Oh what JOY they bring. Kids and adults love looking at them. Hope the pictures can inspire you to get yourself some. Walmart and other craft stores carry them and they are cheap! Idea: They are fun for finger tip prehension: Place one in each section...
Sometimes unexpected tools are best to build skills with. Kids usually find umbrellas fun and adding the therapy activities with it will bring lots of interest. Another Umbrella idea: Hang an opened umbrella upside down and have kids toss pennies or sock snowballs up into it....
With directed drawing, there is a picture or someone breaking down the picture that the client will draw into small increments. With this activity, you may start with drawing the bottom 4 horizontal lines, then keep adding on until the picture is complete. This picture...
If you like this you may like the Bubble Wrap Painting: Fish activity. We added a little angel fish for you to demonstrate with. OT & PT: You may have kids stand on balance beam with fish page taped to the wall and see if they can...
This is a wonderful way to incorporate fine motor coordination and tactile pressure as the child presses the painted bubble wrap to the paper then lifts it off in an upward manner (not dragging it along the page). The next step is to color/doodle and cut...
A picture is sometimes better than words. This quick glance at grasp development can save you time in explaining to parents what comes next. Download the PDF for Pencil Grasp Development Pictures...
Cut out the 3 words at the bottom and put the labels by the corresponding picture. We have several different versions of this, so check them out if you like this. Some kids are intrigued with the creatures of the sea. Download the PDF for Sea Creatures:...
This just makes you smile. Kids get to cut out the fun items and then figure out where they get placed into the picture above. This printer friendly version allows kids to color it and even add a background. If you like this, you will like some...
Training the eyes and hands is always a good thing, and this can help with pre-writing skills. Sometimes the simple activities can make a greater impact, so this tool can accomplish more than one might think. Download the PDF for Triangles: Cut, match paste...
Turkey's are wonderful for imagination, concentration, and bilateral integration. Cut out colored feathers and paste them on or just draw feathers. The answer key at the back indicates where the feathers can fit around the turkey. This is a different kind of puzzle to foster...