Crossing midline is important for not just physical benefits but also for the brain. Balancing activities also assist the brain development that affects skills such as reading, math, and activities of daily living (ADL's) such as donning socks. Balancing is also important, so this activity gets...
Need a quick coloring and cutting skill idea? Then this will be helpful, so just print and go! Sometimes simple is better for our clients. Many of these kinds of activities are in parents tools under the following categories; classroom tools, obstacle courses, therapeutic activities, and following directions. Download...
Most clients like popcorn and associate it with something positive. They also like the smell, so here is a way to incorporate visual motor skills, communication, and hand strengthening. Just have clients take a hole puncher and punch out each popcorn popcorn cut out. OPTION: If you...
This activity has a Fine Motor and Sensory Focus. Kids learn about putting parts together to create a picture, turning cotton balls over in their hands, dipping cotton balls into paint, cutting and pasting. SUPPLIES: Glue, colored paper (blue, green), scissors, paint with something like a plastic...
This is a great way to show how shapes combined together can make up more complex shapes. Understanding how parts can add up to a whole is part of what makes this worth while. Of course, this is also wonderful for fine motor strength and coordination,...
Easy to set up and a wonderful way for clients to work on fine motor, visual perception, visual motor, direction following and asking for or sharing of tools makes this a great therapy option. SUPPLIES: Colored paper, white paint, paint brushes, scissors, glue stick. (optional-marker) OPTIONS: You...
Pipe cleaner can also be useful in obstacle courses as well as crafts or shoe tying practice. Here they are used as part of an obstacle course designed to address balance and sensory defensiveness. We used pipe cleaners, blue paper, shredded paper (gift paper) and small...
This is a wonderful way to assess basic visual motor skills and make it meaningful. Some of the skills addressed are: Asymmetrical bilateral upper extremity movements, visual-motor, direction following, visual discrimination (determine which circle is bigger), cut, paste and placement of items. Another unique element with...
Fall is the time we think of woodland creatures. Have fun making raccoons and foxes while you build fine-motor and cognitive skills. SUPPLIES: Brown paper, scissors, marker, and paint. DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut out 1 large triangle for the face and 2 small triangles for the ears. (If...
Butterflies, flowers, and flags are some of the easier art pieces to do with painters cards. Although this task is initially daunting, it can help develop cognitive and fine motor skills. SUPPLIES: Painters crards, glue, and paper for base. OPTIONS: For more complex pictures, try using a...