Fine Motor Skills From Age 0 to 5

Grasping from 0 to 3 months
At a stage in the life of a baby from birth to 3 months the sensitivity and ability to hold objects for some few seconds is developed. This is the stage when babies hold their parents' fingers. It is close to a fist grip.

Palmar Grasp from 3 to 6 months

This is also refer to as the fist grip. At this point a baby could hold an object for up to a minute with the help of his/her palm and fingers. "the whole fist".

Inferior Pincer Grasp from 6 to 9 months  

At this stage of the development of the fine motor skills a 6 to 9 months old baby can put his/her forearm on the table or a platform, uses the side of the thumb and the first fingers to pick up a small object.

Isolated index finger from 9 to 12 months

This is the stage when a baby can point to an object with only the index finger.
Self-feeding: The baby can also self feed him/herself using fingers to eat a small portion of food.

Superior pincer grasp from 12 to 15 months

This is the stage when a baby can pick up and release a small object with the help of index finger and the thumb without any support from the forearm. He/she can also turn the pages of a book.

From 15 months to 1 ½ years

At this point your baby can use the thumb, fingers and palm to hold a spoon or a crayon.

From 1 ½ to 2 years
The fine motor skills of your baby is that he/she can string large beads, attempt to drawing of circles and lines.

Digital pronated grasp from 2 to 2 ½ years

Your baby at this point can hold a crayon with the thumb and all other fingers. Learn to cut with safety scissors, eat using a fork, and also get dressed wearing any of this clothing, like hats, t-shirts, and pants with elastic-waist.