Play and hand skills - cylinder grasp

The cylinder grasp is the next grasp to develop. This involves the movement of the wrist and is when the whole hand is in contact with an object, and curved with thumb opposition.

These play activities have been put together to improve your child’s hand skills. They can be done in any order and should ideally be practised three times a week for 15 minutes:

• Pushing and pulling toys such as prams etc.
• Playing ‘Row, row, row your boat’ holding a long cardboard roll
• Tug of war games
• Tipping water from a beaker during bath or water play
• Holding on to the swing
• Holding on to the handles of a trike or pedal car