How to sign “Activities” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Activities” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Hold both hands out in front of your torso at waist height with your palms facing down.
- Keep your fingers relaxed and loosely open; do not curl or flex them at any point.
- Churn both hands in an alternating circular motion, as if kneading a lump of dough.
- Drive the movement from your shoulders and elbows, never from your wrists or fingers.
- Continue the churning for a second or two with a steady, easy rhythm.
- Keep a neutral, matter-of-fact expression — this is the general sign for being busy doing things.
Practice tip
Plural of “Activity” — sign the base sign (often repeated) for more than one.
Fingerspell “Activities”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.