What Are Hands Good For?

Come and check out this list....

I was creating an art page about gratitude and hands…and this list G R E W…and B helped with it too. He is below using his hands.

Amazing hands.

And grateful to have two that are relatively intact despite surgeries related to ‘wear and tear’.

   

Holding babies

·      Changing babies (and kids) clothes inc nappies

·      Cuddling people I love

·      High Fives in Celebration

·      Taking a temperature

·      Touching something in nature

·      Holding an umbrella

·      Counting to 10 (and 5) and Multiples.

·      Cooking meals

·      Creating Art with pens, paints and more

·      Cutting out materials with scissors

·      Stopping Someone…in danger or being a threat

·      Waving to someone

·      Beckoning a person to come…here!

·      Writing using a pen/pencil

·      Typing on a computer

·      Scrolling on social media on I devices

It’s ‘my fault’ giving her this back in 2013 to play with….

·      Shooshing someone!

·      Drawing a picture/design/map

·      Pouring a drink for self or others

·      Making coffee or hot drink

·      Adding milk/sugar

·      Pasting photos or other media on a page

·      Scratching somewhere it’s itchy

·      Clapping in appreciation

·      Blowing kisses to babies and others we love

·      Carrying groceries to the car, from the car, inside the house and putting them away

·      Supporting part of my body when trying to exercise/stretch

·      Selecting foods from shelves, refrigerator and supermarket

10 years ago, our grandkids

·      Turning pages in books and instructional materials

·      Reaching for things, up and down and in between

·      Catching a ball – tennis size or basketball

·      Throwing a ball – as above

·      Using a tennis racquet/hockey stick/golfclub

·      Driving a car (and holding up my licence back in 1967)

·      Screwing in nails to keep something stable

·      Wiping a surface or ourselves

·      Polishing furniture/car

·      Picking up

·      Licking fingers after delicious food

·      Pointing out a direction or to an item

·      Lifting up an item

·      Searching for something

·      Concreting

·      Laying pavers

·      Digging soil

·      Unwrapping

·      Wrapping

·      Tying and untying

·      Inspecting wound sites and doing cancer checks

·      Cleaning..so much !

·      Vacuuming

·      Punching in using tools

·      Breaking up something

·      Operating surgically/making changes inside my mouth

·      Giving thumbs up or down

·      Sorting out items

·      Ironing clothes

·      Spraying with water, oil etc

·      Watering using a hose or watering can

·      Holding hands

·      Paying someone with money

·      Pressing keys on Eftpos machine

·    Opening a door

·      Presenting someone with a medal.

·      Hammering nails

·      Pulling and pushing – whatever…maybe furniture

·      Turning on a light

·      Flicking the remote control

·      Putting a bandaid on self or someone

·      Combing hair with brush, comb or fingers

·      Typing this list!

·      Steering a mower, car etc

·      Slicing food and serving it

·      Playing music

·      Tweaking knobs

·      Concreting

What else have I missed?

Do let me know.

Denyse.

I am joining with Min and friends for here Wednesday’s Words and Whimsy today.