By 18 Months, most toddlers can:

• Build a tower using 2 cubes
• Use hands together at midline (middle of the body)
• Scribble
• Point with pointer finger
• Hold cup and drink – some spilling will occur
• Remove socks
• Place hats on heads

Parenting Tips for Fine Motor Skills:

You can help with baby developmental milestones.  Suggested play to help a baby 16 to 20 months of age develop fine motor skills:

• Let your baby be a chef! Have your baby wash its hands and show it how to tear lettuce or spinach leaves. Remember to tell the family who made the salad.
• Teach knife skills. Using a plastic knife, show your baby how to scoop and spread jelly or butter onto a piece of bread.
• Create edible art. Give your toddler a small container of Cheerios or other round cereal and a clean shoelace or piece of string with tape around the edges to make it stiff. Show your baby how to string the Cheerios, and then eat them.
• Create daily place mats. While you’re busy making dinner, your toddler can be busy making place mats. Drawing is a great activity for his/her little hands.