Application of Finger Paint to Stimulate Fine Motor Development in Preschool Children

  • Ika Maelany Universitas Widya Husada Semarang
  • Tri Sakti Widyaningsih Universitas Widya Husada Semarang
Keywords: fine motor, finger paint, pre school age

Abstract

In general, pre-school age is a time for children with the achievement of their independent activities, children also begin to master various physical skills and courage, usually this condition is influenced by gross motor and fine motor development. Fine motor development needs to be understood especially at the beginning of the development period, namely childhood so that this fine motor can be considered important to know the extent of the child's development. One of the activities that can be done to develop fine motor skills is finger paintingFinger painting is a finger painting activity that is carried out by scraping dye directly with the fingers of the hand, palm freely on paper, this child can explore free ideas to develop his fine motor skills. The purpose of this study is to determine the application of finger painting learning applied by parents of children during learning assistance at home in developing Fine Motor Skills of Pre-School children. Purpose to find out the application of finger painting learning applied by parents of children during learning assistance at home in developing Fine Motor Skills of Pre-School children. The type of research used is a quantitative method with a case study approach with a total of 5 subjects through observation and interviews. The instruments used are observation sheets and SOPs with descriptive analysis. The inclusion criteria are children aged 3-5 years, parents allow children to be subjects, children in healthy and cooperative conditions, while the exclusion criteria are subjects that are not in the implementation of case studies. The results of most children developing very well as many as 2 people and undeveloped as many as 2 people. While the child who develops according to expectations there is 1 person. Finger painting activities can be useful for stimulating children's fine motor aspects because by doing finger painting activities children can move their fingers so that they involve the movement of small muscles and nerve maturity.

 

References

Doloksaribu, T. M., Nursing, J., & Ministry of Health, P. (2016). Children's Fine Motor Using Denver II in Children Aged 3-5 Years At Yayasan Puteri Sion Medan. 65–70.
Evivani, M. (2020). Finger Painting Game For The Development Of Fine Motor Skills Of Early Childhood. 05(01). https://doi.org/10.24903/jw.v5i2.427
Maghfuroh, L., & Chayaning Princess, K. (2018). The Effect of Finger Painting on the Fine Motor Development of Preschool-Aged Children in Tk Sartika I Sumurgenuk, Babat Lamongan District. Journal of Health Sciences, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.33086/jhs.v10i1.144
Nurjanah, N. (2017). The Effect of Finger Painting On The Fine Motor Development of Preschoolers. Nursing, V(2), 65–73.
Nuzulia Rahmah. (2021). Fine Motor Improvement Through Finger Painting Play Activities for Children Aged 4-5 Years in Hafiroh Awaliyah. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.
Panzilio, Padila, Tria, G., Amin, M., & Andri, J. (2020). Ant Preschool Motor Development. 3, 510–519.
Partiyem. (2018). Improving Fine Motor Skills By Playing Plasticine in Group B Paud Istiqomah Sumber Bening, Selupu Rejang District. Bengkulu University.
Sari, M. M. (2020). Finger Painting Activities in Developing Early Childhood Fine Motor Skills. 3(2), 136–145.
Sri, E., & Saputri, N. (2021). Application of Finger Painting To Fine Motor Development In An . M Preschool Age In Karang Tengah Village, Tanggeung District, Cianjur Regency Abstract Introduction. 4.
Sukarini, S. (2020). Improving fine motor skills through drawing activities with finger painting techniques in group B2 children at Pembina Bantul State Kindergarten. Journal of Children's Education, 9(2), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.21831/jpa.v9i2.31355
Age, A., School, P., Ph, L., Armitasari, D., & Susanti, Y. (2020). Effect of Fine Motor Stimulation On Psychosocial Development Stage Effect of Fine Motor Stimulation On Psychosocial Development Stage of Preschool Age Children. September 2018. https://doi.org/10.17509/jpki.v4i1.12340
Published
2022-10-28
How to Cite
Maelany, I., & Widyaningsih, T. (2022). Application of Finger Paint to Stimulate Fine Motor Development in Preschool Children. Journal of Language and Health, 3(2), 55-60. https://doi.org/10.37287/jlh.v3i2.1401