Modeling Clay

• Clay modeling is a widely used method for the development of fine motor skills. It can be used for children and adults alike. Clay modeling can help train the person with fine motor skill problems to better use his or her fingers. Through clay modeling, a person can gain control over finger movements and start using them in a more effective manner. The exercises required in clay modeling can improve the grasping, flexing and bending power of the fingers, which in turn would allow the person to start using the hands for everyday tasks.
  
  

Pendulum

• Pendulum therapy is an effective means of training people to develop the ability to control the movements of their eyes. By having the person watch a pendulum as it swings from side to side, the therapy not only strengthens the eye muscles, but also increases object tracking ability. By keeping the pendulum at varying distances from the eyes, focusing ability can also be improved.
  
  

Tracing

• Tracing involves placing a paper with a design below a screen or rice paper. The person would then be required to draw the design on the screen. The exercise helps in the development of hand-eye coordination when utilizing the design background. It also improves finger grip and hand movements as the person is required to control hand movements when tracing.
  
  

Stress Balls

• Stress balls can help improve the fine motor skills of the hands' grasping power and finger flexibility. Physical therapy using stress balls of varying softness and hardness being pressed on a continuous basis can build the hand grip of the patient and teach how to grip different objects. It also makes the hands and fingers stronger.
  
  

Painting

• Painting or color filling into pre-drawn shapes and figures is another method of developing fine motor skills. Painting improves hand-eye coordination as it requires the patient to hold a paint brush and carefully fill colors into the shapes. It also improves visual skills by showing how to distinguish and associate between shapes and colors.