
Month 8 · Activity 20 · Physical Activity
Instructions
- Gather together many plastic bottles with screw-type lids (mayonnaise, juice, peanut butter, mustard, nut, etc. types of containers)
- Use larger lids for gross motor skills and smaller lids for fine motor skills
- Place bottles and separated lids in a basket or on the floor
- Ask the child to match the bottle with correct lid by screwing the lids onto the bottles
- Next, let the child unscrew all the lids from the bottles
- This is also a fun activity for bathtime
Simplify
Set out three lids and bottles for a child to match and place on bottles.
Extend
Include a wider variety of different sizes of jars and lids for the child to use to increase the difficulty. Add the element of making it a game by setting a timer and seeing if the child can put all the lids on the bottles before the timer rings. You can also use a stopwatch and keep track of how fast the child can put lids on and off.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
What do you enjoy the most about playing games?
What does it mean when someone says you cheated?
Materials
- many different plastic bottles with screw type lids
- basket (optional)
Motor Skills
Problem Solving Skills
