Cut the Buttons

This app was recommended to me by a co- worker of mine who was using it with a 12 year old boy to work on fine motor skills. She was having difficulty motivating him to participate in fine motor activities, but he enjoyed this app immensely. I tried it and immediately loved it! It's a great app that is very motivating and works on a couple different skills.

The game consists of buttons that slide up and fall down the screen. Using on screen scissors, the client has to time the fall of the button with the fine motor movement of cutting. As the buttons fall, you need to use your other hand to move a small bucket and catch the buttons. Some buttons have a screw in the middle of them, and you lose points by trying to cut these buttons. There is also a multiplayer mode where two individuals can play. It is actually fairly difficult, and involves a fair amount of fine motor control, hand eye coordination, and timing. I recommend it for older pediatric clients to fine tune their skills as it is a very motivating game.

Price: $1.99
Age Level: ages 7 & up
Skills addressed: visual attention, fine motor control and coordination, hand eye coordination, bilateral movement integration, cause and effect