What Are the Benefits of Children Using VELCRO® Tape?

Hook and loop, the type of fastening most commonly associated with VELCRO®, is useful in a wide range of applications, but it’s especially seen incorporated into the design of children’s clothing, toys and activities.

This is because there are many benefits that VELCRO® Brand hook and loop offers to children and their development. Read on below as we discuss some of these in more detail.

Refine Motor Skills

Practising how to use hook and loop is a great way for children to refine their fine motor skills. This is because it encourages movement such as finger isolation and pinch grasps, as well as coordinating both hands to pull things apart and put them back together again.

Such actions will also build up hand and finger strength.

These are all especially beneficial to toddlers and preschoolers, who are yet to have the experience or and confidence with using more difficult fastenings, such as buttons and zips.

Offers Independence

Clothing and shoes that feature sew-on VELCRO® tape is much easier for children to use than having to do up zips, buttons or laces. As such, this allows them the opportunity to fasten their own clothing without assistance from an adult.

This offers them a chance to be independent and encourages confidence in doing things by themselves, all whilst helping them to work on their motor skills, muscle coordination and hand-eye coordination.

Easy to Use

As we’ve already mentioned, hook and loop is easy enough for children, especially infants, to use. Playing with VELCRO® tape is a stimulating experience that can be applied in various situations, from fastening shoes to learning activities.

For example, you may put together an activity for your child that involves matching colours, shapes or animals to their name, encouraging them to stick the correct image to the corresponding answer. This can be done by attaching adhesive VELCRO® tape to a printed and laminated activity sheet and images.

Alternatively, there are many other hook and loop activities online that you can buy or recreate yourself!

Sensory Experience

Engaging with hook and loop further stimulates children and encourages their development by providing them with a sensory experience. Anyone who has used hook and loop before (which we’re sure most of you will have) will know the distinct textures of both the hook and the loop sides.

Children can feel these textures when using them, along with the texture of any miscellaneous objects that stick to the hook side of VELCRO® Brand products, which helps enrich their experience, education and cognitive function.

VELCRO® Brand Products

Here at MPD Hook & Loop, we are a registered supplier of VELCRO® Brand products. From self-adhesive and non-adhesive tape to coins and straps, we stock all the quality hook and loop products you could need.